Workers across Barbados are expected to receive specialised hazardous waste and industrial safety training from September as the Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity (BIMAP) moves to strengthen workplace safety through a new hands-on programme.

The initiative was announced following the signing of a partnership agreement between the National Transformation Initiative (NTI), BIMAP and American for-profit online learning platform Coursera on Thursday.

The September programme will focus on health and safety and will feature specialised facilitators and equipment from Canada, said BIMAP executive trustee Andrea Burgess.