Work Environment in Kenya

WORKING ENVIRONMENT TERM PAPER

PRESENTED BY GROUP 2 MEMBERS NAMELY:

1. STANLEY KIPRUTO

2. CARO AMIMO

3. ROSE AMUNGA

4. WINNIE ODETE

PRESENTED TO:​​MR. AMBASA

MAIN QUESTION: NO 2.

Discuss the various subsidiary legislations governing health and safety management at the workplace. Evaluate their usefulness.

- Safety & health committee rules 2004

- First Aid Rules

- Fire Risk Reduction rules 2007

- Medical Examination rules 2005

- Personal protective equipment regulations

- Noise prevention & control rules 2005

- Eye protection rules

- Electric power supply rules

- Control of asbestos regulations

SHARED QUESTION: NO. 8

Discuss stress management. How would employees and employers manage stress in an organization.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY​3

INTRODUCTION​4

SAFETY & HEALTH COMMITTEE RULES 2004​5

FIRST AID RULES​7

FIRE RISK REDUCTION RULES 2007​9

MEDICAL EXAMINATION RULES 2005​15

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS​18

NOISE PREVENTION AND CONTROL RULES 2005​22

EYE PROTECTION RULES​25

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY RULES​31

CONTROL OF ASBESTOS REGULATIONS​36

STRESS MANAGEMENT​41

REFERENCES​47

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The status of occupational health and safety conditions in Kenya is an issue of growing importance to the industrialists, practitioners, the Government and consumers. Occupational, health and safety issues are anchored in the ministry of Labour, department of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS). The Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007 makes provision for the health, safety and welfare of persons employed in factories and other places of work. The Act is predominantly socioeconomic in nature and focuses on the shop floor conditions of the factory, safety devices, machine maintenance, safety precautions in case of fire, gas explosions, electrical faults, provisions of protective equipment among others.

In 2004, a subsidiary legislation (legal Notice No.31) was enacted to provide for the...