Compliance to Occupational Safety and Health Practices among Workers in Flower Farms in Embu County, Kenya
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Date
2021
Authors
Gechemba, Barongo Bevalyne
Warutere, Peterson Njogu
Makau, Isaac K
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Full Length Research
Abstract
The implementation of occupational safety
and health in workplaces is of significance
in improving safety working condition in
horticultural sector in Kenya. The main
objective of the study was to assess the
level of compliance to occupational health
practices among flower farm workers in
Embu County, Kenya. Specific objectives
were to determine risk identification and
assessment practices among flower farms
in Embu County, Kenya, to determine the
level of compliance on surveillance of
worker’s health among flower farms in
Embu County, Kenya and to determine the
degree of occupational safety and health
awareness among flower farm workers in
Embu County, Kenya. A descriptive crosssectional research design was used. The
study population was 859 comprised of
employees working in flower farms in
Embu County. A sample size of 300
selected through stratified random
sampling. Structured questionnaires,
observational checklist, FGD and KII were
also utilized to collect data. Data analysis
was done using descriptive statistic
technique and inferential analysis
technique Pearson’s Moment Correlation
and regression. The study revealed that
there is a strong, significant positive
correlation between OSH Risk
identification and assessment practices and
compliance with Safe Work Environment
(r=0.799, P=0.001<0.01). The study
established that Surveillance of workers’
health had a strong, significant, positive
influence on compliance with occupational
Safety and health practices in Flower
farms in Embu County (r=0.711,
P=0.021<0.05 ). Further, the study
established that the degree of awareness on
safety and health has a strong, significant
and positive correlation with Compliance
of Occupational Safety and Health
practices (r=0.721, P=0.037<0.05. The
study concluded that there was a high level
of risk identification and assessment
practices thus improving the level of
compliance with OSH practices in the
flower farms in Embu County. The study
concluded that there exists a health
surveillance program indicating
compliance to OSH practices in the flower
farms in Embu County. From the results,
there was high level of employee
awareness on safety and health among the
workers a predictor of level of compliance
with OSH practices in the flower farms in
Embu County.
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Keywords
Compliance with Occupational Safety, Health practices, Risk identification and assessment, Surveillance of workers’ health, occupational safety and Health awareness
Citation
Gechemba, B. B., Warutere, P. N., & Makau, I. K. (2021). Compliance to occupational safety and health practices among workers in flower farms in Embu County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Arts and Humanities, 1(2), 262-285.