The Impact Of Occupational Safety And Health Systems On Employee Performance In Ghana: The Case Study Of The B5 Plus Steel Manufacturing Company.

BSc. Caroline Naateki Nartey

Master's thesis

Abstract:

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems on Employee Performance and Productivity in the B5 Plus Steel Manufacturing company in Ghana. Through an embedded design in a mixed method approach, interviews with five managers of the company were analyzed together with responses from questionnaires administered to a sample of 299 workers of B5 Plus. The study discovered that ergonomic, physical, and chemical hazards constitute the main causes of accidents and risks at the company. To deal with these hazards, the company has set up Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems. A positive significant relationship was found between Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Employee performance and Productivity. The study concludes that when Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems are not available or not functional, they lead to productivity loss due to absences and reduced effort from workers due to ill-health. The study recommends that B5 Plus Steel Manufacturing Company should improve investments in and compliance to health and safety management systems in order to improve the wellbeing and performance of employees.

Keywords

Occupational Health and Safety, Employee Performance, Productivity, Accidents, Risks

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 3. 4. 2023

Thesis defence

• Date of defence: 26. 5. 2023
• Supervisor: Ing. Jiří Čermák, Ph.D.
• Reader: Jiří Kchimel, externi

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Economics and Management

Master programme:
Economics and Management