Assessment of the level of knowledge on occupational accidents and description of the contribution to the declaration of occupational accidents of health personnel and human resources in the sonabel zone of the ost in Burkina Faso

Objective: To study the knowledge of health personnel and human resources of SONABEL zone of OST on occupational accidents and the practice of their declaration. Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study covering the period March 15 to April 15, 2023. The sampling was exhaustive. All health workers and human resources personnel from all related companies to the SSTIE were included. This data collection was carried out through a semi-directional interview. Results: In this population, the average age was 44.2 years with an average occupational seniority of 13 years. A total of 17.9% of the respondents received specific training on accidents at work. The respondents who gave a good definition of an occupational accident accounted for 97% and only 50.7% knew the populations likely to be victims of occupational accidents. 88.1% of the respondents were aware of the appropriate actions to be taken by occupational accidents victims or their families. More than 37% of the respondents were not aware of the benefits of reporting accidents at work place and 76.6% were not aware of the possibilities of reporting occupational accidents in the event of an employer deficiency. Only 29.9% of the respondents were aware of the mandatory documents for reporting occupational accidents to the social security fund. In 68.7% of the departments, there was no register of occupational accidents. Workers' lack of awareness was the main reason given (97%) for underreporting occupational accidents. For an optimal management of the services in the event of an accident at work place in SONABEL zone, no effort should be spared.