APPROACHES TO CULTIVATING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (OSH) PREVENTION CULTURE IN TANZANIA

Abstract

The word culture means a habit or behaviour and hence Prevention Culture is that habit of stopping things to continue happening and thereby containing the effects of the occurrences. In this context, the paper is targeting evolving approaches of containing occupational hazards at workplaces. Note that the transformation of natural resources into goods and services especially in Developing Countries is seen to attract the occurrence of occupational hazards as prevention culture is uncommon. Most occupational hazards are man-made. Falling from height, for example, demonstrates that some workers at height are sometimes careless in securing their position. Most work-related accidents and illnesses are therefore preventable. This paper aims at highlighting approaches which would influence the adoption of prevention measures against occurrences of occupational accidents and diseases.