- Title
- Construction health and safety culture in South African small and medium enterprises
- Creator
- Agumba, Justus N., Haupt, Theo
- Subject
- Construction health and safety, Construction industry, Small business
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- Article
- Identifier
- uj:5307
- Identifier
- ISSN 978-0-62043702-8
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5293
- Description
- Construction health and safety (H&S) culture in small and medium construction enterprises (SMEs) has received little attention in South Africa, in terms of either research or support for preventive initiatives. Previous research suggests that this sector has serious problems exacerbated by limited access to human, economic and technological resources. Moreover it is now recognized that methods developed specifically for large firms cannot necessarily be transferred to smaller and medium firms, hence the need to investigate the H&S culture in SMEs. This exploratory study is based on descriptive survey using semi-structured and structured questionnaire, and non-probability sampling to give an overview of the characteristics of H&S culture and practices in SMEs firms in the South African construction industry.
- Rights
- 4th Built Environment Conference, Zambia, 17-19 May 2009
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