The influence of clients' leadership in relation to construction health and safety in South Africa

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作者：

Okorie, Victor ^{[1
]}

Emuze, Fidelis ^{[2
]}

Smallwood, John ^{[1
]}

van Wyk, Jacobus ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ, Dept Construct Management, POB 77000, ZA-6031 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

[2] Cent Univ Technol, Dept Built Environm, Free State CUT, ZA-9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa

[3] Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ, Dept Bldg & Human Settlement Dev, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

来源：

ACTA STRUCTILIA | 2014年 / 21卷 / 02期

关键词：

Behaviours; clients; construction; leadership; health and safety; South Africa;

D O I：

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中图分类号：

C93 [管理学];

学科分类号：

12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;

摘要：

The South African Construction Regulations realise the contributions by each member of a project team to health and safety (H&S) improvement. These Regulations amplify the roles and contributions of clients to project realisation. The tenets of the Regulations conform with the observation that clients' H&S leadership and behaviours are an effective means of improving construction H&S performance in the industry. This article reports on a study that examined current clients' leadership approach and expectations in terms of H&S in South African construction. The review of relevant literature provides the platform for the research survey, which was conducted among selected clients of the industry. The findings show that clients' H&S leadership roles and behaviours have a significant influence on construction H&S performance in South Africa. Findings reveal that unethical behaviour, in terms of procurement and contract awards, is a serious challenge to the improvement of H&S performance in the industry.

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页数：25