Tanzania Occupational Health and Safety Association (TOHASA)

What Tanzania Occupational Health and Safety Association (TOHASA) does

TOHASA is the national professional association for occupational health and safety practitioners in Tanzania. Founded on 8 August 2022 by 13 professionals drawn from Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Financial, Construction and Mining sectors, and officially registered on 4 December 2022 under The Societies Act (CAP.337 R.E. 2002) with registration number S.A.23338, the association serves as the umbrella organisation representing the workplace health and safety profession nationally. It serves individual practitioners (students, graduates, technical and chartered members), corporate members, and cooperative institutional members, providing professional recognition, continuing professional development, certification, networking, and advocacy on OHS legislation and regulation. Its geographic scope is positioned as East Africa, with a flagship annual conference framed around advancing workplace safety across Africa.

The core technology asset is the TOHASA-MMS (Membership Management System), a self-service digital platform hosted at tohasa.or.tz/TOHASA-SYSTEM/ that handles member registration, account management, CPD training access, event participation, and resource distribution. The product portfolio is layered: tiered membership programs (Student, Graduate, Technical, Chartered, Corporate, Cooperative) form the base, augmented by cooperative institutional registration, professional development services (CPD training, micro-credentials, mentoring, certification), knowledge resources (Tanzania OHS Body of Knowledge, quarterly newsletter, fortnightly news), and industry events such as the TOHASA Global Health and Safety Conference. The organisation is supported by a small team of 5 employees led by Founding Chairperson Caroline S. Baraza and Honorary Secretary Abdulkadir Mwinyi.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring subscription membership fees (ranging from 30,000 TZS for Student to 350,000 TZS for Cooperative members), one-time event and conference registration fees, and professional development/training services. The go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, combining the annual flagship conference, networking events, peer mentoring groups, and digital channels (MMS portal, newsletters, online registration forms) to acquire and retain members across multiple industries.

Name

Tanzania Occupational Health and Safety Association (TOHASA)

Legal name

Tanzania Occupational Health and Safety Association

Website

https://tohasa.or.tz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TOHASA is the national professional association for occupational health and safety practitioners in Tanzania, founded in 2022. It offers tiered membership programs, CPD training, certification, conferences, and a Membership Management System serving individual professionals and corporate members across multiple industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupational Health & Safety (EHS) Programs & Training (OSHA-style) (EDAEAKAI)

Keywords

• Occupational health and safety
• Professional association services
• Continuing professional development
• Workplace safety training
• Health and safety certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Dar es Salaam

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Fees: Annual subscription fees collected from individual members across multiple tiers (Graduate, Chartered, Technical, Student, Honorary). Registration fees are charged upon joining, with annual renewal fees collected on a recurring basis.
2. Corporate/Cooperative Membership Fees: Annual institutional membership fees for organizations seeking staff engagement with TOHASA programs and formal participation in events and industry networking.
3. Event Registration and Conferences: Revenue generated from event registrations, conference fees, and programs such as the TOHASA Global Health and Safety Conference.
4. Training and Professional Development: Continuing professional development (CPD) programs, short courses, micro-credentials, and certification programs for health and safety professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TOHASA is the national professional association for occupational health and safety in Tanzania, offering tiered individual and corporate membership subscriptions, continuing professional development (CPD) training and certification, industry conferences and networking events, and access to OHS knowledge resources including the Tanzania OHS Body of Knowledge and quarterly professional newsletters.

Product overview

TOHASA operates as a professional association for occupational health and safety in Tanzania, offering a unified membership management system (TOHASA-MMS) as its primary digital product. The organization provides a portfolio of membership programs across multiple tiers (Graduate, Chartered, Technical, Student, Corporate, and Honorary), complemented by cooperative institutional registration, professional development services including CPD training and certification, knowledge resources such as the Tanzania OHS Body of Knowledge and newsletters, and industry events and conferences. These offerings are delivered through the TOHASA-MMS platform with additional member portal access for registration and account management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Membership Programs Tiered individual professional memberships for occupational health and safety practitioners in Tanzania, including Student Member (registration 20,000 TZS, annual 30,000 TZS), Graduate Member (registration 50,000 TZS, annual 100,000 TZS), Chartered Member (registration 50,000 TZS, annual 150,000 TZS) and additional Technical and Honorary tiers, providing professional recognition, CPD access and member benefits.
• Cooperative Institutional Membership Institutional membership arrangement for companies and organisations with occupational health and safety interests (annual fee 350,000 TZS), enabling staff engagement with TOHASA programmes and formal participation in events, training and industry networking under one membership.
• Professional Development and CPD Training Continuing professional development programmes, short courses, micro-credentials, mentoring and support, and Health and Safety Profession Certification for OHS practitioners at various career stages, offered to TOHASA members.
• Events and Conferences Paid industry conferences, panel discussions, workshops and networking events for occupational health and safety professionals in Tanzania, headlined by the annual TOHASA Global Health and Safety Conference on advancing workplace safety in Africa.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Transland and Other Brand PartnersminorOthers · 8 August 2022Companies who trust TOHASA as evidenced by partner logo display on the association's website. Includes Transland and three other brand partners (brand1.png through brand4.png). No specific partnership details or relationship descriptions are available.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH): IOSH is the chartered professional body for occupational safety and health professionals in the UK with over 50,000 members globally, including members across Africa. It is a direct functional peer of TOHASA — a national/regional membership association providing OHS credentials, CPD, advocacy, and events to practitioners.
• Australian Institute of Health & Safety (AIHS): AIHS is the national peak body for OHS professionals in Australia, offering tiered membership, CPD, advocacy, and thought leadership. It is a direct functional peer for TOHASA in delivering a comparable value proposition to a national OHS workforce.
• Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE): CSSE is the Canadian national society for safety professionals — a peer association offering membership, certification support, conferences, and advocacy. Directly comparable to TOHASA in structure and revenue mix.
• British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS): BOHS is the UK professional society for occupational hygiene practitioners, with international membership, qualifications, and CPD. It is functionally a peer to TOHASA in advancing a specific OHS discipline through membership, training, and standards.
• American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP): ASSP is a US-based membership association for occupational safety and health professionals, with chapters, certifications, conferences, and advocacy. It mirrors TOHASA's structure: a professional society offering tiered membership, CPD, publications, and a national conference for OHS practitioners.
• Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP): BCRSP is the Canadian credentialing and registration body for OHS professionals, with certification programs, member services, and policy advocacy — directly comparable to TOHASA's Chartered and certification offerings.

Regional players

• South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Saiosh): Saiosh is the regional professional OHS body serving South Africa and increasingly the broader African market — highly comparable to TOHASA in mission, structure, and stage. It is the most relevant African peer and operates as a competitor for international OHS credentials across the continent.
• Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO): SISO is the national professional association for safety officers in Singapore, providing membership tiers, training, and continuing education. It is a regional peer in Asia with a near-identical operating model to TOHASA.

Broad incumbents

• National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH): NEBOSH is a UK-based awarding body offering globally recognised OHS qualifications widely used in Tanzania and across Africa. It is an indirect competitor/adjacent body to TOHASA — both serve the same OHS practitioner market, with NEBOSH dominant in international certifications and TOHASA in national membership/services.

Others

• International Network of Safety & Health Practitioner Organisations (INSHPO): INSHPO is an umbrella network of national OHS practitioner associations worldwide. It is a peer/ecosystem connection for TOHASA as a national body that could join INSHPO to access international collaboration, mutual recognition, and advocacy channels.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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