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17 May 2024
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EPWP jobseekers help ensure fire hydrants are in order, Cape Town
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The City of Cape Town said that a new project employing Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers to inspect fire hydrants and refer damaged or obstructed hydrants for further action is creating work opportunities, while also helping to reduce risks to life and property throughout the city. There are approximately 57 803 fire hydrants along the city’s approximately 10 000km road network that supply water for fire emergencies. Unfortunately in many areas, these hydrants are routinely vandalised or obstructed by unapproved building work.
A total of 26 jobseekers have been recruited to assist with inspections of fire hydrants as part of the Workers (Hydrant) project, while a further five recruits with matric and a valid code B licence are being contracted as EPWP drivers/supervisors. All recruits were sourced from the City’s Jobseekers Database.
Hydrant workers receive on-the-job training from handymen and their supervisors, whereas drivers/supervisors benefitted from a smart driving course to help strengthen their CV for possible future employment opportunities within the City. All beneficiaries on the project were also sent on fire safety-awareness training.
‘Considering the possible dire consequences if fire services teams reach the scene of a fire to find the hydrant has been vandalised or built over, this project is a great example of the major value EPWP workers and projects can bring to the City. I would like to commend those who conceived of this project as it manages to provide a valuable service at an affordable cost, while at the same time providing a lifeline to jobseekers,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg.
How to register for EPWP job opportunities
If you would like to be considered for EPWP work opportunities, register on the Jobseekers’ Database at your local sub-council office. Please bring a copy of your CV, your ID or a valid South African work permit and proof of residence. EPWP beneficiaries are randomly selected from this database.
For more information, contact the EPWP HelpDesk on 021 400 9406 or email [email protected]. (07:30 until 15:30).
Photo 1: Divisional Commander of Fire and Rescue Services, Denzel Ramedies, addresses EPWP staff during training
Photo 2: Back, from left to right: City officials Lazola Momo; Carmen Govender; Commander Denzel Ramedies, Liam Scheepers; Jason Jacobs, Eugene Thompson, Alldine Grandfield. Front, left to right: City official Sonny Badjie; with Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg; and City official, Salome Sekgonyala
Photo3: Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg addressing EPWP staff during training
Source: Media Office, City of Cape Town
A total of 26 jobseekers have been recruited to assist with inspections of fire hydrants as part of the Workers (Hydrant) project, while a further five recruits with matric and a valid code B licence are being contracted as EPWP drivers/supervisors. All recruits were sourced from the City’s Jobseekers Database.
Hydrant workers receive on-the-job training from handymen and their supervisors, whereas drivers/supervisors benefitted from a smart driving course to help strengthen their CV for possible future employment opportunities within the City. All beneficiaries on the project were also sent on fire safety-awareness training.
‘Considering the possible dire consequences if fire services teams reach the scene of a fire to find the hydrant has been vandalised or built over, this project is a great example of the major value EPWP workers and projects can bring to the City. I would like to commend those who conceived of this project as it manages to provide a valuable service at an affordable cost, while at the same time providing a lifeline to jobseekers,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg.
How to register for EPWP job opportunities
If you would like to be considered for EPWP work opportunities, register on the Jobseekers’ Database at your local sub-council office. Please bring a copy of your CV, your ID or a valid South African work permit and proof of residence. EPWP beneficiaries are randomly selected from this database.
For more information, contact the EPWP HelpDesk on 021 400 9406 or email [email protected]. (07:30 until 15:30).
Photo 1: Divisional Commander of Fire and Rescue Services, Denzel Ramedies, addresses EPWP staff during training
Photo 2: Back, from left to right: City officials Lazola Momo; Carmen Govender; Commander Denzel Ramedies, Liam Scheepers; Jason Jacobs, Eugene Thompson, Alldine Grandfield. Front, left to right: City official Sonny Badjie; with Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg; and City official, Salome Sekgonyala
Photo3: Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, Alderman Grant Twigg addressing EPWP staff during training
Source: Media Office, City of Cape Town