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Importance of healthy older construction workers
(University of the Free State, 2005)
English: Older construction workers constitute a major proportion of total South African
construction employment. Demographic changes and an apparent growing
loss of interest among young people in careers in the construction ...
Combating HIV and AIDS in South African construction through effective communication
(University of the Free State, 2004)
English: It is increasingly being recognized that the only viable means of preventing
the spread of new HIV infections is sexual behavior change. Behavior change
programs should include information on risk that is ...
An investigation of training and mentoring of emerging contractors in the Eastern Cape
(University of the Free State, 2008)
English: Having an effective mentoring programme in place in the construction industry is critical to the development and growth of emerging contractors as well as the industry as a whole. A survey was undertaken among the ...
The capacity of emerging civil engineering contractors
(University of the Free State, 2008)
English: Construction management competencies are essential to realise sound practices among and to realise optimum performance by, inter alia, emerging civil engineering contractors. Such competencies enable the success ...
Client attitude to health and safety – a report on contractor’s perceptions
(University of the Free State, 2009)
English: The purpose of this article is to present findings of a preliminary survey on contractors’ perceptions of clients’ attitude relative to health and safety (H&S) implementation in the construction industry of Botswana ...
Client attitude to health and safety – a report on contractor’s perceptions
(University of the Free State, 2009)
English: The purpose of this article is to present findings of a preliminary survey on
contractors’ perceptions of clients’ attitude relative to health and safety (H&S)
implementation in the construction industry of ...
The practice of construction management
(University of the Free State, 2006)
English: International literature indicates that supervision, communication, motivation and leadership are the top ranked skills required for practicing construction management — the discipline of managing a construction ...
Impact of the South African construction regulations as perceived by project managers
(University of the Free State, 2006)
English: International research indicates that construction clients and built environment consultants such as project managers, designers, and quantity surveyors influence and can contribute to construction health and ...
A critical review of the effectiveness of the Department of Labour (DoL) Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Inspectorate in relation to the construction industry in South Africa
(University of the Free State, 2008)
English: Irrespective of all the efforts made by the Department of Labour (DoL) and other relevant stakeholders to improve construction occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance, there is still a very high level ...