Abstract
The concept of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) was introduced in the Ghanaian
industries before the introduction of the Factories, Offices, and Shops Act 1970. The
introduction of different regulatory bodies in Ghana have not solved the OHS
challenges. The purpose of the study is to address appropriate means for OHS
challenges improvement in Ghana. Literature review was conducted on OHS practices
and challenges in Ghana. Findings from the study shows numerous OHS challenges
which include lack of comprehensive national OHS policy, inability to partner with
organizations responsible for the implementing the OHS activities and inability to ratify
the International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention number 155 as the major
challenges are OHS challenges in Ghana. This calls for the strengthening of the existing
government policies and the ratification of the ILO convention 1981 (No.155) as a
minimum to accommodate any possible OHS challenges in Ghana.