Ministry of Employment, Productivity & Industrial Relations

NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SERVICE

PUBLIC NOTICE BUSINESS LICENSE - OHS COMPLIANCE INSPECTION HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT 1996

The National Occupational Health and Safety Service of the Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations is required under the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASAWA) 1996 to ensure health and safety compliance of workplaces in .

In ensuring this, the National OHS Service would like to inform all business owners and occupiers of workplaces that the conduct of OHS compliance inspection for the renewal of existing business license for the year 2020 will commence from Monday, 14th October till Tuesday, 31st December 2019.

The OHS inspection of workplaces for the issuance of new business licences will be conducted as and when required.

The relevant general workplace inspection application forms can be accessed on the Ministry’s website: www.employment.gov.fj. The documentations required for submission with the application form are copies of:

a. National Fire Authority (NFA) Certificate / Report b. Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy c. Emergency Evacuation Plan

For further information please contact the following:

CENTRAL / EASTERN DIVISION Office NORTHERN DIVISION Office Level 1, Tavaiqia House Office Level 6, Civic House Tavewa Avenue, Lautoka Level 2, Ratu Raobe Building Townhall Road, Suva Phone: (679) 6660 305 / 9907 343 Jaduram Street, Labasa Phone: (679) 3316 999 / Contact Person – Osea Tuinivanua Phone: (679) 8811 643 / 9907 798 3303 500 / 9905 975 Contact Person – Arun Lal Contact Person – Nawal Kishore

WESTERN DIVISION Office Office Office Level 1, Koronubu House Vunilagi Building Kesuna Building Koronubu Street, Ba Main Street, Savusavu Solevu Main Street, Sigatoka Phone: (679) 6674 732 / 9904 717 Phone: (679) 8923 370 Phone: (679) 6500 977 Contact Person – Poasa Matai Contact Person – Rajneel Lal Contact Person – Osea Waqaninavatu

Nadi Office Level 3, Jagdish Gosai Building Namaka, Phone: (679) 6702 429 Contact Person – Vinesh Sharan

All business owners and occupiers of workplaces are requested to take note of this Notice.

Osea N. Cawaru Permanent Secretary for Employment, Productivity & Industrial Relations / Chief Health and Safety Inspector