DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2015.v03i03.011

Pages: 663-673

The writers took a look at occupational health and safety at University of Education, Winneba (UEW). The Wikipedia’s categorisation of hazards at the workplace was adopted in the discussions. Common occupational hazards and associated risks in the work environment in UEW as well as the categories of staff who are prone to the identified hazards were discussed. It was observed that the University had instituted measures to safeguard the health and safety of its employees. The health and safety measures the University had instituted to manage occupational health were also evaluated. But how adequate and/or appropriate were those measures? Did those measures compare favourably with accepted standards like the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) objectives for occupational health and safety for example? In the opinion of the writers, the University was mindful of the wellbeing of its staff but a lot more remained to be done, if the working environment of the University was to be judged as safe and meeting enviable international standards.