1. OSH and Nepal OSH has not been a hot agenda There are some provisions related to OSH in Labour Act 1992. – 10 Labour Offices with factory inspectors – Safety Committee in enterprises

2. OSH and Nepal unsafe working conditions Lack of supervision & training Use of Old machinery & Equipment Lack of sufficient maintenance Bad House-keeping practices Violation of safety rules Causes of Accidents

3. OSH and Nepal Lack of knowledge & awareness among workers Lack of awareness and commitment in employment & management Fear of change and of cost increase Poor consultation system Majority of untrained people both in management & labour Lack of research & data-base on occupational diseases and health hazards Problems for sound OSH

4. GEFONT and OSH Partnership with employers and government for training programme on OSH Research for problem identification Awareness programme for safe & clean workplace and healthy life Partnership with employers for sound workplace management Pressurizing for waste and swage management Joining hands worth international Agencies like ILO for works in Cooperation on OSH

5. GEFONT and OSH A joint GEFONT-NTUC committee in cooperation with LO-FTF will launch a number of programs covering awareness, training, surveys and health campaigning on the issue Government has developed an New organization in a tripartite forum – OSH Association GEFONT has developed GEFONT Cooperative Clinic with aims to develop a technical groups of OSH workers in near future to develop OSH as a significant campaign in forthcoming days