Health And Safety On Organisational Performance: A Case Study Of Uganda Baat Ltd

ABSTRACT

The study was about occupational health and safety on organizational performance,

and the topic aimed at establishing the relationship between occupational health and

safety on organizational performance using a case study of Uganda Baat Ltd. The

research study objectives were to find out the various health and safety measure,

identify the various factors affecting organizational performance and establish the

effects of health and safety on organizational performance.

The methodology used was both qualitative and quantitative in nature and it was used

to examine the influence of organizational health and safety on organizational

performance basing on the existing related literature from text books, website, research

journals, magazines and also primary data collection using questionnaires which were

given to Uganda Baat Ltd employees to fill.

The provision of safety measures such as policy, noise control, conducive working

environment among others, is important to ensuring the employees health and safety

and it is a responsibility of the employers, supervisors and also the workers. For it to be

effective management needs to involve in a number of activities to make the

organization achieve its set goals and objectives.

Issues from the findings revealed that there was a strong relationship between

occupational health and safety and organizational performance therefore managers

have to make sure proper management of health and safety is in the work place if they

are to yield higher performance levels.

Research by the health and safety executive, established that the tangible benefits from

better health and safety management include higher productivity, low absence, meeting

client demands, improve staff morale and employee relations. A health and safety

Recommendations were drawn from the findings and they included sensitization of the

employees on the importance of health and safety through seminars and trainings,

empowering workers and removing hierarchies that restrict employees from interacting with top management and having an open health and safety programme.