An Assessment On The Outcomes Of Effective Occupational Health And Safety Towards Organizational Performance: A Case Of Skyward Construction Company Iringa.

Simon, Hosea (2020) An Assessment On The Outcomes Of Effective Occupational Health And Safety Towards Organizational Performance: A Case Of Skyward Construction Company Iringa. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The Government of Tanzania formed a policy on Occupational health and safety 2009 as well as regulations that are Occupational Health and Safety Act no 5 of 2003, but still the occupational health and safety among workers in construction industry in Tanzania is still in danger. Health and safety practices, programs and procedures are key components for organizational success and survival. For many organizations, link between health and safety programs and organizational performance has become a key challenge, and so firms need to incorporate health and safety practices if they want the organization’s survival. The general objective of this study was to assess on the outcomes of effective occupational health and safety on the organization performance, at Skyward Construction Company Limited in Iringa Municipal. The study targeted a population of 60 employees of Skyward Construction Company limited, from which a sample of 49 respondents was drawn. This included the site managers, supervisors and site workers. The researcher employed a case study research design and thus Skyward Construction Company limited was a case study in the research. And the sample techniques applied in the study were stratified sampling as well as purposive sampling. Under the study data collection method applied was primary data collection method as well as secondary, under which the tools used on collection of data were questionnaires and interviews. The data gathered was analyzed by way of quantitative under which tables were used, and also by way of qualitative method as explanation were provided to the data gathered. The study recommends the following; the presence of effective company policy, allocate enough funds on OHS, training and use of new equipment, conduct training to new staff. The government of Tanzania should conduct proper audits. The management of Skyward Construction Company should show support, commitment and facilitate all health and safety programs in the organization.

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