Occupational safety training and practices in selected vocational training institutions and workplaces in Kampala, Uganda

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2015-12-23

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Taylor&Francis: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Abstract

Several industrial accidents, some of them fatal, have been reported in Uganda. Causes could include training gaps in vocational training institutions (VTIs) and workplaces. This study investigated how occupational safety training in VTIs and workplaces is implemented. The study was carried out in five selected VTIs and workplaces in Kampala. Data were collected from instructors, workshop technicians, students, workshop managers, production supervisors, machine operators and new technicians in the workplaces. A total of 35 respondents participated in the study. The results revealed that all curricula in VTIs include a component of safety but little is practiced in VTI workshops; in workplaces no specific training content was followed and there were no regular consultations between VTIs and industry on safety skills requirements, resulting in a mismatch in safety skills training. The major constraints to safety training include inadequate funds to purchase safety equipment and inadequate literature on safety.

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532-538 p.

Keywords

Occupational safety, Training and practices, Vocational training institutions, Workplaces

Citation

Kintu, Denis., Kyakula, Michael.,Kikomeko.,Joseph (2015). Occupational safety training and practices in selected vocational training institutions and workplaces in Kampala, Uganda.Taylor&Francis: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics.https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2015.1085226.

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