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Assessing The Knowledge And Practices Of Occupational Safety And Health In The Artisanal And Small-Scale Gold Mining Sector Of Ghana: A Case Of Obuasi, Ebenezer Kwadwo Siabi, Peter Donkor, Samuel Kofi Mensah, Richmond Kotei Dzane, Napoleon Kurantin, Kwasi Frimpong, Sarah Elikplim Siabi, Christopher Vuu, Eddie Van Etten

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

It is noted that most developing countries such as Ghana are still grappling with health and safety policies and practices as governments and corporations have made insignificant efforts. This study utilized a questionnaire since it is suitable for both illiterate and literate respondents and allows for the gathering of massive quantities of data in a short space of time. The descriptive statistics, chi-square, likelihood ratio test regression, and correlation were used to assess the occupational safety and health knowledge and practices of employees in the artisanal small-scale gold mine in Obuasi. Although majority of the respondents had less than 5 …