As the world Environmental Day 2023 focuses on the urgent mission of tackling plastic pollution through the powerful campaign to BEAT PLASTIC POLUTION, GHANA INSTITUTE OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS, the sole registered Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental Professional body of Ghana extends warm regards to all its Members, Ghanaians, and the World at large.
IF YOU CAN’T REUSE IT, REFUSE IT!!!
Did you Know? The plastics we dump randomly end up in drains which leads into regional water bodies and oceans to cause mischief.
Take note of the following useful tips to Beat Plastic Pollution in your environment at all times.
--Facts About Plastics:
- Plastics are made from fossil fuels, a key contributor to global climate change.
- Plastics takes hundreds of years to decompose.
- Only a tiny percentage is recycled.
- Plastics leach toxins into food and drinks
- Causes hormonal disruption and cancer.
- Pollute our oceans and water bodies.
- Kills marine animals, wildlife, and birds upon consumption.
- Follow Below Standard for Safe Disposal of Plastic Waste:
- Adapt to the 3R’s (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) as much as possible.
- Ensure proper segregation of waste and discard all plastic waste in the recyclable waste bins provided at vantage points in your home and at workplace.
- All plastic waste kept in the demarcated zones must be disposed of securely in accordance with your area's recognized standard, such as disposal at a landfill site."
World Environmental Day 2025
Thursday 1st January 1970
HEALTH ALERT - MPOX (MONKEYPOX)
Thursday 1st January 1970
Press statement on the pollution of the Pra River by GhiSEP
Thursday 1st January 1970
GHISEP SEMINAR - 17 SEPTEMBER 2023 - NATUROPATHY: DEFINITION, FACTS, USES AND BENEFITS
Thursday 1st January 1970
GHISEP SEMINAR- 22 JULY 2023 @ 6PM GMT
Thursday 1st January 1970
GhISEP SEMINAR ON ROAD SAFETY - 21 May 2023 (Sharing the Road with Other Road Users)
Thursday 1st January 1970
World Environment Day - 5TH JUNE 2023
Thursday 1st January 1970
GhISEP SEMINAR - 26 MARCH 2023
Thursday 1st January 1970
GhISEP SEMINAR - 15 JAN 23
Thursday 1st January 1970
GhISEP SUMMIT 2022
Thursday 1st January 1970
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Thursday 1st January 1970
GhISEP and HSE Worldwide presents SHERM CERTIFICATE Course
Thursday 1st January 1970
Ghana Institute of Safety and Environmental Professionals (GhISEP) and HSE Worldwide present SHERM CERTIFICATE Course
Thursday 1st January 1970
The UGBS Holds a Technical Review Meeting with GhISEP on its Upcoming Graduate Programme in OHSM
Thursday 1st January 1970
GhISEP meets with EPA to foster tripartite collaboration between Academia, Industry and the Regulator
Thursday 1st January 1970
UMaT Signs MoU With Ghana Institute Of Safety And Environmental Professionals
Thursday 1st January 1970
17 SEPTEMBER, WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY!
Thursday 1st January 1970
FDA - Food poisoning alert! Avoid dented, rusted and bulged out canned foods
Thursday 1st January 1970
Tamale: MoH warns of polio outbreak
Thursday 1st January 1970
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Bill to be passed this year 2019
Thursday 1st January 1970
News test
Thursday 1st January 1970
World safety Day: JC international proposes intensive OSH workplace policy
Thursday 1st January 1970
Community Policing A Tool For Community Patnership In Crime Prevention –by Jonas Owusu Ohemeng
Thursday 1st January 1970
FDA Promises Ghanaians Of Its Plan On Public Health And Safety
Thursday 1st January 1970
Commercial Drivers urged to Seek Regular Medical Care
Thursday 1st January 1970
1,204 Accidents in Ashanti Region between January and June 2018
Thursday 1st January 1970
Occupational Health Bill will protect workers – Minister
Thursday 1st January 1970