Training-Within-Industry Job Programs for Improved Construction Safety

Lesiba George Mollo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), South Africa. He obtained a PhD in Construction Management and a master's degree (M-Tech) in Quantity Surveying from Nelson Mandela University (NMU). He has worked for numerous construction companies on a part-time basis. His research interests include construction health and safety, wearable sensing technologies, and building energy management. Fidelis Emuze, PhD, is a Professor and Head of the Department of Built Environment at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT), South Africa. Lean construction, health, safety, and sustainability constitute the primary research interest of Dr. Emuze, who is a National Research Foundation (NRF) C-rated researcher that has published over 250 research outputs and received over 25 awards and recognitions. Dr. Emuze is the editor of Value and Waste in Lean Construction, Valuing People in Construction, and co-editor of Construction Health and Safety in Developing Countries. Dr. Emuze authored Construction Safety Pocketbook for South Africa in 2020. Dr. Emuze is the International Coordinator of CIB W123 – People in Construction Working Commission. John Smallwood is the Professor of Construction Management in the Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University, and the Principal, Construction Research Education and Training Enterprises (CREATE). Both his MSc and PhD (Construction Management) addressed construction health and safety (H&S). He has conducted extensive research and published in the areas of construction H&S, ergonomics, and occupational health (OH), but also in the areas of construction management education and training, environmental management, health and well-being, primary health promotion, quality management, risk management, and the practice of construction management.

Chapter 1. Construction safety and training-within-industry. 1.1. Introduction. 1.2. Training-within-Industry (TWI) method. 1.3. Research Methods. 1.4. Results. 1.5. Discussion. 1.6. Chapter Summary. References. Chapter 2. Causes of human failure on construction sites. 2.1. Introduction. 2.2. Human failure in industrial workplaces. 2.3. Research Methods. 2.4. Results. 2.5. Discussion. 2.6. Chapter Summary. References. Chapter 3. Human failure and safety management systems. 3.1. Introduction. 3.2. Safety management system in construction. 3.3. Research methods. 3.4. Results. 3.5. Discussion. 3.6. Chapter Summary. References. Chapter 4. Minimising human errors with learning-by-doing. 4.1. Introduction. 4.2. Learning-by-doing in industrial environments. 4.3. Research Methods. 4.4. Results. 4.5. Discussion. 4.6. Chapter Summary. References. Chapter 5. Managing health and safety on construction sites. 5.1. Introduction. 5.2. Safety managers and their function on construction sites. 5.3. Research methods. 5.4. Results. 5.5. Discussion. 5.6. Chapter Summary. References. Chapter 6. Minimising human errors on construction sites. 6.1. Introduction. 6.2. Training-Within-Industry method revisited. 6.3. Research methods. 6.4. Results. 6.5. Discussion. 6.6. Chapter Summary. References.