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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICY

FOR
NUMERICAL MACHINING COMPLEX LTD

SEPTEMBER 2019
TABLE OF CONTENT.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A proactive and well-functioning policy on Occupational Safety and Health is

important for improving the safety and health of workers, reducing cost of
business and improving productivity. The company has developed this
Occupational Safety and Health Policy to enhance the framework for
implementation of occupational safety and health programmes for the
company and country’s development. Implementation of the policy will
ensure a safe and healthy working environment.

This Policy has outlined a framework for addressing various emerging

occupational safety and health issues and challenges. With its
implementation, it is expected that the company will achieve significant
economic, social and political development for its citizens. I wish to thank all
those involved in the formulation of this policy. In addition, I wish to pledge
management support in the achievement of the objectives of the policy and
urge all those involved in its implementation to support it in order to achieve
the aspirations outlined herein.

BENEDICT M. KIMAU
AG. MANAGING DIRECTOR

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 Glossary
Any unplanned, sudden event which causes injury to people or damage to
buildings,
Accident
plant, material or the environment.
The occurrence of an event that interrupts the completion of an activity. It may
be a
Incident
minor event or result in a crisis such as an accident.
A person or firm that agrees to furnish materials or perform services at a
specified
Contractors
price to a client.
A person who is under a contract of employment with an enterprise, including
Employee
management.
Occupational
Disease Any disease or disorder that occurs as a result of work or working conditions.
An inherent property of a substance, agent, source of energy or situation
having the
potential of causing undesirable consequences e.g. chemicals, slippery floor,
Hazard work
while standing on a ladder.
The probability that damage to life, health, and/or the environment will occur
as a
result of a given hazard (such as exposure to a toxic chemical). Some risks can
be
measured or estimated in numerical terms (e.g., one chance in a hundred). The
Risk risk or
probability of injury or ill-health resulting from a hazard(s) is a factor not only
of the
inherent nature of the hazard, but also of the controls in place to mitigate the
hazards.
An organised process used to describe and estimate the amount of risk of
adverse
human health effects from exposure to a toxic chemical or other hazard (how
likely
Risk
or unlikely it is that the adverse effect will occur). How reliable and accurate
this
Assessment process is depends on the quantity and quality of the information that goes
into the
assessment.
The ways in which safety is managed in the workplace, and often reflects “the
Safety culture
attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to
safety.
Fatal accident An accident that causes death.
One which at least one person is injured and results to more than 3 days
Serious absentia
accident from workplace.
An occurrence arising out of or in the course of work which results in lost time
Minor injury
accident
of less than three days.

A specifically designated site including buildings and the surroundings where

Health facility
medicine is practiced.
Workers in the health facility who are not involved in the treatment or direct
Non-clinical care of
staff patients.
A logical and systematic method of establishing the context, identifying,
analyzing,
treating, monitoring and communicating risks associated with any activity,
Risk function
or process in a way that will enable organizations to minimize losses and
Management maximize
opportunities.
A scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interaction between
humans and other elements of a system and the professional that applies

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 theory,
Ergonomics principles, data, methods to designs in order to optimize human well-being and
overall system performance.

Unplanned event that does not result in injury, illness, or damage – but has
the
potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevents an
Near misses injury,
fatality or damage.
Readily identifiable event as defined under the Occupational Safety and Health
Act,
Dangerous
2007, that causes damage to property with potential to cause an injury or
disease to
occurrence persons at work or the public.

Abbreviations

COSHR County Occupational Safety and Health Representative

DOSHS Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services

OSH Occupational Safety and Health

OSHMC Occupational Safety and Health Management Committee

PPE Personal Protective Equipment

WIBA Worker Injury Benefit Act

NMC Numerical Machining Complex

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CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

This document sets out the OHS requirements and the company’s commitment
to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.

SCOPE.

This policy guideline primarily provide guidance to: All employees of the
company, Clients, Visitors, Trainees Volunteers and Contractors while visiting
or conducting business in company workplaces and while participating in
authorized company activities outside of company workplaces.

OBJECTIVE – POLICY STATEMENT.

NMC is committed in creating a safe work environment that promotes health
and safety practices and that seeks to prevent the occurrence of hazards
associated with work and the work environment, reduces exposure and
mitigates effects of hazards as far as reasonably practicable, in accordance with
OSHA 2012.

The company is also committed to regular OHS consultation with staff and
their representative

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1.3. Objectives

1.3.1 Main Objective

The main objective of this policy is to establish national occupational safety

and health systems and programmes geared towards the improvement of the
work environment. The Policy seeks to reduce the number of work-related
accidents and diseases, and equitably provide compensation and
rehabilitation to those injured at work or who contract occupational
diseases.

1.3.2 Specific Objectives

The specific objectives of this policy are:

a) To guide the development of laws, regulations and any other

instruments on occupational safety and health.

b) To recommend establishment and strengthening of responsible

and accountable institutions for management of occupational
safety and health.

c) To recommend an enforcement and compliance mechanisms for

occupational safety and health laws and regulations.
d) To create mechanisms for cooperation between employers,
workers and their representatives at workplaces in the
promotion of occupational safety and health.

e) To strengthen capacities of state and non-state actors in

occupational safety and health

f) To create a resource mobilization mechanism for the

implementation of this Policy
 g) To initiate programmes to disseminate occupational safety and
health information and advisory services.

h) To put in place programmes for publicity and awareness

creation on occupational safety and health issues.
i) To strengthen research capacity in Occupational Safety and
Health.

j) To develop a comprehensive information system for collection,

analysis, storage, retrieval and dissemination of data on work-
related accidents, diseases and work injury Compensation.

k) To initiate support programmes for continued improvement of

occupational safety and health practices and conditions in
Micro and Small Enterprises and the informal sector of the
economy.

l) To establish programmes for collaboration with relevant

insurance or social security schemes in compensation for work
related injuries and diseases, and rehabilitation of injured
workers.

m) To mainstream occupational safety and health in learning

institutions and communities.
n) To institutionalize social dialogue and partnership on
occupational safety and health.
o) To mainstream occupational safety and health in all sectoral
and cross-sectoral development issues.

1.4. Scope

This Policy shall apply to all workplaces in all sectors of the economy and all
forms of work guided by the existing laws on Occupational Safety and
Health, Work Injury Benefits and other relevant regional and International
Labour Standards without any exemption. The main focus shall be the
prevention and control of work-related accidents and diseases,
compensation and rehabilitation of workers injured in the course of work
and those who contract occupational diseases. This will be carried out in
consultation and participation of the social partners and all other
stakeholders under the direction of the Cabinet Secretary responsible for
labour matters.

1.5. Guiding Principles

The principles that shall guide the Policy are; existing national laws and
policies, International Labour Organization (ILO)Conventions, codes of
practice and guidelines in occupational safety and health, and World Health
Organization (WHO) and ILO Action Plans. These principles are:

a) The occupational safety and health laws shall cover all workers and
employers in all sectors of the economy and all forms of employment;

b) The occupational safety and health laws shall spell out the core rights
and duties of employers, workers and all other stakeholders, including
universal application;

c) All occupational accidents and health incidents are preventable;

d) The integration of preventive and rehabilitative health services into the

health care system;
e) The appropriation of fair compensation and rehabilitation benefits by
providing meaningful, accessible and equitable compensation and
rehabilitation to workers in all sectors of the economy and in all forms of
employment;

f) The employers bear the cost of accidents and diseases to their employees,
including the cost of medical treatment, compensation and rehabilitation.
g) Occupational safety and health shall be managed like any other
organizational function.
h) Recognition for compliance and good performance in occupational safety
and health at enterprise and national levels.
PART II: SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS AND CHALLENGES

2.1. Situational Analysis

In 1950, it was found necessary to have a legal instrument to provide for

safety, health and welfare of employed persons in factories. By then, Kenya
was a British Colony and the colonial Government therefore adopted the
British Factories Act of 1937 with effect from 1 st September 1951. To
administer the Act, a division of factory inspectorate was formed within the
Ministry of Labour headed by the Chief Inspector of Factories. In 1990, the
Factories Act was amended to Factories and Other Places of Work Act, 1990 for
the purpose of increasing the scope of coverage. In the same year the division
was elevated to a fully-fledged department and named the Directorate of
Occupational Health and Safety Services headed by a Director.

In the year 2000, the Government formed a task force to review the Labour
Laws which culminated in the enactment of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act and the Work Injury Benefits Act in 2007. The two Acts, OSHA and
WIBA cover both formal and informal sectors. Apart from these two there are
other legislations that touch on occupational safety and health namely Public
Health Act, Environmental Management and Coordination Act, Radiation
Protection Act, The Pest Control Products Act among others. An estimated
140,000 workplaces are in the formal sector (KNBS, 2007). The total workforce
in Kenya is estimated at 10.3 million in both formal and informal sectors.

In order to empower employees to deal with hazards at enterprise level, the

Government has approved training institutions to train workplace safety and
health committees in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH). The training
institutions also offer basic training courses in First Aid and Fire Safety. In
addition, technical capacity is being developed at university level through the
introduction of safety and health courses at postgraduate diploma and
masters’ degree level. The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) also offers a
post-basic diploma in occupational safety and health. Further, some technical
training institutions have incorporated safety and health aspects of plant,
machinery and equipment operations in their curricular. These efforts are
however, insignificant to address the occupational safety and health training
needs of the country.

Currently the Directorate has 57 Occupational Safety and Health Officers, 4

nurses and 10 medical doctors. In the financial year 2008/09 the DOSHS
managed to inspect only 4117 workplaces, carried out 9839 medical
examinations on workers and examined 4918 industrial plants. During the
same year 3,099 accidents were reported.

To address the inadequacies in technical human resource capacity, the

Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS) has
implemented the concept of approval of qualified persons and institutions to
carry out safety and health activities in all economic sectors in the country. In
the Financial Year 2009/2010, the Government approved 41 plant
inspectors/examiners to examine and test plants and ensure their safety, 2 air
quality monitors to evaluate and control workplace pollutants, 35 Designated
Health Practitioners who carry out medical examination of workers, 44 Safety
and Health Advisors who carry out safety and health audits in workplaces and
16 Fire Safety Auditors.

2.2. Challenges

In the delivery of occupational safety and health services, the country faces
several challenges that include:

i. Inadequate institutional and legal arrangements to minimize

overlaps, gaps and duplications in the delivery of services.

ii. Inadequate skilled human resource in both public and private

sectors of the economy.
iii. Low financial resources to finance enforcement and prevention
agencies.
iv. Low occupational safety and health awareness amongst employers,
workers and other stakeholders
v. Weak systems for inculcating safety and health preventative culture.
vi. Inadequate systems for occupational injury data management.

vii. Overemphasis on formal sector at the expense of the informal

sector, including Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs),vulnerable
workers and those in marginal employment.

viii. Inadequate workplace programs on HIV and AIDS prevention care

and support.
ix. Inadequate integration of occupational health services into all
levels of healthcare system.

x. Inadequate research to address both emerging and traditional

occupational risks arising from fast technological developments
and globalization.
PART III: POLICY ISSUES AND STATEMENTS

3.1 Policy Issue: OSH Legal Framework

Apart from the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 2007 which
provides for safety, health and welfare of persons at places of work,
occupational safety and health (OSH) issues are scattered in other pieces of
legislations. These disjointed laws on occupational safety and health create
disharmony, overlap and duplication of enforcement efforts. In addition, the
use of the ordinary court system for prosecution of cases on OSH is a
challenge in that it is time consuming since the cases compete with other
criminal cases.

Policy Statement.

a) The Government in collaboration with other stakeholders will harmonise

legislations on occupational safety and health.

b) The Government will designate specialized criminal courts to handle

occupational safety and health matters.

3.2 Policy Issue: Work Injury Benefits Legal Framework.

Arising from the nullification of some key sections of the Work Injury Benefits
Act (WIBA), 2007, the Government cannot effectively enforce the Act. The
current Act does not provide for the rehabilitation of injured workers.

Policy Statement

a) The work injury benefits legislation will be reviewed and strengthened

with due regard to the relevant ILO Conventions and international best
practices, so as to establish clear guidelines and mechanisms for
 adequate compensation of workers following occupational accidents and
diseases.

b) The Government in collaboration with other stakeholders will develop a

mechanism for the rehabilitation of injured workers.

3.3 Policy Issue: Institutional Framework

1. The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH), as

currently constituted, only plays an advisory role on occupational safety
and health issues. It lacks the mandate and mechanisms to direct
implementation of key OSH policy issues and decisions. In addition, the
Council has no financial capacity and suffers from inadequate human
resource capacity to acquire information required for it to play an
effective advisory role.

2. Occupational safety and health services are multi-sectoral and multi-

disciplinary requiring full participation of all stakeholders and an overall
National Authority or body to manage and coordinate all OSH issues in
the country. There is inadequate capacity of the institution dealing with
OSH matters in terms of finance, infrastructure and human resource to
be able to coordinate all other institutions that have some aspects of
OSH issues in their functions. At the moment the services offered by the
Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS) are
skewed towards OSH which deals primarily with prevention of
occupational accidents and diseases. Compensation for persons injured
at work and/or those who contract occupational diseases is managed
with inadequate infrastructure such that its effectiveness is seriously
compromised. There is therefore, need to establish an authority or body
to oversee prevention, compensation and rehabilitation issues.

3. There is limited occupational safety and health research and training in

the country and hence no comprehensive OSH data is available for
 comparison and monitoring of progress, if any, in the implementation of
programmes.

4. There is limited collaboration between players involved in occupational

safety and health programmes and issues in the country.

Policy statement

a) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health will be

converted into a Commission and its mandate expanded beyond the
current advisory role to enable it direct implementation of OSH policy
decisions. The Commission’s financial and human resource capacity will
be enhanced to enable it effectively deliver on the expanded mandate.

b) The Government will establish an Authority which will be the overall

institution responsible for all occupational safety and health issues in
the country. The Authority will manage and coordinate OSH issues in
the areas of prevention of accidents and diseases, compensation,
rehabilitation of injured persons, and research and training in the
country. It will also carry out awareness creation and publicity on OSH
issues and programmes in the country. Aggressive financial, human
resource and infrastructural capacity development will be carried out to
enable the Authority to carry out its mandate.

c) The Government shall establish systematic collaboration mechanisms

for all stakeholders, both in the public and private sectors, in the field of
occupational safety and health.

d) The Government, in collaboration with other stakeholders, will facilitate

formation of a professional body or association for OSH practitioners in
the country.

3.4 Policy Issue: Mechanisms for ensuring Compliance

 1. Enforcement of laws on OSH is hampered by inadequate resources in
terms of personnel (71 enforcement officers against 10.3 million
workers), equipment, mobility and expansive geographical coverage.

2. Most equipment for safety and for monitoring working environment for
compliance are not available locally and are expensive.

Policy statement

a) The Government will put in place mechanisms to ensure adequate

personnel for monitoring compliance with the national occupational
safety and health laws and regulations taking cognizance of ILO
guidelines on the number, nature, size and situation of the workplaces
liable for inspection.

b) The traditional mechanism of ensuring compliance through inspections

and prosecutions will be supplemented by streamlining self-regulation
through workplace safety and health committees and improvement of
OSH services by approved persons and institutions.

c) The Government will establish a system of tax waiver or exemption on

equipment used for ensuring safety and health.

d) The Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, will establish an

award system for best performing individuals and organizations and
sanctions for poor performance.

3.5 Policy Issue: Framework to enhance commitment of stakeholders

Many employers and employees, including those in the public service, are not
cooperating on occupational safety and health issues effectively, hence the
need to establish and strengthen the bipartite system at the enterprise level. In
addition, the law excludes representation of key stakeholders such as Micro
and Small Enterprises (MSEs) in the National Council for Occupational Safety
and Health.

Policy statement

a) The Government in collaboration with stakeholders will establish and

strengthen occupational safety and health committee at the enterprise
level.

b) The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 2007 shall be amended
to review representation of membership at the National Council for
Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) and include MSEs, among
others. This will strengthen the Council and facilitate it to carry out its
mandate effectively.

3.6 Policy Issue: Information and advisory services on OSH

There is no reliable system of collecting, compiling and notifying of

occupational accidents and diseases hence limited occupational safety and
health information to enable necessary intervention. The country also lacks
comprehensive and synchronized research strategies to provide information
and solutions on OSH problems.

Policy Statement

a) The Government, in collaboration with the stakeholders, will develop a

comprehensive and reliable system for reporting, collection, recording,
analysis, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information in
occupational safety and health.
 b) The Government will collaborate with local and international institutions
for the purpose of sharing information on occupational safety and health.

3.7 Policy Issue: Education and training

1. Currently, OSH is not integrated into the Kenyan education curricula.

Labour market entrants in the country therefore lack basic knowledge
and skills in occupational safety and health.

2. There is a general lack of awareness on OSH among the general populace.

3. There is shortage of OSH skills both in the public and private sectors. In
addition, there has been little investment in the education and training
of health and safety representatives.

Policy statements:

a) The Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, will main stream

safety and health in education curricula at all levels of learning
including employee in-service training.

b) The Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, will create

awareness on safety and health with the key aim of developing a safety
and health culture in the country. This will be carried out mainly
through dissemination of information through electronic and print media
and other campaigns.

c) The Government will set up an institute within the Authority to be

established under 3.3b for training and specialised skills development in
OSH. In addition, other institutions of higher learning will be
encouraged to offer training in OSH.

3.8 Policy Issue: Occupational Health Services

Occupational health services are not adequately integrated into all levels of the
country’s health care system. Therefore, occupational related conditions and
diseases and ill health are not well recognized and managed.

Policy Statements

The Government in collaboration with stakeholders will:-

a) Integrate occupational health in the curricula of all medical training

programmes.

b) Establish programmes to impart skills for recognition and management

of occupational health diseases and conditions to all practicing health
providers.

3.9 Policy issue: Research on OSH

The introduction of new technologies, chemicals, processes and work

organizations have brought about emerging occupational safety and health
risks. These need to be thoroughly researched upon to provide preventive
measures. Currently research in occupational safety and health in Kenya is
very minimal.

Policy Statements

a) The institute established under 3.7c will also carry out specialized
applied research in occupational safety and health.

b) The Government, in collaboration with research institutions and

individuals, will carry out research to seek specific solutions to emerging
OSH issues.
3.10 Policy Issue: Compensation

1. There is a challenge of identifying the employer who is liable for payment

of compensation in cases where an employee has contracted an
occupational disease but has worked for several employers.

2. Most occupational diseases have long latent periods and may be

diagnosed long after exiting work.

3. The country lacks human and other necessary resource capacities to

comprehensively cover compensation and rehabilitation of the working
populations in all forms of work and economic activities.

4. Employers who do not have insurance cover for work injury

compensation liabilities find it difficult to settle compensation cases.

Policy Statements

a) The Government, in collaboration with other stakeholders, will create a

mechanism to establish a fund to cater for compensation of workers with
occupational accidents and diseases.

b) The Government will build the capacity of the authority in charge of the
administration and enforcement of work injury compensation in the
country.

3.12 Policy Issue: Financing

1. The financing of occupational safety and health services has largely been
from Government budgetary allocations which have proven inadequate.
 2. Apart from increasing the coverage of the law on occupational safety and
health issues, the enactment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA), 2012, has created more functions which include research,
training, awareness creation, advisory services to stakeholders,
development of codes of practice and guidelines, provision of outreach
services to the community at large and other OSH promotional activities.
In addition the transfer of the responsibility for work injuries
compensation to DOSHS without additional financial allocation has
aggravated the department’s financial burden.

Policy Statements

a) The Government will increase budgetary allocation to the authority or body

overseeing OSH and work injury compensation matters in the country,
taking cognizance of the added mandate of the organization.

b) The Government will establish and operationalize an Occupational Safety

and Health Fund into which stakeholders will make a contribution.

3.13 Policy Issue: Sectoral and Cross-Sectoral issues

3.13.1 Gender

Policy issue
1. Most employers are not adequately aware of the need to have gender
responsive workplaces.

2. Women are more vulnerable to certain exposures in the work

environment due to their biological make-up. There can also be systemic
barriers in human resource and safety and health policies that create
bias against women. These barriers need to be identified and eliminated.

Policy Statements
 a) The Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, will institute
affirmative action initiatives aimed at addressing workplace gender
biases in occupational safety and health.

b) Awareness creation among workers, employers and the community at

large on the occupational safety and health gender issues will be
enhanced.

3.13.2 HIV and AIDS

Policy issue

1. About 30 million people globally have been infected with HIV and AIDS
in the age range of 15-49 considered to be the prime productive life and
is increasing at the rate of 7,500 daily [UNAIDS 2008 Report on global
AIDS epidemic] The severity of the impact caused on businesses,
national economies, individuals and their families is likely to have a
significant negative impact on economic growth if left unchecked.

2. In Kenya, about 1.3 million people in the age range of 15-64 are living
with HIV and AIDS [KAIS2007]. Most of these are workers who are more
vulnerable to occupational hazards due to their reduced body immunity.
This has resulted in reduced productivity and even deaths amongst the
working population and further continues to threaten the source supply
of working personnel.

Policy Statement

The Government in collaboration with stakeholders will develop and implement

workplace programmes and a code of practice on HIV and AIDS at work
addressing prevention, care and support for those infected and affected.
3.13.3 People with disabilities and other special needs

Policy issue

Workers with special needs including persons with disabilities and other
special needs have not been given adequate and convenient facilities at
workplaces.

Policy Statement

The Government in collaboration with stakeholders will develop and implement

appropriate regulations and guidelines for provision of facilities for persons
with disabilities and other special needs at workplaces.

3.13.4 Environmental Pollution

Policy issue

Hazardous wastes and emissions from production processes and work

activities may pollute and degrade the environment and have adverse impact
to the workers and community living close to the boundaries of the
workplaces.

Policy statement

The Government, in collaboration with other stakeholders, will develop and

implement strategies for prevention of environmental pollution emanating from
workplace activities.

3.13.5 Drugs and Substance Abuse

Policy issue
An increasing number of workers are abusing substances including tobacco,
alcohol, prescription drugs, and narcotics that can lead to ill health and
accidents in the workplaces.

Policy statement

The Government in collaboration with stakeholders will support programmes

to create awareness amongst workers on the dangers of drug and substance
abuse.

PART IV: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY

4.1 Framework for Implementation

The Government, in collaboration with stakeholders, shall implement this

Policy in consistence with national, regional and international legislations, and
standards. At the national level, the policy shall take cognisance of the
Constitution of Kenya; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Work
Injury Benefits Act; the Environment Management and Coordination Act; the
Public Health Act; the Quarries and Mines Act; the Bio-safety Act; the
Standards Act; the Pest Control Products Act; the Radiation Protection Act and
all other relevant national laws, rules and regulations. Regionally, the policy
will incorporate the economic laws and protocols spelling out rules and the
spirit of cooperation with trade blocks while at the international level the policy
will require the domestication of the relevant ILO conventions, and WHO and
ISO standards.

A National Plan of Action will be developed to guide actual implementation of

this Policy. All public and private sector institutions involved in the
implementation will therefore be expected to align occupational safety and
health programmes in their plans to the National Plan.
4.2 Monitoring and Evaluation

The overall responsibility of monitoring and evaluation of the National

Occupational Safety and Health Policy will be with the Ministry in charge of
occupational safety and health matters. This will be done in collaboration with
other Government Ministries and organizations. Monitoring and evaluation will
involve routine data collection and analysis on progress made in the
implementation of the policy, and will inform future planning especially in
resource allocation for various programmes. The exercise will be aligned to the
National Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System through regular
submission of data to the Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate. This will be
used to assess the contribution of implementing the policy to the country’s
development agenda as outlined in the Kenya Vision 2030. To strengthen this,
the Government will facilitate capacity building to undertake monitoring and
evaluation of the policy.

To establish an effective and all inclusive Monitoring and evaluation system, the

Government shall:

a) Develop strategies to implement the Policy objectives. Towards this, a

focused, systematic and well defined Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
system will be established to measure outputs of programmes. Clear
performance indicators, targets, timelines, responsibility persons and
institutions and costs will be incorporated in the system to facilitate
tracking of progress made in the implementation of programmes.

b) Develop mechanisms for participation by all relevant stakeholders, from

private and public sectors, and encourage production of M&E reports
which will be part of an information exchange forum for occupational
safety and health.
 c) Develop both human and financial capacities in public and private
sectors of the economy to undertake monitoring and evaluation.

d) Conduct regular surveys to determine the impact of programmes

outlined in this policy.

4.3 Roles of Stakeholders.

In the implementation of this policy, the Government, employers, workers and

other stakeholders shall have the following roles:-

4.3.1 Government

The Government shall create enabling environment for the implementation of

the National Occupational Safety and Health Policy. In particular, the
Government will put in place regulatory and legal framework and facilitate
resource mobilization for provision of effective occupational safety and health
services.

4.3.2 Employers

Employers will ensure safety and health at workplace, establishment of safety

and health committees at workplaces, conduct training on occupational safety
and health and report accidents, diseases and other dangerous occurrences to
relevant authorities.

4.3.3 Workers Workers will participate in Workplace Occupational Health and

Safety Committees, report any hazardous situation to respective authorities and
comply with occupational safety and health requirements at workplace.
4.3.4 County Governments
County Governments will complement efforts of central Government and other
stakeholders in the promotion of occupational safety and health.

4.3.5 Development Partners

Development partners will collaborate and complement Government efforts in

the promotion of occupational safety and health.

4.3.6 Private Sector

The private sector will complement the efforts of the Government in the
promotion and provision of occupational safety and health services.

4.3.7 Civil Organizations

Community-based organizations, non-Governmental organizations and

religious institutions among others will collaborate and complement
Government efforts in sensitization and awareness creation on issues of
occupational safety and health.

4.4 Review of the Policy

Due to the dynamic nature of working environment, this Policy document shall
be reviewed after every five years or as the need arises