TANZANIA n = 20 Yes No Partial h) The contact details of specific public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? Additional Information Only the contact of the head office is provided: telephone numbers, P.O. Box numbers and fax numbers • Total Score: 7/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the Occupational Safety and Health Agency: 1. Your institution has a mandate to supervise and promote the health of Tanzania’s people by making sure that working environments are safe and all necessary precautions are met; how do common citizens access information useful to them from your office? Do they need to pay for information? 2. Through the mandate above, OSHA is also required to visit various working areas to inspect how safe the working environment is. What efforts have been taken so far to visit small private workshops where young people are working in very poor conditions? 3. Most of private houses are built by masons who do not wear protective gear; what measures has OSHA taken to make sure inspections are conducted in various areas and to ensure the law is abided to by the builders. 4. There is great improvement in your systems and OSHA certificates can be found in some workshops and offices; what efforts is OSHA making to ensure its services are reaching remote areas? 5. Your institution works in sensitive areas, protecting workers, though some of your staff are tempered and issue some documents and certificates without following proper procedures; what is your plan to make sure that you have zero corruption in your daily undertakings? n = 20 Yes No 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? • 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? • 3. Did the institution respond to the request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? • 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. • • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total Score: 15/20 78 Additional Information • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? Partial • • But they replied to the request letter on the 8th day