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Figure 12: Worker Participation in OSH Monitoring and Development
The lack of consultation is demonstrated by the fact that only 25% of the
respondents know that they have a colleague sitting in their company's
Occupational Safety and Health Committee. Unsurprisingly, participants' familiarity
with the committee's selection criteria is mixed. The answers ranged from track
record and length of service to management appointees or the lack of knowledge
regarding the process.
More than half (57.1% ) also stated that they had not experienced any labor or
OSH inspection in their workplace. For those whose workplaces had been
inspected, respondents answered that labor inspectors checked the work
environment, equipment,
whether work procedures were accurate or safe, and other considerations.
Regarding the frequency of inspections, many respondents answered that these
happened regularly (bi-monthly, quarterly, yearly, etc.). However, one respondent
claimed that employees in their company were hidden from labor inspectors that
visited their workplace.
Figure 13: Labor or OSH Workplace Inspection