Abstract:
Employees in institutions of higher learning are exposed to many hazards at the work place and this is likely to influence the levels of job satisfaction. The work affected is the employees who work in town campus. The psychological work environment is therefore the set of those characteristics of work enviromnent that affect how the worker feels. The psychological work enviromnent provides a good description of the mental activities that a worker undertakes during working hours or at post. Occupational health and safety is concerned with protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment. It ensures a safe and healthy work enviromnent, protects co-workers, family members, employers and customers from hazards. The achievement of a healthy and safe place of the work is the responsibility of everyone employed in an organization as well as those working there under contract. Psychological work environment include good descriptions and references to other sources of infonnation on stress, bullying, working requirements, cooperation and conflict. Stress and wellbeing are themes within the psychological work environment. Workers think about the following but not limited to, the nature of work, wages that will be earned, opportunity for growth and the like. These factors affect the level of contentment of an employee and in effect impacts on his or her performance. The main objective of this study was to determine the effect of selected Occupational Health and Safety management practices on job satisfaction of employees in University Campuses in Nakuru Town, Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to detennine the effect of welfare management practices on job satisfaction, to determine the effect of emergency management practices on job satisfaction, to detemiine the effect of workplace environment practices on employee job satisfaction and to determine the combined effect of welfare management practices, emergency management practices and workplace management practices on’ employee job satisfaction. The research design was descriptive. The target population was 258 non-teaching staff, in all the University Campuses situated in Nakuru. Data was collected using questionnaires. Hypothesis testing was done using Pearson’s correlation and regression analysis. The findings of the study established significant positive relationship between Occupational Health and Safety management practices and Job Satisfaction. It was concluded that the practice of occupational health and safety management practices leads to improved job satisfaction among employees. The study recommends that Universities should invest in occupational health and safety issues that concern employees.
