Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam

Paper submitted to the International Journal of Indian Psychology

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Опубликовано: The International Journal of Indian Psychology 2024
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spelling oai:41.59.85.69:123456789-10672024-08-14T09:01:56Z Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam Mushi, Lawrencia occupational health and safety rules and regulations Tanzania Informal workers International Labour Organization (ILO) World Health Organization (WHO) Occupational Safety and Health Authority Mabibo Dar es Salaam public health in the informal sector workers occupation safety and healthy Paper submitted to the International Journal of Indian Psychology Although significant advances have been made in Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) over the past decades, little is known about its adherence in the informal sector in Tanzania. Globally, it is estimated that 2.3 million workers die every year from occupational accidents and work-related diseases. Most of these deaths occur in informal sectors. We assessed factors affecting adherence to OSH rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers at Mabibo, Dar es Salaam. We used a mixed study design applying both quantitative and quantitative approach. 72 informal workers and two officials from the Occupational Safety and Health Authority were included. Both questionnaires and key informant Interviews were used to collect data. We used (SPSS) 20 and content analysis was used to analyze quantitative and qualitative data respectively. We found that a majority (55.7%) of informal sector workers had low knowledge of OHS rules and regulations. Moreover, most of them (87.1%) were not trained in OHS and a majority (37.1%) rarely used protective gear when performing their duties. Informal sector workers are at high risk of occupational accidents and diseases. This has a huge economic burden on individuals, enterprises and the nation as a whole. Therefore, the government must put in place mechanisms aimed to protecting their health and working rights by putting in place integrative and comprehensive programs and policies meant to protect their health rights. Private 2024-08-14T09:01:53Z 2024-08-14T09:01:53Z 2019 Article APA ISSN 2348-5396 (e) | ISSN: 2349-3429 (p) DOI: 10.25215/0701.079 https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1067 en_US application/pdf The International Journal of Indian Psychology
spellingShingle occupational health and safety rules and regulations
Tanzania
Informal workers
International Labour Organization (ILO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Occupational Safety and Health Authority
Mabibo
Dar es Salaam
public health in the informal sector workers
occupation safety and healthy
Mushi, Lawrencia
Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
title Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
title_full Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
title_fullStr Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
title_short Factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in Mabibo- Dar es Salaam
title_sort factors affecting adherence to occupational health and safety rules and regulations in improving public health in the informal sector workers in mabibo dar es salaam
topic occupational health and safety rules and regulations
Tanzania
Informal workers
International Labour Organization (ILO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Occupational Safety and Health Authority
Mabibo
Dar es Salaam
public health in the informal sector workers
occupation safety and healthy
url https://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1067
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