Factors that determine construction health and safety agent collaboration on construction projects: a Delphi study

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dc.contributor.authorRantsatsi, Ndaleni
dc.contributor.authorMusonda, Innocent
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-14T09:16:00Z
dc.date.available2022-11-14T09:16:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThe construction industry (CI) continues to be the cause of injuries and illnesses to many workers worldwide. Collaboration between the construction health and safety agent (CHSA) and other built environment professionals may improve the impact of the CHSA on health and safety (H&S) performance. However, no study has identified the factors that determine CHSA collaboration on construction sites. A three rounds Delphi study was conducted to identify the factors that determine CHSA collaboration. A panel of 14 experts serving the CI were selected from four continents and were asked to identify additional factors and validate the factors identified from literature. Microsoft Excel 2016 was used to analyse the data; group medians were calculated to reach consensus, and open question responses were summarised qualitatively. The experts confirmed the existence of the factors identified in the literature. The factors that determine CHSA collaboration on construction projects include mutuality, trust, enabling environment, personal characteristics, common purpose, institutional support, and project context. Drawing from the findings, the study suggests that these seven factors can influence CHSA collaboration. The study is limited to 14 experts and more experts could have provided more information. The factors that determine CHSA collaboration identified in this study may not be exhaustive and another study may provide different factors. Further research could adopt other research methods such as the quantitative method, in order to determine the impact of these factors on CHSA collaboration. Factors that determine CHSA collaboration on construction projects should be identified, implemented, and monitored, in order to increase the influence of CHSA on H&S performance.en_ZA
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.3
dc.identifier.citationRantsatsi, N., Musonda, I., & Agumba, J. (2021). Factors that determine construction health and safety agent collaboration on construction projects: a Delphi study. Acta Structilia, 28(2), 53-77. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150487/as28i2.3en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2415-0487
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11974
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor(s)en_ZA
dc.rights.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCollaborationen_ZA
dc.subjectConstruction health and safety agenten_ZA
dc.subjectConstruction industryen_ZA
dc.subjectDelphi studyen_ZA
dc.subjectHealth and safety performanceen_ZA
dc.titleFactors that determine construction health and safety agent collaboration on construction projects: a Delphi studyen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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