Assessment 1: Managing Workplace Health and Safety in Ghana

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HRMT20024 Assessment 1
Week (10)
Managing workplace health and safety
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Article Title and full reference
Tulashie, Addai, & Annan. (2016). Exposure
assessment, a preventive process in managing
workplace safety and health, challenges in
Ghana. Safety Science, 84, 210-215.
https://
www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.cqu.edu.au/sci
ence/article/pii/S0925753515003525

Article - objective
The objective of this research is to outline about various exposure
assessment strategies that are used for evaluation of the employee
exposure for chemical, physical, ergonomic and biological
stresses at the workplace. To study about the challenges and
implementation of exposure assessment in Ghana.

Article - method
• For gathering of data the characterization of area, agent and
workforce was done in Ghana. By this the industrial safety
professional understand SEG’s (Similar exposure groupings)
and profile of their corresponding exposure. For conducting the
analysis the sampling technique was used and sample was
selected from SEG

Article - findings
• It has been identified from the research study that strategies of
exposure assessment is not applied in Ghana appropriately.
Therefore, the proper identification of the hazards could not be
made at the workplace. The risks at the workplace in the
country cannot be reduced as this lead to the control’s
misapplication and this contributes to the workplace health and
safety management inefficiently. The specific standards have
not been gotten by the nation on what employees and
employers should meet for ensuring the effective management
of occupational health and safety. Ghanaian workers are
unclear of what is considered as safe and unsafe.

Article - conclusion
• Hence, it can be concluded that exposure assessment refers to
the strategy that helps in mitigating the risks of occupational
illness or injury. This is termed as the significant objective of
effective workplace health and safety management system. If
this process is not applied adequately then it can lead to the
ineffective H&S workplace management in the country. There
should be mandated government body for managing,
monitoring, and controlling the occupational health and safety
systems across all the industries.

Article – how does it contribute to this week’s topic
• Through this article I get to know about the significance of the
proper management of health and safety systems at the
workplace as this can help in mitigating the risks of injuries
and illness and safe environment can be provide to all the
employees so that they can work with full dedication and
security. This learnings and knowledge will help me in
understanding my future lectures in the class and I will be
better able to make future assignments related to this topic.