• Login
    View Item 
    •   Repository Home
    • Undergraduate Projects(UG)
    • UG-School of Environmental Studies
    • Department of Environmental Planning and Management
    • View Item
    •   Repository Home
    • Undergraduate Projects(UG)
    • UG-School of Environmental Studies
    • Department of Environmental Planning and Management
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Enforcement and Compliance on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Industries in Thika municipality, Kiambu County

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Full project (666.4Kb)
    Date
    2014
    Author
    Kamau, Edward Njuguna
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Occupational Safety and Health (OHS) is a cross-disciplinary area concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. The goal of occupational health and safety programmes is to foster a safe and healthy work environment. As secondary effects, OSH may also protect coworkers, family members, employers, customers, suppliers, nearby communities, and other members of the public who are impacted by the workplace environment as well as reduce medical care, sick leave and disability benefit costs. The lack of effective OHS measures in the industries in the study area and the laxity of the responsible institutions to enforce OHS regulations have contributed heavily to non-compliance with OHS measures. Data from both primary and secondary sources was collected using interviews, observations, questionnaires and documented literature. Sampling frame of twenty five respondents was identified from five industries in the study area and sampling units drawn using systematic random sampling. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of data analysis were employed in the organization and interpretation of the gathered data in line with the objectives of the study. The objectives of the study helped to find out what OHS measures existed in the industries in the study area, assess the enforcement and compliance of OHS regulations in the study area and to give suggestions on and how to enhance safety and health of workers in industries in the study area. The findings assisted the researcher in formulating recommendations that could significantly improve the efficacy and compliance levels of OHS measures in industries in Thika Municipality.
    URI
    http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12771
    Collections
    • Department of Environmental Planning and Management [28]

    Designed by Library ICT Team copyright © 2017 
    Contact Us | Send Feedback

     

     

    Browse

    All of RepositoryCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Designed by Library ICT Team copyright © 2017 
    Contact Us | Send Feedback