Occupational health and safety and sustainable development can be approached from varying perspectives. In so far as
sustainable development has been argued from various perspectives, the link between OHS and sustainable
development can assume any of these varying perspectives. Based on a three pronged model of sustainability espoused
by McKeown (2002), the role of OHS in promoting sustainable development can be argued in at least three dimensions;
people, planet and profits. This framework has assumed various names in literature but it is commonly called the triple
bottom line approach (Elkington, 1994). The difficulties in managing what is often regarded as competing elements in
the wealth creation equation “people, planet and profit” is looked into in a recent article by Crews (2010) “Strategies
for implementing sustainability: Five leadership strategies ”. Crews (2010) sought to provide ways for harnessing the
potential that sustainable practices can offer.