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The Role of Media in South African Health and Safety

Construction Economics and Building

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Title The Role of Media in South African Health and Safety
 
Creator Smallwood, John
Venter, Danie
 
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Description A large number of fatalities and injuries occur in the South African construction industry.Traditionally, the print media have dedicated editorial, published news, articles andletters, and have exposed abusive or non-conforming conditions and practices in termsof H&S. Literature also indicates that the print media can influence and has an impacton H&S.Given the level of fatalities and injuries and the potential role of the print media, a postalsurvey was conducted among editors of construction and related magazines. Findingsindicate that: the print media do contribute to and play a role in construction H&S;industry has the capacity and needs to promote H&S on a wider basis; there is a needto improve construction H&S; to a degree, editors are aware of what constitutes unsafeacts and unsafe conditions, and the print media can play an increased role through thereview of articles, advertisements, advertorial, editorial and photographs to prevent thedepiction of unhealthy and unsafe practices and conditions
 
Publisher UTS ePRESS
 
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Date 2011-08-31
 
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Identifier http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2279
10.5130/AJCEB.v1i1.2279
 
Source Construction Economics and Building; Vol 1, No 1 (2001): AJCEB; 43 - 52
2204-9029
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2279/2394
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2279/2396
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2279/2397
http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/AJCEB/article/view/2279/2399
 
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Rights Copyright (c) 2001 John Smallwood, Danie Venter
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