Occupational Health & Safety in Ghana: Legal Framework and Importance
In the Ghanaian context, Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) plays a crucial role in promoting and maintaining the well-being of employees. Legal statutes such as The Factories, Offices and Shops Act and the Workmen's Compensation Law outline guidelines for workplace safety. The Labour Law's Part XV provides the legal framework for OHS, emphasizing the prevention of adverse health effects due to working conditions. This includes measures to protect workers from risks, report accidents, and ensure mental and physical well-being. OHS initiatives aim to improve workplace conditions for all stakeholders.
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Occupational Health & Safety in Employment The Ghanaian Context
A group Presentation on Contemporary Employment Relations by Group 3 AKA Team Bespoke Examining the concept of Occupational Health & Safety with regards to Employment in Ghana. 1. What is the importance of this phenomenon 2. The effects of its application in the Ghanaian context
Introduction-Team Bespoke Who We Are We are a Perfection We are seeking an alignment between industry and academia We are passionate We are curious We are diverse We ignite leadership LILLY SEYRAM AKLAMANU MHRM221008 HESSE HENRY HERMAN MHRM221014 BUAKE JEMIMA MAWUENA MHRM221021 DZANADO MENSAH GLORIA MHRM221018 APRAKU FRANKLYN ESI MHRM221024 MARTEY NII ERNEST MHRM221011 ADAMS MINAT MHRM221003
Occupational Health & Safety In context Occupational Health and Safety is defined as the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of employees The prevention of adverse health effects due to working conditions The protection of employees from risks resulting from factors adverse to health In Ghana, The Factories, Offices and Shops Act, Act 328 and the Workmen's Compensation law 1987, and PNDC Law 66 are other legal statutes regarding safety and health in Ghana OHS includes standards, laws and programs aimed at improving workplace conditions for workers and co-workers, family members, customers and other stakeholders.
Objectives Occupational Health & Safety Legal framework in OHS To maintain the physical, mental, and social well- being of workers Part XV - Occupational Health, Safety and Environment of the Labour Law provides the legal framework for occupational health and environmental management in Ghana To prevent the unfavourable effects on health caused by working conditions Section 118 of the Law specifies this uidelines for general health and safety conditions To become familiar with the occupational environment of the physical and mental needs of workers Sections 119 and 120 deal with the exposure to imminent hazards and the obligation on the part of employers to report occupational accidents and diseases. To consider the issues relating to industrial safety, occupational medicine, industrial hygiene, training & education, psychology, and so on. In Section 121, the Law empowers the Minister via legislative instruments to make Regulations providing for specific measures to be taken by employers to safeguard the health and safety of workers employed by them.
Factors that Affect OSH The Workforce Size of workforce Diversity of the workforce Employment structures (for example, direct employees, agency and contract workers) Work patterns (for example, shift systems, part-time working) Offsite, remote or mobile workers. The business Structure of the business Management style Organizational and safety cultures Trade union recognition and employment relations
EVOLUTION OF OHS ISO OSHA MGT SYSTEMS
Importance of Occupational Health & Safety To the Employees To the Employers Losing wages. Long-term effects on health and wellbeing. Medical expenses. Possible unemployment. Fines and compensation claims. Damaged work equipment. Loss of profit and reputation
UNSAFE ISSUES SHRINK RAPPING (Manually Done) Recommendations: Must be Replaced with Electronic Shrink Rapping to Avoid skeletal injuries to Employees 20kg WORN OUT/NO LABELS ON MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT WORN OUT/NO LABELS ON MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT Recommendations: Recommendations: With the course to drive 5s, measures should be put in place for the removal of this Old non-functional equipment such has been out of Service for over 5years. This would ease the space for better space management All Machinery & Equipment must be clearly Labelled or Tagged to Caution users on the nature of the machine such as Hot Surface
FOOD SAFETY ISSUES OIL LIQUOR HOLES WITHOUT COVER FAULTY BAGGING MACHINE Recommendations: Recommendations: This Equipment needs to be Replaced or Serviced to Avoid possible Contamination since employees are manually exposing the product to the outside environment in the act of checking weights for overfilling. To Avoid possible Contamination, these Discharging Holes must be cleaned and Covered at all Times.
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