Abstract
Background: Nutrition is linked with health and safety performance of workers. However, there is scant literature focusing on
the nutrition of construction workers, especially in South Africa.
Methods: This pilot study investigated the factors that influence the nutrition of construction workers. A survey was conducted
and data were analysed using Microsoft Excel to determine mean scores and to rank the factors.
Results: Nutritional knowledge, economic factors and physiological factors were identified as influencing construction workers’
food choices.
Conclusion: These findings provide information that can be used for targeting construction workers’ nutrition which could, in
turn, improve health and safety performance on construction sites. Identifying nutrition-influencing factors allows for the design
of intervention programmes for construction workers.