1、 THE STATE OF SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETYPRESENTED BY PROF JOHN SMALLWOODPROFESSOR OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTDEPT.OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENTNELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY john.smallwoodmandela.ac.za COPYRIGHT 2002,2003,2004,2014,2016,2018,2019,2024,&2025SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF OCCUPAT
2、IONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH(SAIOSH)HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCECAPE TOWN,15 AUGUST 2025Why is construction so backward?(Woudhysen and Abley,2004)“So long as construction remains a backward industry,safety within it will be backward.So long as off-site manufacturing remains a footnote togeneral building,
3、a lot of accidents are bound to happen in the hurly-burlyrush to get on-site work completed ontime.”(p.43)2014:Prof JJ SmallwoodIntroduction(1)This presentation is mostly based upon the:Article The Long Overdue Overhaul of South African Construction Health and Safety(H&S):https:/sacpcmp.org.za/shape
4、-shifter-july-2024/https:/tobuild.co.za/news/the-long-overdue-overhaul-of-south-african-construction-health-and-safety-hs/https:/www.svmag.co.za/issuepage/327/SV_PROTECT_MAGAZINE_VOL18_NO2_SECOND_QUARTER_2024 https:/safety1st.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/African-OSH-June-2024.pdf https:/forum.sa
5、febuild.co.za/index.php?threads/the-long-overdue-overhaul-of-south-african-construction-health-and-safety-h-s.1629/i-DEAL.Issue 06 2024.19-20(Summary in the DELs internal newsletter)Study The State of South African Construction Health and Safety 2024:Prof JJ SmallwoodIntroduction(2)The following art
6、icles,among others,reflect the experience of collapses in South African construction:Constructing reinforced concrete frames without injury and fatality:The relationship between health and safety and quality,The Civil Engineering and Building Contractor,March 1997 Large-scale construction accidents