DEPARTMENT OF FACTORIES INSPECTORATE
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The Department of Factories Inspectorate provides national leadership in Occupational Safety and Health. The Department seeks to find and share the most effective ways of getting results to save lives, prevent injuries and diseases at all workplaces.
Providing National Leadership in Occupational Safety and Health
What We Offer You
The objective of the Department is to prevent occupational accidents and diseases that arise from exposure to stresses in the working environment, by the promotion and enforcement of measures that would safeguard the health and safety of workers, using as a basis, the provisions of the Factories, Offices and Shops Act and its related regulations.
Issuance of Registration Certificate
The department is responsible for the issuing of a yearly certificate by ACT 328 OF 1970, it’s undeniable that managing Health & Safety in the workplace is not only a legal requirement; it is also the morally correct thing to do.
Health & Safety Promotion
To promote safety effectively, employees have to adopt appropriate administrative procedures and workers must use safe working practices. The protection of workers against sickness, disease and injury related to their work environment
Periodic Technical Inspections
The Department Of Factories Inspectorate is mandated by act 328 of 1970 to conduct a technical safety, health and welfare inspection regularly of all premises within its jurisdiction to ascertain compliance of the law.
Industrial Hygiene Surveys
An Industrial hygiene survey is a survey conducted to accurately identify and assess worker exposures to chemical, physical and biological agents in the workplace; to provide recommendations for their reduction or elimination
Our Awards
BEST CORRUPTION REPORTING MECHANISM AWARD
AWARD FOR ADOPTION OF UPDATED SERVICE DELIVERY CHARTER
AWARD FOR PRACTICAL APPROACH TO FIGHTING CORRUPTION
In The News
NEW YEAR GREETINGS 2025
As we move into 2025, we are poised to introduce new policies and targets aimed at enhancing our operational efficiency and appraisal systems. This year, we will place significant focus on construction sites and companies, underscoring our commitment to health and safety in these critical areas. The department’s financial target is set at Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (4.5M), a goal I am confident we can achieve through our collective determination and diligence.
George D. Gashon.
Chief Inspector of Factories
DEPARTMENT OF FACTORIES INSPECTORATE
P. O. BOX MB 58, ACCRA
+233 (0) 30 396 1665
GA-226-8449
headoffice@dfi.gov.gh