One of the challenges is the need to coordinate efforts at 
the national level. As well, the OSH capabilities among 
the inspectors and the workforce need to be improved. 
The expertise to develop engineering controls to ensure 
the safe use of machines has to be improved. In addition, 
with a total of 15,441 workplaces covered under the 
Factories Act nationwide (as shown in table 4) and a 
limited pool of inspectors, the regulatory approach needs 
to be reviewed to ensure optimal allocation of resources.