The study examined how artisans in the Suame Magazine Industrial Sector managed safety in mechanical shops. It also assessed the educational levels of the artisans, the causes and effects of accidents in the Suame Magazine Industrial Sector. The study would be used as a model for instructing the artisans about proper safety practices. The type of design employed was a descriptive survey. The population was made up of welders, machinists, shop owners, and industrial inspectors. A sample of 49, comprised of 12 machine shop owners, 37 artisans, and 1 factory inspector, were randomly selected from the Suame Magazine Industrial Sector. We prepared four sets of questionnaires to collect data for the study. Version 21 of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was utilised for data analysis. The educational levels of most of the shop owners and artisans in this sector were vocational, technical, and junior high school levels, constituting 26.5%, 14.3%, and 24.5%, respectively. Apart from formal education, the majority (54%) of the shop owners and artisans had no privilege to do any training on workshop safety. Additionally, the study uncovered that a greater number of shop owners and artisans (62.2%) do not have maintenance schedules but undertake maintenance when their machines develop faults or break down. The findings reveal that a significant number of shop owners and artisans don’t read instructions on machines before working on them or using them. Furthermore, a significant number of the shop owners and the artisans (65.3% and 65%), respectively, neither notify the factory inspectorate of their existence nor report accidents. It is suggested that the Factories Inspectorate Department (FID) work with technical universities to develop in-depth training programmes for industrial shop owners and artisans. The FID should zero in on the industrial area as part of their operational areas and strengthen safety activities there. More factory inspectors need to be employed to work effectively to cover all the big and small-scale industries within their jurisdiction.

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