Compliance to OSHA 2007 Legislation in TVET Education and Training Centres, Kisumu County, Kenya

Abstract

Occupational Health and Safety refers to an academic discipline area which is related to the protection of the safety, health and wellbeing of people in any kind of profit generating activity. In TVET institutions the role of promoting and protecting safety, health and environment in education is even more significant since the courses offered there are practical in nature hence the risk of injury is higher. The main objective of this study was to investigate compliance to the legislation of Occupational Safety, Health and of safe systems of work as stipulated in the OSHA 2007 in public TVET Education Institutes in Kisumu County, Kenya. Descriptive survey was employed by the researcher for collection of statistical data to describe the compliance to OSHA 2007 in Kisumu County, Kenya. The research targeted 26 registered public TVET institutions, 26 principals, 416 trainers, 234 workshop technicians and 32,000 trainees in Kisumu County, Kenya. The researcher adopted stratified random sampling. The sample size obtained was 24 public TVET institutions, 24 principals, 203 trainers, 148 workshop technicians and 395 trainees. Quantitative statistical data and qualitative statistical data was obtained by the use of tools such as questionnaires for quantitative data and observation checklist for qualitative data. The researcher obtained data which was then analysed thematically. The software used for the analysis is the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. The data was then presented using descriptive statistics. The findings: compliance to OSHA 2006, Occupational Safety, Health risk management and safe working systems were neglected in most TVET institutions in Kisumu County Kenya. The study recommends that; emphasis be placed in knowledge, awareness and compliance on the OSHA 2007 in public TVET institutions, the OSHA 2007 statutes be enforced in TVET Education institutions, the top leadership in TVET Education institutions to comply and enforce OSHA 2007 in the work places.