Thesis (MPAM.) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / The study explored the impact of Labour inspection and enforcement strategy on
Occupational Health and Safety with specific reference to Tzaneen Labour Centre in the
Limpopo Province. The international Labour Organisation (ILO) 2017 world statistics
indicate that 2.3 million women and men around the world succumb to work-related
accidents or diseases every year and this corresponds to over 6 000 deaths every
single day. The Department of Labour (DOL) Annual Reports (2007) indicates that in
the Province of Limpopo, 1 717 workplaces were inspected to determine compliance
with Occupational Health and Safety and only 825 were found to be compliant.
Literature indicate that most accidents and fatalities at the workplace are primarily due
to reluctance by employers to provide safety clothing and equipment, lack of proper
training on OHS, lack of safety policy and enforcement procedures, poor safety
consciousness among workers and lack of strict operational procedures amongst
others. A qualitative approach was used to conduct this study and a case study was
selected as the most direct method to conduct the study and obtain insight. Interviews
were conducted with DOL managers, OHS inspectors and farm employers.
Questionnaires were administered to farmworkers.
The study revealed that there are few OHS inspectors at the Tzaneen Labour centre
hence inspections are very minimal at the farms, this can assist in increasing number of
places to be inspected and enforcing compliance. Findings also indicate that most farm
employees are not cognisant with the OHS policies enacted to protect them and OHS
records non-existent on many farms. The study recommends further rigorous training of
the OHS inspectors, beefing up their numbers and equipping them with safety clothing
and detection gadgets
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3839 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Malope, Prudence Nomthandazo |
| Contributors | Mokoena, S. K. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | xxviii, 62[1] leaves |
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