The 2025 edition of the annual “Occupational Safety and Health Carnival” was held yesterday, aiming to promote the importance of occupational safety and health (OSH) and enhance overall social awareness through the event.
The one-day carnival, organised by the Macau Occupational Health and Safety Association (OSHA), was held in Iao Hon Market Park, themed “Let’s create a safe working environment in the hospitality industry by embodying corporate social responsibility”. It featured interactive booth games, exhibitions, and performances.
OSHA Chairman Kou Chon Hong pointed out in a speech that the event has been held for over a decade, adding that the association has promoted occupational health and safety knowledge under various themes for years, with the aim of strengthening public occupational safety awareness.
Kou noted that workplace injuries are common in the hotel, catering, and construction industries, the main factors being poor lighting, uneven floors, and sharp edges on equipment in some venues.
Kou said that in recent years hygiene and occupational safety in hospitality enterprises and small-to-medium-sized catering venues has improved significantly. He also said he hoped that the government’s “Occupational Safety Training Card” programme will be expanded to more industries to further promote the importance of occupational safety and health.
According to a statement issued by the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) on May 31, a total of 5,095 people were injured in workplace accidents in 2024. In percentage terms, the main causes were, according to the DSAL statement: falls from height (25.4 percent), crushing, punctures, or cuts (19.3 percent), and tripping or colliding with objects (16.1 percent).
10 fatal workplace accidents were recorded last year. One of these deaths was suspected to be related to violations of occupational safety and health laws, the statement said.
The statement added that the bureau has provided a range of OSH programmes and lectures to residents, covering the catering Industry, construction industry, hospitality industry and others, to ensure that employees be provided appropriate occupational safety and health knowledge, aiming to result in fewer workplace accidents. For more information about OSH programmes visit https://www.dsal.gov.mo/dsso/zh_tw/standard/train.html
Participants visit interactive games booths during yesterday’s “Occupational Safety and Health Carnival” in Iao Hon Market Park.
Macau Occupational Health and Safety Association OSHA Chairman Kou Chon Hong (fifth from right) and other attendees cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony of yesterday’s “Occupational Safety and Health Carnival” in Iao Hon Market Park. – Photos: Ida Cheong
