Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana
The absence of occupational health and safety practices as well as hygiene system in the kitchens of senior high schools contributes to the low-quality food served to students at some Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. This study assessed occupational health and safety (OHS) practices among kitchen...
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| author | Otilia Abla Adzinyo Foster Frempong Esther Theresa Agbola Appaw Anthony Boakye Antwi Jennifer Eyram Nkrow |
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| description | The absence of occupational health and safety practices as well as hygiene system in the kitchens of senior high schools contributes to the low-quality food served to students at some Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. This study assessed occupational health and safety (OHS) practices among kitchen staff of selected SHS in the Ho Municipality. Data for the study was obtained from interviews with respondents and field observations. The results revealed that kitchen staff are exposed to different kinds of hazards such as safety hazards, biological hazards, physical hazards, ergonomic hazards and psychological hazards. It was also found that OHS practices in the kitchens were non-existent. Furthermore, the study identified physical, logistics, managerial, and training challenges associated with compliance to occupational health and safety practices in these schools. The study therefore concludes that inadequate OHS practices has negative implications on the food quality served to students in schools. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e844dc1908e46e3868647f03afd8cb82025-08-20T02:38:14ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Food & Agriculture2331-19322024-12-0110110.1080/23311932.2024.2392404Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, GhanaOtilia Abla Adzinyo0Foster Frempong1Esther Theresa Agbola Appaw2Anthony Boakye Antwi3Jennifer Eyram Nkrow4Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ho Technical University, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Geography and Rural Development, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ho Technical University, Ho, GhanaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaDepartment of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ho Technical University, Ho, GhanaThe absence of occupational health and safety practices as well as hygiene system in the kitchens of senior high schools contributes to the low-quality food served to students at some Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. This study assessed occupational health and safety (OHS) practices among kitchen staff of selected SHS in the Ho Municipality. Data for the study was obtained from interviews with respondents and field observations. The results revealed that kitchen staff are exposed to different kinds of hazards such as safety hazards, biological hazards, physical hazards, ergonomic hazards and psychological hazards. It was also found that OHS practices in the kitchens were non-existent. Furthermore, the study identified physical, logistics, managerial, and training challenges associated with compliance to occupational health and safety practices in these schools. The study therefore concludes that inadequate OHS practices has negative implications on the food quality served to students in schools.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2024.2392404Food qualitysafety practiceshazardsfood safetyschoolsNutrition |
| spellingShingle | Otilia Abla Adzinyo Foster Frempong Esther Theresa Agbola Appaw Anthony Boakye Antwi Jennifer Eyram Nkrow Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana Cogent Food & Agriculture Food quality safety practices hazards food safety schools Nutrition |
| title | Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana |
| title_full | Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana |
| title_short | Assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the Ho Municipality, Ghana |
| title_sort | assessing occupational health and safety practices among kitchen staff of selected senior high schools in the ho municipality ghana |
| topic | Food quality safety practices hazards food safety schools Nutrition |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2024.2392404 |
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