Client attitude to health and safety (H&S) - a report on contractor's perceptions
- Authors: Musonda, I. , Haupt, T.
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Attitude , Botswana , Client , Construction , Health and safety
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/22602 , uj:16215 , Citation: Musonda, I. & Haupt, T. 2008. Client attitude to health and safety (H&S) - a report on contractor's perceptions. In: Hinze, J., Bohner S, and Lew, J. (Eds). Evolution of and directions in construction safety and health. Conference proceedings of the CIB W99 International conference, 9- 11 March 2008, Florida. ISBN: 978-0-9790854-1-3
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present findings of a preliminary survey on Contractors’ perceptions of clients, attitude relative to health and safety (H&S) implementation in Botswana’s construction industry.
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Client commitment and attitude to construction health and safety in Botswana
- Authors: Musonda, I. , Smallwood, J.
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Botswana , Construction , Health and safety , Client commitment
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/23055 , uj:16217 , Citation: Musonda, I. & Smallwood, J. 2008. Client commitment and attitude to construction health and safety in Botswana. 5th CIDB Post Graduate Conference on Construction Industry Development. Bloemfontein, South Africa, 16-18 March 2008. ISBN: 0-86886-758-6
- Description: Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present findings of a preliminary survey on the extent to which clients are involved in construction health and safety (H&S) implementation in Botswana.
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Designer's contribution to construction health and safety (H&S) - a case study of a public works project
- Authors: Musonda, I. , Haupt, T.
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Designers , Health and safety , Performance improvement
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/22581 , uj:16212 , Citation: Musonda, I. & Haupt, T. 2008. Designer's contribution to construction health and safety (H&S) - a case study of a public works project. Conference proceedings of the 3rd Built Environment Conference by Association of Schools of Construction of Southern Africa (ASOCSA 2008), held in Cape Town, South Africa, 6th–8th July 2008. ISBN: 978-0-620-41382
- Description: Abstract: This paper presents findings from a study conducted on a public works’ construction project in Botswana to establish the contribution of designers (consultants) to construction health and safety (H&S)
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Health and safety (H&S) awareness and implementation in Botswana's construction industry
- Authors: Musonda, I. , Smallwood, J.
- Date: 2008
- Subjects: Awareness , Botswana , Construction , Health and safety , Implementation
- Language: English
- Type: Journal article
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/23191 , uj:16218 , Citation: Musonda, I. & Smallwood, J. 2008. Health and safety (H&S) awareness and implementation in Botswana's construction industry. Journal of Engineering Design and Technology 6(1):81-90. ISSN 1726-0531
- Description: Abstract: A study was conducted to determine the level of awareness and implementation of health and safety (H&S) in Botswana’s construction industry. Findings from the research reveal that the level of H&S awareness is low, H&S legislation is not complied with, the management of contractors is not committed to H&S implementation, there is a lack of H&S management systems, procedures, and protocol, and clients and designers do not participate in the implementation of H&S. Recommendations include that the requisite H&S legislation and regulations be promulgated in accordance with the International Labour Office (ILO) recommendations, and that all stakeholders should be equally responsible for the implementation of H&S.
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Identifying factors influencing construction workers’ food choices in Gauteng, South Africa: A pilot investigation
- Authors: Okoro, C. , Musonda, I. , Agumba, J.
- Date: 2016
- Subjects: Construction , Health and safety , Nutrition
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/390987 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/122323 , uj:20639 , Citation: Okoro, C, Musonda, I. & Agumba, J. 2016. Identifying factors influencing construction workers’ food choices in Gauteng, South Africa: A pilot investigation.
- Description: 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.
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An investigation of factors that assure a zero accident goal in construction sites in Gauteng, South Africa
- Authors: Van Heerden, J. H. F. , Musonda, I. , Okoro, C. S.
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Construction industry , Gauteng , Health and safety
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/282206 , uj:30405 , Citation: Van Heerden, J.H.F., Musonda, I. & Okoro, C.S. 2018. An investigation of factors that assure a zero accident goal in construction sites in Gauteng, South Africa.
- Description: Abstract: Construction accidents and fatalities bear heavily on companies. Thus, achieving zero accidents on construction projects is a desired goal universally. The present study aims to identify critical conditions or factors to ensure zero accidents on projects. A field questionnaire survey was used to collect data in different locations in Gauteng. Participants were selected using snowballing and judgemental sampling techniques. Empirical data were analysed using EXCEL to output descriptive statistics including mean item scores and standard deviation. The factors were further ranked to identify the most important as perceived by the sampled respondents. The study found that clear H&S goals, regular recording of accidents and incidents, regular tool box talks as well as following strict H&S rules, procedures and processes were the most indicators of a good safety record among the sampled organisations. On the other hand, involving staff in H&S planning and worker incentives did not appear to have much bearing on achieving zero accidents in the organizations sampled. The study was conducted in only one Province in South Africa and may not be generalisable to construction organizations in entire country or other geographical areas. The current research identifies factors necessary to prevent or avoid accidents on construction sites. Continuous health and safety improvement is likely if factors to prevent accidents are taken into account to prevent their occurrence.
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