INFLUENCE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ON EMPLOYEE PRODUCTIVITY IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN KENYA

Abstract

It is clear that the purpose of OSH is to create a safe working environment and employees are protected from workplace accidents or from adverse events. This is attributed to the factors that drive job satisfaction, such as supporting employment condition in which employees care about good working environment for personal comfort and to ease their task because they prefer to work in the physical environment that is not dangerous or troublesome. A good implementation of OSH would foster a sense of security and comfort in the heart of the employee. With the creation of a sense of security and comfort, these in turn would make employees in the better position to avoid work accidents and would not hinder their performance. Thus, the creation of a sense of security and comfort in the workplace would also enable improvement of employee’s performance.