Safety Management Programme in Manufacturing Firm a Case Study of Dangote Groups
CHAPTER ONE
Research Objectives
General Objective
The general objective of this study was to examine the impacts of Safety Management Programme to the performance of Dangote Groups.
Specific Objectives
The specific objectives of this study was:
- To examine processes of management that’s shows the commitment on Safety Management Programme within the organization.
- To examine safety and health management system within the organizational
- To assess the contribution of OHS management system on achieving organization
- To identify challenges affecting the implementation of health and safety programmes at workplace.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATUREREVIEW
Introduction
This chapter discusses literatures of other writers on occupational health and safety in various places around the world. It presents overview of occupational health and safety matters, safety standards, safety Acts, and OHS policies and programmes.
Conceptual Definitions
The World Health Organization defines health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well being, not merely an absence of disease and infirmity’. Safety, on the other hand, defined by the oxford dictionary, as the state of being safe and protected from danger or harm. Safety is more specific and easier to understand. safety is relative freedom from or protection against hazards at the place of work (Ngirwa, 2005).
According to International Labor Organization (ILO), Occupational health and safety is a discipline with a broad scope involving many specialized fields. In its broadest sense, it should aim at: The promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers in all occupations; The prevention among workers of adverse effects on health caused by their working conditions; The protection of workers in their employment from risks resulting from factors adverse to health; The placing and maintenance of workers in an occupational environment adapted to physical and mental needs; The adaptation of work to humans.
In other words, occupational health and safety encompasses the social, mental and physical well-being of workers, that is the “whole person”. Occupational health issues are often given less attention than occupational safety issues because the former are generally more difficult to confront. However, when health is addressed, so is safety, because a healthy workplace is by definition also a safe workplace. The converse, though, may not be true – a so- called safe workplace is not necessarily also a healthy workplace. The important point is that issues of both health and safety must be addressed in every workplace. By and large, the definition of occupational health and safety given above encompasses both health and safety in their broadest contexts.
Employee health and safety is part of employee welfare. The welfare of a employees is their general state of well- being, for example their good health and comfort as well as their stability and prosperity. Thus the function of maintaining employee health and safety should be treated as being part of the important function of providing for employee welfare. Employee welfare was historically used to encompass the employees’ physical working conditions, e.g. facilities related to sanitation, canteens, bars, vending machines, sports clubs, dispensaries, shortening of working hours, and any other initiatives of job satisfaction and improvement of quality of work life in the places of work (Ngirwa, 2005).
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
Introduction
Research methodology is an approach through which research is undertaken. The research methodology includes research approach, data collection methods and approach, sampling techniques, reliability and validity of data, data cleaning, data management as well as analysis of data.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATAANALYSIS AND FINDINGS
Introduction
This chapter presents data analysis and research findings. It aims at covering the safety management programme in manufacturing firm at Dangote Groups. The research study has conducted by different people using various means of fact finding. This was done through using questionnaire and interview.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY,CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Introduction
A considerable number of items were covered by this study on analysis of the impacts of the occupational Safety Management Programmeon the organization performance in Dangote Groups. This chapter presented the summary of the study, and then it drew the conclusions from previous chapters and finally made recommendations to the particular stakeholders as well as to the academia.
Summary of the Main Findings
This study was undertaken to analyze the impacts of the occupational Safety Management Programmeon the organization performance in Arusha airport. The study specifically examined processes of management that’s shows the commitment on health and safety within the organization, safety and health management system within the organizational context, assess the contribution of occupational health and safety management system on achieving organization performance, and identify challenges affecting the implementation of health and safety programmes at the workplace.
The key findings are summarized as follows:
- Processes that’s shows management commitment on Safety Management Programme within the organization
The findings revealed that Dangote Groups has the programme of health and safety at the place as 78.9% of respondents supported the question, though 60.9% said the programme doesn’t work well only because there was a minimum involvement of employees concerning OHS, and lack of working and protective tools. However they admit and appreciate the presence of safety rules and policy, safety committees, safety officer, and minimum works related diseases and accidents. Actually 100% respondents said there was a need for the organization to commit and insist on OHS programme.
Systems that Contribute to the Successful Safety Management Programme within the Organization
Respondents said they will consider the programme of health and safety is successful when there will be no accidents or work related diseases, training and education concerning OHS is given to all, there is timely inspection and audit, and employees involvement of course. On responding to the things or components which can make that successfulness, 65.2% said training and education can be a major aspect. Others said protective gears, involvement and participation of employees, first aid, communication, motivation, safety rules, safety committee, and safety audit.
Contribution of Occupation Safety Management Programme on Achieving Organization Performance
The study found out that occupational Safety Management Programme has the major contribution on the performance of the employees and organization at large. 73.9% of respondents said it increases productivity, 60.9% said it increases profit to the organization, while 52.2% said it increases employees satisfaction. Respondents said it also has other contributions like it eliminate injuries and reckless death, promote cooperation between employees and management, increase responsibility and sensitivity among employees.
Challenges Affecting the Implementation of Safety Management Programme at the Workplace
The study shows that 52.2 percent of respondents from Dangote Groups said the main setback for achieving effective implementation of occupational Safety Management Programme is actually the high cost to train, protective gears, and compensate affected employees. Respondents mentioned other challenges like individual carelessness, and insufficient budget allocated.
General Conclusion
The findings shows that respondents were quite aware of the subject matter under discussion as it revealed that there was a greater contribution of OHS on increase of production, profit to the organization, and satisfaction to the employees. It help to rise employees awareness and ties together management and employees goals for the betterment of the organization. Also, the views of respondents showed that health and safety programmes at the place helps to alleviate diseases, injuries and death related to working condition. However the findings have came out with an extraordinary views or suggestions on how can the managements with occupational health and safety in place be able to improve and protect their employees from work related hazards and diseases. This is according to the respondents’ views training and education, management seriousness on making follow up and disciplining employees concerning health and safety, conducting timely safety drills, motivation to employees, provision of safety gears, and employees involvement will ultimately facilitate achieving goals.
Recommendations
In the light of the findings of the study, there are recommendations that can be drawn from this work.
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