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Title: Occupational Safety and Health in Zimbabwe


1
Occupational Safety and Health in Zimbabwe
  • Presented
  • By
  • Matthew M Ncube
  • Assistant General Manager
  • Occupational Safety,Health Research and Policy
    Development

2
NATIONAL PROGRAM FOCUS
  • WORKER
  • WORK ENVIRONMENT
  • COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT

3
CORE OPERATIONAL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
  • Prevent Occupational Non-Disabling, Disabling and
    Fatal Injuries
  • Prevent Occupational Ilnesses and Diseases
  • Create Ideal Work Environments and Conditions
  • Create Awareness and Knowledge on Occupational
    Safety and Health Through Information, Education
    and Training

4
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
  • INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS (ILO CONVENTIONS)
  • REGIONAL (SADC, AFRICA UNION,COMESA) CONCERNS
  • NATIONAL POLICIES AND LEGAL PROVISIONS
  • SECTORAL ECONOMIC FOCUS

5
NATIONAL APPROACH
  • DEFINED OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM
    ELEMENTS
  • OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
  • OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
  • OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE AND RESEARCH
  • PROMOTION, AWARENESS AND TRAINING
  • LIAISON

6
Occupational safety
Occupational health
Occupational safety and Health
Promotion
Occupational Hygiene research
Training institiutional workplace
7
ENFORCE LEGAL PROVISIONS HAZARDS CONTROLS
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS INSTALLATIONS EQUIPMENT MACHIN
ERY
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
PROCESSING OF ASBESTOS PACKAGING, STORAGE
TRANSPORTATION, USE
8
DESIGNATED OCCUPATIONS CERTIFICATION FOR
PRE-ASSIGNMENT MONITORING AND DETECTION OF
DISEASES HEALTH RISK ASSESSMNETS
PRE-ASSIGNMENTS, PERIODIC, EXIT, AND SPECIAL
HEALTH ASSESSMENTS
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
9
  • NATIONAL HAZARD PROFILE OF WORKPLACES
  • MONITORING OF HAZARDOUS EXPOSURE
  • INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
  • EXPOSURE STANDARDS
  • HEALTH RISKS IN ECONOMIC SECTORS
  • HAZARD CHARACTERISTIC

EVALUATIONS OF WORK ENVIRONMENTS IN MINES,
PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
THROUGH INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
10
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROMOTION
  • EMPOWERMENT OF SOCIAL PARTNERS ON OHS THROUGH
    INFORMATION AND AWARENESS
  • PUBLICATION OF OHS ISSUES
  • ORGANISATION FOR EFFECTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF SOCIAL
    PARTERS
  • FACILITATION FOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

11
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH TRAINING
  • PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY BUILD UP
  • MANAGEMENT AND WORKER TARGETED TRAINING
  • PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARD PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS
  • CONSISTENCY IN PERCEPTIONS OF OHS

12
Proactive Operational thrust
  • PROACTIVE APPROACH
  • PREVENTIVE THRUST
  • PREVENTIVE
  • FORESEEBLE
  • PREVENT
  • NO ONE SINGLE PROFESSION HOLDS KEY TO OPERATIONS

13
OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASES
  • GOLD
  • COAL
  • CHROME
  • CEMENT
  • CERAMICS
  • QUARRIES
  • NICKEL
  • PHOSPHATE
  • NICKEL
  • PLATINUM
  • CHEMICALS

14
CONCLUSION
  • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • WELFARE OF CITIZENS
  • PROTECTION
  • PREVENTION
  • PROACTIVE APPROACH
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