OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE: CASE OF UGANDA BREWERIES LIMITED (UBL)

ABSTRACT The study was about occupational health and safety on organizational performance, and the

topic aimed at establi shing the relationship between occupational health and safety on

organizational performance using a case study of UBL. The research study objectives were

to find out the various health and safety measure, identify the various factors affecting

organizational performance and establish the effects of health and safety on organizational

performance.

The methodology used was both qualitative and quantita tive in nature and it was used to

examine the influence of organizational health and safety on organizational performance

basing on the existing related literature from text books, website, research journals,

magazines and also primary data collection using questionnaires which were given to UBL

employees to fill.

The provision of safety measures such as policy, noise control, conducive working

envi ronment among others, is important to ensuring the employees health and safety and it

is a responsibility of the employers, supervisors and also the workers. For it to be effective

management needs to involve in a number of activities to make the organization achieve its

set goals and objecti ves.

Issues from the fi ndings reveal ed that there was a strong relationship between occupational

health and safety and organizational performance therefore managers have to make sure

proper management of health and safety is in the work place if they are to yield higher

performance levels.

Research by the health and safety executive, established that the tangible benefits from

better health and safety management include higher productivity, low absence, meeting

client demands, improve staff morale and employee relations. A health and safety

Conclusions and recommendations were drawn from the findings and they included sensitization of the employees on the importance of health and safety through seminars and