OSH is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health and welfare of people in the workplace. The goal of an occupational safety and health program is to foster a safe and healthy occupational environment. Employers and supervisors are obliged to implement all reasonable precautions to protect the health and safety of workers. OSH focuses on the primary prevention of occupational hazards, incidents and diseases. This is an innovative module designed to promote a healthy and safe workplace by; mmaintaining and promoting of workers’ health and working capacity; improving of working environment and work to become conducive to safety and health and development of work organizations and working cultures in a direction which supports health and safety at work

Participants will be equipped with knowledge on the;

• Concept of OSH and basic terms in OSH
• Legal framework on OSH in Uganda
• Rights and responsibilities of employers and employees in relation to OSH
• Types of hazards in the workplace
• COVID 19 Pandemic response in the work place
• Hazard identification and prevention
• Occupational safety and health risks by industry (construction, agriculture, service sector, mining-oil and gas and health and social sector)
• Factors affecting safety and health of a workplace
• Best hazard prevention and protective measures
• Risk assessment and Emergence Response system
• Workman’s compensation

Target Audience

The target audience includes; Human Resource Managers, Supervisors and all workers in the different fields and capacities.