Both Sides of The Coin: The Story of The Central Bank of Barbados 1972-2017

111 Health and safety With the ageing of the main building, new legislation and staff concerns, health and safety became major priorities for the Bank. An Occupational Health and Safety Committee was established in accordance with the enactment of the Occupational Health and Safety at Work Act (2005). The Bank also took various actions to deal with problems related to ergonomics and air quality. NAMING THE BUILDING The suggestion to name the Bank’s headquarters building after Tom Adams was made by John Simpson at a Board meeting during October 1996. Early in 1997, a committee comprising Simpson, Mervyn Awon and Carl Moore was given the responsibility to co-ordinate the naming of the building with the Bank’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations in May. That did not happen mainly due to delays in the manufacture and shipment of the monolith that would bear the name plate and in fixing a date for the naming ceremony. Indeed, it was not until February 11, 1998 that the building was christened the “Tom Adams Financial Centre” during a re-naming ceremony. The programme started with a blessing by the Rev. Leonard Rock. Thereafter, there were remarks by Governor Winston Cox and a message from Sir Courtney Blackman (read by Public Affairs Officer Carl Moore) detailing Adams’ involvement in the construction of the new building and his support during the period of criticism. After the feature address by Prime Minister Owen Arthur, a ribbon was cut by Adams’ widow unveiling the red monolith bearing the name of the building. Tom Adams’ widow Genevieve cutting the ribbon to unveil the monolith. Chapter 4: Maturity, Modernisation and Issues of Governance: 1987 and Beyond