Occupational Health and Safety Management in the Yemeni Oil Companies from Employees' Perspective: Challenges and Needs

Ziad Mohammed Ali Habeeb; Prof. Dr. Sanjay N. Aswale

Volume : X, Issue : VIII, August - 2020

Occupational Health and Safety Management in the Yemeni Oil Companies from Employees' Perspective: Challenges and Needs

Ziad Mohammed Ali Habeeb, Prof. Dr. Sanjay N. Aswale

Abstract :

The Occupational Health and Safety Department faces multiple challenges that vary from country to country and from one sector to another. This paper aims to identify the challenges facing the Occupational Health and Safety Department and the needs required from the viewpoint of workers in the Occupational Health and Safety Department of Yemeni oil companies. The study used the open questionnaire, consisting of two parts, the first related to the challenges and the other related to the needs. The study concluded that there are challenges facing the Occupational Health and Safety Department in Yemeni oil companies that differ in the degree on their impact on the performance of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These challenges are assembled into ten main factors: administrative, financial, technical, legislation and laws, human resources, safety, and occupational health culture, technology, work environment, surrounding environment, and others. The study also have reached a number of needs that contribute to overcome the above challenges.