Housing scheme for the disabled

THE National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has introduced a housing scheme to cater for workers that suffer serious disability while on duty as compensation for their contributions to the authority.

Th e organisation has since January this year, started a housing scheme to cater for workplace casualties.

NSSA Regional Occupational Safety and Health Inspector Mr Marvelous Sauro said the organisation wanted to mitigate the suffering of workers injured in the line of duty.

“In January t his year, we introduced a housing scheme to cater for those who would have been seriously injured at work. We are looking at workers who for example lose their arms or feet in the line of duty.

“Th e housing scheme programme will continue running until we have met the targets set under our Vision Zero campaign that will run until the end of this year,” he said.

Mr Sauro said under t he Vision Zero campaign, his organisation was advocating zero injuries and fatalities at work places across the country.

He said NSSA would soon embark on a nationwide visit of workplaces to stress the importance of promoting workers’ safety at their places of work as part of a thrust to reduce injuries or fatalities at work places.

During this year’s Worker’s Day commemorations, NSSA announced the opening of a rehabilitation centre in Bulawayo to help workers who would have been critically injured in the line of duty.

The centre will also help members of the public.