Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry
Construction Health and Safety (H&S) is of significant importance to the improvement and sustainability of the construction process. This is why at various levels of the construction process, clients, project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufactur...
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University of the Free State
2011-06-01
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| description | Construction Health and Safety (H&S) is of significant importance to the improvement and sustainability of the construction process. This is why at various levels of the construction process, clients, project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers have endeavoured to improve H&S management practices in construction. However, the implementation of H&S in construction has not resulted in a commensurate improvement in the industry. The thrust of the issue is the assessment of the level of knowledge of legislation through the devolution of responsibilities to stakeholders; and perceptions relative to H&S in Malawi. Therefore, for objectivity purposes, a quantitative survey was conducted among key construction industry stakeholders such as clients, architects, engineers, project managers, and contractors. Selected findings include that the status of H&S in Malawian construction is sub-optimal, and that the contributions of clients, project managers, architects, engineers, building and civil engineering contractors have been sporadic, rather than significant. Notably, poor H&S recurs in construction, and H&S is perceived to be the duty of site managers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f809cc7a6b94f348d8e29db9213e8ef2022-12-22T02:45:52ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Structilia1023-05642415-04872011-06-011816880Health and safety in the Malawian construction industryCharles Chiocha0John Smallwood1Fidelis Emuze2Nelson Mandela UniversityNelson Mandela UniversityNelson Mandela UniversityConstruction Health and Safety (H&S) is of significant importance to the improvement and sustainability of the construction process. This is why at various levels of the construction process, clients, project managers, architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers have endeavoured to improve H&S management practices in construction. However, the implementation of H&S in construction has not resulted in a commensurate improvement in the industry. The thrust of the issue is the assessment of the level of knowledge of legislation through the devolution of responsibilities to stakeholders; and perceptions relative to H&S in Malawi. Therefore, for objectivity purposes, a quantitative survey was conducted among key construction industry stakeholders such as clients, architects, engineers, project managers, and contractors. Selected findings include that the status of H&S in Malawian construction is sub-optimal, and that the contributions of clients, project managers, architects, engineers, building and civil engineering contractors have been sporadic, rather than significant. Notably, poor H&S recurs in construction, and H&S is perceived to be the duty of site managers.http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/as/article/view/112ConstructionHealth and safetyMalawi.Malawi |
| spellingShingle | Charles Chiocha John Smallwood Fidelis Emuze Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry Acta Structilia Construction Health and safety Malawi. Malawi |
| title | Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry |
| title_full | Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry |
| title_fullStr | Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry |
| title_short | Health and safety in the Malawian construction industry |
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| topic | Construction Health and safety Malawi. Malawi |
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