EXTENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 2007 IN THE SAROVA GROUP OF HOTELS IN NAIROBI.
Keywords:
Worker Participation, Organization and CommunicationAbstract
Purpose: The objective of this study was to establish the extent of the implementation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2007 in the Sarova Group of Hotels in Nairobi
Methodology:The study utilized a descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study was all the employees of the Sarova Group of Hotels in Nairobi. The study used a questionnaire to obtain primary data. Data was analyzed using quantitative techniques. Standard deviations to measure response disparity particularly for the Likert-scale question items were also adopted. Pearson's Correlation and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to establish the relationships among the study variables. The entire hypothesis was tested at 95% confidence level. Descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to describe the characteristics of collected data.
Results:Worker participation, organization and communication was found to have a positive significant relationship with extent of implementation of the OSH Act of 2007 (r= 0.538, p=0.000).Results from the correlation analysis indicated that employee attitude had a positive non-significant relationship with extent of implementation of the OSH Act of 2007 (r= 0.159, p=0.116).A positive significant relationship was established between leadership and extent of implementation of the OSH Act of 2007 (r= 0.672, p=0.000).The relationship between training and extent of implementation of the OSH Act of 2007 was positive and significant (r= 0.603, p=0.000)From the analysis, worker participation, organization and communication, employee attitude, leadership and training factor components were found to statistically account for compliance levels. This implies that the workplaces researched are fairly safe in line with the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007.
Policy recommendation: Thestudy recommends worker representation, management commitment and degree of recognition of workplace role: associated with more (traditional and psychosocial) risk management measures.
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