The study sought to determine effects of occupational safety and health awareness among on work environment in the Kenyan Kisumu County Water Service industry. The study utilized a descriptive research design. The target population consisted of employees of Kisumu Water and Sewerage Company (KIWASCO) and Lake Victoria South Water Service Board (LVSWSB) working in water treatment works, waste water treatment plants and construction sites. From population of 410, Sample size was determined using standard formula by Fisher (1983). Since the population was <10,000, the formula by Mugenda & Mugenda, (2003) was applied and 81 number of Questionnaires used to obtain primary data finally analyzed using quantitative techniques. A simple random sampling was employed to draw the respondents from each site and selfadministered semi-structured questionnaire was used to acquire data. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. Frequencies and percentages were obtained and correlations done using Spearman's correlation coefficients. On the respondents organizations, majority at 57(75%) worked at KIWASCO, 12(15.79%) worked at LVSWSB while the minority at 7(9.21%) worked at GULF. Preponderance of the respondents at 61(80.3%) were males while the least at 15(19.7%) females. Most of the respondents at 28(36.6%) were between 29-39 years of age while the same number of respondents forming the minority at 24(31.6%) were both between 18-28 years and 40-50 years of ages. Preponderance of the respondents at 61(80.3%) had attained college level of education as their highest, 9(11.8%) attained secondary while the minority at 6(7.9%) had attained primary level of education as their highest. On the number of years worked for the organization, majority at 27(35.5%) had worked for 4 years, 24(31.6%) had worked 1 year, 15(19.7%) had worked for 3 years while the least number of respondents at 10 (13.2%) had worked for 2 years for their organization. Preponderance of the respondents at 49(64.5%) stated that water supply was their nature of work, 14(18.4%) stated construction as their nature of work while the minority at 13(17.1%) stated waste water as their nature of work. This research found that awareness of existence of Safety and Health Act of 2007 was to a large extent, mean =3.80, SD=1.200. It was critical for staff to master occupational safety regulations to a large extent, mean= 4.36, SD=0.948, same applying to the importance of knowing and following safe work procedures mean=4.49, SD=0.931. Majority of the respondents were aware of the instructions to follow for safe working practices, mean of 4.38, SD=0.879. The mean of mean was 4.12 denoting that the respondents were aware of occupational safety and health to a large extent. The study analyzed the relationship between staff awareness of occupational safety and health and work environment using Spearman's rho coefficient ,Confidence Level (CL) = 95%, It was established that there is a significant moderate positive relationship between staff awareness...
Fisher (1983). Since the population was <10,000, the formula by Mugenda & Mugenda, (2003)
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