WBHO, the main contractor working on the Kumasi City Mall project, has celebrated one million man hours without Lost Time Injury.
The feat is considered rare in the construction industry, especially in massive projects.
A ceremony held to mark the milestone at the construction site at Asokwa, Kumasi attracted a large number of workers, sub-contractors, consulting engineers and technicians.
Also at the ceremony were officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Factories Inspectorate Division of Ghana Standards Authority and the Chief of Asokwa, Nana Fe-baamoah Boafour II, who conveyed solidarity message to the workers from the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II.
On June 7, 2014, the sod was cut for commencement of work on the multi-million dollar Kumasi City Mall (KCM), a development owned by Delico Kumasi Limited, an affiliate of Delico Achimota Limited and Delico Property Developments Limited, developer of Accra's famous West Hills Mall.
The KCM project started with bulk earthworks in October, 2014 but construction works began in earnest on March 2, 2015 by WBHO.
The new safety milestone marks the third time in four years that WHBO has achieved one million man hours without Lost Time Injury, having recorded similar feat during the construction of West Hills Mall and the Achimota Retail Centre.
Daniel Asah, Lead Consultant of MBA Consult said, “Infrastructure development is critical to the progress of our country but too little attention is paid to what goes on at the sites – the serious issues of safety, health hazards and the environmental spin-offs of what takes place on these sites.”
He said it was important that such practical achievements are announced and celebrated to encourage other Ghanaian developers to adopt appropriate professional practices to keep the work environment at major construction sites progressively safe.
About 500 men and women work at the site every day, and as many as 14 Ghanaian sub-contractors are engaged in the provision of special services in the mall project, which is scheduled to be completed in March next year.
Plaques, trophies and special citations were presented to deserving workers for their commitment to maintaining safety on site.
A Business Desk report
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