Examine safety awareness and accident prevention among workers in the catering industry within the Bolgatanga municipal assembly

Abstract

Safety awareness and accident prevention is very vital aspect at all establishment including catering and hospitality industry. The purpose of the study is to improve the situation of safety awareness and accident prevention among workers in the hospitality and catering industry in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly. Besides, the study seeks achieve on factor causing accidents among workers in the catering industry in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly. The challenges associated with safety awareness and accident preventions among workers in the catering industry in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly and lastly, management strategies to create safety awareness and accident preventions among workers in the catering industry in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly. Descriptive research design was used for the study. Questionnaires were used as data collection instrument in obtaining information from the respondents. convenience sampling method was used for the study to reach out respondent. Specifically, a sample size of 80 respondents were used from the entire population. The field data or responses were further analyzed using Social Package for Scientific Studies (SPSS) and Excel. The study revealed factors such as wrong attitude towards work, alcoholism and drugs, limited resources for implement safety and lack of education and safety awareness were the causes of accident in the hospitality and catering industry. The study recommended that, stakeholders involved in the hospitality and catering industry must adopt plans and policies to ensure the safety of catering staffs in the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly. The managers must provide in-service training to the catering staffs about accident and safety preventions in the kitchen.