LA IMPROVISACIÓN EN EL PROCESO DE CREACIÓN TEATRAL

The research instrument had 5 questions evaluating the respondents’ understanding of the impact of the implementation of the Construction Regulations. The results from the 5 questions are presented and interpreted in this section.

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Sub-Question 4

Has the implementation of the Construction Regulations led to a decline in occurrence of accidents on construction sites in South African through change in attitude and behaviour?

Note:

Scale of 1-5, 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = unsure, 4 = agree and 5 = strongly agree was used on questions 31 to 34.

Table 4.14: Impact of Implementation of Construction Regulations

Ser. No. Question 1 2 3 4 5 Mean

(std. dev.)

31

Do you think the adherence to the Construction Regulations add value to the implementation of any construction project? 0 (0.0) 4 (3.0) 20 (15.2) 55 (41.7) 53 (40.2) 4.2 (.8) 32

Has your organisation realised any change in the attitudes of the employees following training on the Construction Regulations? 4 (3.0) 18 (13.6) 36 (27.3) 49 (37.1) 25 (18.9) 3.6 (1.0) 33

Has your organisation observed any employee behaviour change after training on the Construction Regulations? 3 (2.3) 22 (16.7) 34 (25.8) 51 (38.6) 22 (16.7) 3.5 (1.0) 34

Has the implementation of the Construction Regulations led to a decline in occurrence of accidents on construction sites in South Africa?

9 (6.8) 10 (7.6) 36 (27.3) 38 (28.8) 39 (29.5) 3.7 (1.2) Total 3.7 (.9)

NB: Bracketed ** - Percentage; Not bracketed * - Frequency

The adoption of the construction regulations was intended by policy makers to improve the health and safety of employees and visitors at the construction sites (CIDB, 2009a, Smallwood, 2007). Results in Table 4.14 are on whether the implementation of the

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construction regulations have led to any positive changes in health and safety at construction sites in the Gauteng Province.

The respondents were asked if the adherence to the construction regulations has added value to the implementation of any construction projects in their organisations. Only 3% disagreed that adherence to the construction regulations has added value to the implementation of construction projects in their organisations while 15.2% were unsure. The largest proportion of 81.9% (41.7% plus 40.2%) of the respondents was in agreement that the adherence to the construction regulations has added value to the implementation of construction projects in their organisations. It can therefore be suggested from the view of the majority of the respondents that most of the organisations in the Gauteng Province’s construction industry are ripping benefits associated with the adherence to the construction regulations. This finding is associated with existing literature which indicates that the adherence to construction regulations may lead to improved health and safety as well as reduction in costs related in poor health and safety (Smallwood and Haupt, 2005; Hinze, 2006).

Results in Table 4.14, confirm that 16.6% (3% plus 13.6%) of the research participants were in disagreement that their organisation realised change in the attitudes of the employees following training on the construction regulations while 27.3% were unsure. However, 56% (37.1% plus 18.9%) of the respondents strongly agreed and agreed that their organisation realised change in the attitudes of the employees following training on the construction regulations. Thus, the majority of organisations in construction industry of Gauteng Province are witnessing a change in attitudes of employees towards health and safety following employees’ training on construction regulations. The change in attitudes of employees in the most of the organisations is important since poor attitudes towards health and safety are known for driving high rate of accidents (Abdelhamid and Everett, 2000; Toole, 2002).

Table 4.14 is also confirming that 19% (2.3% plus 16.7%) of the respondents were in disagreement that their organisations have observed change in employee behaviour after training of the employees on the construction regulations while 25.8% were unsure. The remaining proportion of 53.5% (36.8% plus 16.7%) of the research participants strongly agreed and agreed that their organisations have observed change in employee behaviour after training of the employees on the construction regulations. The view of the majority of the respondents is in line with the view of Tam, et al. (2004) who argue that training of employees leads to change in employee behaviour towards health and safety. Thus, most of the organisations in the Gauteng Province’s construction industry are experiencing a positive

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change in employees’ behaviour after training them on construction regulations. This positive change in behaviour is crucial in improving health and safety (Toole, 2002).

Finally, the research participants were asked if the implementation of the construction regulations led to a decline in occurrence of accidents on construction sites in South Africa. Respondents that were in disagreement that the implementation of the construction regulations led to a decline in occurrence of accidents on construction sites in South Africa were 14.4% (6.8% plus 7.6%) whilst 27.3% were not sure. The majority of the respondents (58.3%) (29.5% plus 28.8%) was in agreement that the implementation of the construction regulations led to a decline in occurrence of accidents on construction sites in South Africa. In accordance with the view of the majority of respondents it can thus be concluded that the adoption of the Construction Regulations has led to an improved health and safety of employees and visitors at construction sites across South Africa. If construction regulations are implemented effectively, organisations should experience a decline in accidents or injury rates (Smallwood, 2007). The view of the minority of the research participants are indicating that there are still organisations that are struggling with accidents at construction sites despite having implemented the construction regulations. This might be as a result of limited adherence to the implemented construction regulations.