The inspections were conducted in 110 workplaces in Kanengo industrial areas, Njewa industrial areas, 6 miles, areas 3, 4, 5, and 9 found OSH deficits of various degrees.
A total of 13 workplaces were forced to stop operations due to gross violations of the requirements of the OSHW Act of 1997 as a way of compelling the employers to address the OSH deficits that were deficits identified. However, it is encouraging that out of the 13 companies, 6 resumed operations after the employers moved swiftly to address the OSH problems that were identified.
Before: Workers at a construction site working without adequate PPE were exposed to various OSH risks.
Some of the major OSH deficits that were identified include limited to lack of personal protective clothing and equipment provision, exposure to unguarded dangerous moving parts of machinery, violation of minimum wage law, risky electrical connections or installations, and sse of poorly constructed scaffolds just to mention a few.
The inspections covered workplaces in the manufacturing, building and construction, and commerce and distribution business categories with the construction category presenting more serious challenges.
