Examination of Occupational Health and Safety Practices in Ghana

被引：1
|
作者：
Mustapha, Zakari [1 ,2 ]
Aigbavboa, Clinton [1 ,2 ]
Thwala, Wellington [2 ]
机构：
[1] Cape Coast Tech Univ, Dept Bldg Technol, Cape Coast, Ghana
[2] Univ Johannesburg, Dept Construct Management & Quant Surveying, Johannesburg, South Africa
来源：
ADVANCES IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS, AHFE 2017 | 2018年 / 604卷
关键词：
ILO convention; OHS challenges; OHS practices; OHS improvement;
D O I：
10.1007/978-3-319-60525-8_42
中图分类号：
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号：
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要：
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues has been a major challenge to the Ghanaian government. The purpose of the study was to examine OHS practices in Ghana. The study looked at various views from different scholars about OHS practices in order to achieve the objective of the study. Literature review was conducted on OHS in Ghana. Findings from the study shows Ministry of Roads and Transport (MRT) and Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing (MWRWH) are two government ministries in charge of construction and implementation of the construction sector policy. The Factories, Offices and Shops Act 1970, Act 328 and the Mining Regulations 1970 LI 665 are the two major edicts. The study presents a strong background on OHS practices in Ghana and contribute to the body of knowledge on the solution to the current trends and challenges of OHS in the construction sector.
引用
收藏
页码：403 / 409
页数：7
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [41] Safety concerns and occupational health hazards of women in artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana
    Arthur-Holmes, Francis
    Busia, Kwaku Abrefa
    [J]. EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES AND SOCIETY, 2022, 10
  • [42] Frontiers in Occupational Health and Safety Changes in the World of Work and Impacts on Occupational Health and Safety
    Haldane, David
    [J]. OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD, 2020, 70 (08): : 614 - 614
  • [43] Examination of the occupational health and safety initiatives available within the chemistry departments of Australian universities
    Goodwin, V
    Cobbin, D
    Logan, P
    [J]. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL EDUCATION, 1999, 76 (09) : 1226 - 1229
  • [44] Occupational Health and Safety Practices and Supplier Selection in the South African Mining and Construction Industry
    Dolo, Jane
    Mafini, Chengedzai
    [J]. ADVANCES IN RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT, ICPLT 2023, 2023, : 321 - 334
  • [45] Boards of directors' influences on occupational health and safety: a scoping review of evidence and best practices
    Ebbevi, David
    Von Thiele Schwarz, Ulrica
    Hasson, Henna
    Sundberg, Carl Johan
    Frykman, Mandus
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH MANAGEMENT, 2021, 14 (01) : 64 - 86
  • [46] Comparison of practices related to occupational health and safety in microscale wood-product enterprises
    Top, Yener
    Adanur, Hakan
    Oz, Mehmet
    [J]. SAFETY SCIENCE, 2016, 82 : 374 - 381
  • [47] A study on occupational health and safety
    Costa Araujo Magalhaes, Lidia Maria
    da Silva Costa, Ketyllem Tayanne
    Capistrano, Gustavo Nepomuceno
    Leal, Maryanna Damasceno
    de Andrade, Fabia Barbosa
    [J]. BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, 2022, 22 (01)
  • [48] OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH AND SAFETY
    GOLDSMITH, F
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 1975, 65 (06) : 647 - 648
  • [49] OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH AND SAFETY
    UZYCH, L
    [J]. CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS, 1987, 65 (37) : 2 - 2
  • [50] OCCUPATIONAL-HEALTH AND SAFETY
    GABRIEL, RB
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION, 1989, 119 (06): : 698 - 698
12345