Challenges associated with the implementation of occupational safety and health management systems in manufacturing industry of Mutare, Zimbabwe

In alignment with Article 14 of ILO Convention 155, the research advocates for a national strategy to foster a preventive OSH culture, integrating OSH into all education and training levels. Additionally, it recommends that the Government of Zimbabwe ratify ILO Convention 187 to support the establishment of a national OSH qualifications framework, enhancing OSH management at both national and workplace levels. This study originality is its ability to develop a problem driven framework of interventions ideal for solving OSH implementation challenges and their causal factors in the manufacturing industry of Mutare through experiential learning, coordination, and a collaborative approach. The study is of global significance as it has an impact of providing opportunities for sustainable OSH transformation in the manufacturing industry of Mutare and beyond.