Brandix sponsors Occupational Safety and Health Week

Sri Lanka's efforts to promote occupational safety and health at workplaces across the island was supported by apparel exporter Brandix as principal sponsor of the 2015 National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) week.

Organised by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Ministry of Labour, this year's National Occupational Safety and Health week was held from October 12-16.

This was the sixth consecutive year that Brandix took the lead role among corporate entities to support the program, and the eighth occasion overall that the Group supported events during the National Safety Week.

The theme of the week was aligned with the concept of 'Fostering OSH Culture at the Workplace' highlighting the importance of occupational safety and health, occupational injury prevention, minimising absenteeism and OSH based innovations to improve productivity.

Director, Brandix Apparel Limited, Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Harsha Abeywickrema said, "Occupational safety and health is one of the top operational priorities at Brandix because it contributes to employee well-being, enhances compliance and underpins productivity."

"Brandix is acknowledged as one of the leaders in occupational safety and health indicators, and we feel duty-bound to support efforts to inculcate a culture that recognises the importance of this aspect at workplaces in Sri Lanka," he said.