Occupational Safety And Health Agency

The OSH Agency, the enforcement arm of the OSH Authority, officially commenced operation on August 17th 2007. It is the home of the Inspectorate. The Inspectorate is divided into three tiers: Safety and Health Inspector Is, Safety and Health Inspector IIs and Senior Inspectors. The Chief Inspector is the head of the Inspectorate and responsible for supervising the work of all the inspectors. The OSH Inspectors are vested with legal powers to access all workplaces, acquire any information needed to carry out investigations and to use its legal intervention powers. The main objective of the OSH Agency is to ensure compliance with the OSH Act in accordance with its enforcement policy that encourages voluntary compliance in the first instance. Therefore raising public awareness through the engagement of tripartite partners and other stakeholders is a critical component of the Agency’s operational strategy. Close co-operation with government ministries and institutions, as well as supporting OSH training structures and the provision of accessible OSH information are also essential to OSHA’s mandate. The OSH Agency is currently headed by Mrs. Carolyn Sancho, Executive Director.