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.