Occupational safety and health

Occupational Safety and Health Awareness and Compliance with Safe Work Practices among Morgue Workers in Kiambu County, Kenya

Lucy Mithu, Matthews Ciira Kiiyukia & Benson Karanja · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026

Background: Morgue workers are routinely exposed to biological, chemical, physical, ergonomic, and psychosocial hazards while handling human remains. Although Kenya's Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), 2007, provides a legal framework for workplace safety, limited evidenc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91419

Occupational Safety and Health Hazards in the Informal Non-food Manufacturing Sector in Kampala City, Uganda

Stephen Aurice Wekoye, Wilkister Nyaora Moturi & Stanley Maingi Makindi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

The informal non-food manufacturing sector is an engine of growth and development in both developed and developing countries. This particular sector is unregulated and unregistered in official government statistics. It is a heterogeneous sector found in open places, road reserves...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v14i230094