OSHA 1 OSHA CIS Center in Tanzania Eng.H.I.KITUMBO Chief Inspector, OSHA Tanzania
OSHA 1
OSHACIS Center in Tanzania
Eng.H.I.KITUMBO Chief Inspector,OSHATanzania
OSHA 2
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OSHA 3
Role of OSHA at National Level• To review legislation from time to
time• To issue or approve regulations,
codes of practice etc• Undertake or promote OHS
studies and research• Provide specific measures to
prevent accidents and injuries at workplaces
• Provide information and advice• To ensure consistency of
regulations• To ensure applicability of ILO
Standards (e.g C 155 and C 161)Awareness seminar in progress
OSHA 4
Role of OSHA at Enterprise Level
• Setting the condition to minimize hazards
• Verify the safety of technical equipment
• Identity work processes or substances to be prohibited
Inspection of PPE
OSHA 5
Role of OSHA at Enterprise Level cont..
• Establish procedures for notification of accidents and occ. Illness
• Hold inquiries in case of accidents and occ. Illness
• Introduce systems to examine chemical, physical, biological agent, ergonomics and psychosocial hazards.
OSHA 6
Services Provided by OSHA
• Workplace inspections (general, plant and electrical)
• Industrial hygienesurveys
• Medical healthexaminations
• Registration of new factories and workplaces
• Conducting awarenessprograms Deputy Minister for MOLYDS opening
OHS Policy Workshop
OSHA 7
Services Provided by OSHA…cont
• Training services• Monitoring of OHS
situation• Investigation of
accidents• Provision of OHS
statistics• Scrutinise workplace
drawings Issue of certificates to trained personnel
OSHA 8
CIS Center Development in Tanzania• Already connected to
internet• Basic hardware for HQ
already procured – Computers– Data server– Mail server
• Domain name already registered (osha.go.tz)
• Website in construction
• Construction of library in progress
70% of computers neededalready procured
OSHA 9
CIS Center Development in Tanzania
• Data reporting system is in designing stage– Consultations and workshops
with key stakeholders– Developing checklists and
forms for recording OHS required details
– Designing procedures for reporting at enterprise and national levels
– Designing OHS database including accidents and diseases data
OSHA 10
CIS Center Challenges
• Hardware for zonal offices are not yet in place
• Zonal offices are not yet connected to the internet
• There is a need to train staff to man the center
OSHA 11
Thank you
Ruaha and Ngorongoro NP´s Zanzibar and Lake Manyara