Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in collaboration with OSHPRO company conducted an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Workshop to deliberate on appropriate risk management measures that will contribute towards strategies and policies to enforce workplace safety. The workshop which was hosted by JKUAT on July 30, 2019, attracted OSH practitioners and physicians, researchers, regulators, County OSH Officers, students among other stakeholders. You can read a short article on it here
Topics in the program
Among the topics discussed during the workshop: Understanding emerging risks, Scenario building and risk characterization, Challenges in dealing with emerging risks, Workplace Terrorism and a presentation on the Adequacy of Work Environments in Public Dispensaries and Health Care Centers in Kenya. You can have a look at the program here.
Presentation on New and Emerging Risks
Nicole Palmen and Lode Godderis both presented through an online connection on New and Emerging Risks
Find here Nicole’s presentation:
Much appreciation from OSH Pro Services (https://oshproservices.org) for the Contributions by Dr. Nicole Palmen and Dr. Lode Godderis. The particiaption of the two, and Dr. Yogindra Samant from Directorate of Labour Inspection, Norway, added much value to the workshop, and was a clear indication of what we can achieve together. Much positive feedback from the workshop participant on the contributions.
Thank you all.