Health and Safety Improvement Amongst Ghanaian Communities as A Corporate Social Responsibility of Construction Companies
Williams Justice,
Fugar Frank,
Adinyira Emmanuel
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2019
Pages:
23-29
Received:
16 April 2019
Accepted:
21 May 2019
Published:
11 November 2019
Abstract: Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to juxtapose construction site hazards with hazards present in typical Ghanaian communities to engender some safety knowledge transfer from construction companies to project host communities as a corporate social responsibility to the construction companies. Design/Methodology/Approach–Fifty-one volunteers who are health and safety professionals in Ghana part took in the survey to determine the common health and safety hazards present in most Ghanaian communities. The identified hazards were compared to typical construction site health and safety hazards identified from the literature. The survey also sought to establish the general health and safety awareness levels among Ghanaian communities. Findings – Findings of the study reveal that H&S awareness in the Ghanaian community is poor, and therefore needs improvement. It also identified 26 construction hazards that are also common in the Ghanaian communities and established that H&S knowledge in the Ghanaian construction industry is more advanced than that of the Ghanaian community. The findings further reveal that the respondent’s perception of poor health and safety in the Ghanaian community was influence by their job positions in the communities. Originality/Value–The poor state of H&S knowledge among Ghanaian communities has been recognized by various researchers, but this study is the first attempt to compare this state with the construction industry and to present a wide-ranging lesson to be learnt from health and safety improvement in the construction industry.
Abstract: Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to juxtapose construction site hazards with hazards present in typical Ghanaian communities to engender some safety knowledge transfer from construction companies to project host communities as a corporate social responsibility to the construction companies. Design/Methodology/Approach–Fifty-one volunteers who a...
Show More
Family Construction Models for Weak Economic Communities That Are Safe to the Environment
Bakhrani Abdul Rauf,
Mithen Lullulangi,
Faizal Amir
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2019
Pages:
30-34
Received:
19 October 2019
Accepted:
7 November 2019
Published:
17 November 2019
Abstract: The specific objectives of this study are: (1) to design a family latrine construction model that uses local raw materials for a weak economy community in the highlands of South Sulawesi province that is environmentally safe, (2) to find local materials that make up the latrine construction, and (3) find the right method for applying the latrine construction model. The research locations were the highlands of Maros Regency, Barru Regency and Soppeng Regency. The respondents of this study were 150 families were also selected purposively. The research variables are: 1) the family toilet construction model, 2) the construction material for the latrine construction, and 3) the method for applying the latrine model. Data collection by questionnaire. The analysis used is descriptive qualitative analysis. The results showed: 1) the construction model of family latrines for the economically weak community in the highlands of South Sulawesi Province: (a) the construction of a septictank is a pair of waterproof plaster plaster bricks, (b) has permeation, (c) latrine floors and rooms simple karamic baths, (d) locally made goose necks, (e) wall tiles in smooth plaster bricks, (f) local wooden roof truss, (g) local wooden roof coverings, bamboo or zinc, and (h) latrine doors local wood boards, 2) local materials making up construction, namely split stone, sand, gravel, local wood, bamboo and palm fiber. Other materials are cement, zinc, simple ceramics and klosed neck swans, and 3) the methods or steps taken to implement the family latrine model are: (a) introducing the latrine construction model and the material used, (b) explaining the purpose, benefits of latrines, the effects of feces that are disposed of randomly, (c) describe the local material used, and (d). provides a model of latrine model for weak economic families in the highlands.
Abstract: The specific objectives of this study are: (1) to design a family latrine construction model that uses local raw materials for a weak economy community in the highlands of South Sulawesi province that is environmentally safe, (2) to find local materials that make up the latrine construction, and (3) find the right method for applying the latrine co...
Show More
Alternative Cement-Treated Base Construction with Class A Aggregate Mixtures in Provincial Road Maintenance Periodic in West Java
Yudi Sekaryadi,
Anastasia Caroline Sutandi
Issue:
Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2019
Pages:
35-42
Received:
4 July 2019
Accepted:
27 September 2019
Published:
4 December 2019
Abstract: To handle roads that have a subgrade with a CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of less than 2% and a plasticity index of more than 20%, one of them is by using CTB (Cement Treated Base) pavement on the foundation layer. CTB is a mixture of materials consisting of coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, cement, and water. Periodic maintenance of roads in the southern part of West Java Province uses a pavement structure that is, AC-WC as a surface layer, CTB as the upper foundation layer, class A aggregate, as the lower foundation layer. Based on the contract time calculation, there will be a delay in the execution of the work, because the quary material is only 1 location and there is a build-up of mixing and mixing of coarse and fine aggregates to meet the mixture of CTB and class A aggregates. A is only one aggregate fraction so that in the quarry material only one time is made and mixed. Research on the nature and characteristics of the aggregate obtained results, namely the volume volume of the CTB mixture using a class A aggregate mixture: portland cement (1%), water (2.08%), fine aggregate (3.41%), and coarse aggregate (4.74%). While the results of the concrete compressive strength test on the mixture of CTB with CTB aggregate obtained an average compressive strength value of 127.70kg/cm2 greater than the planned compressive strength of 125kg/cm2. For CTB mixture using CTB aggregate, it becomes: Portland cement (1%), water (1.0%), fine aggregate (2.70%), and coarse aggregate (3.20%). While the concrete compressive strength test results on the mixture of CTB with CTB aggregate obtained an average compressive strength value of 126.80kg/cm2 greater than the planned compressive strength of 125kg/cm2. After modification of the pavement type, the road pavement structure becomes a surface layer with 4cm thick AC-WC, the upper foundation layer uses CTB with class A thick aggregate 20, the lower foundation layer with class A aggregate 20cm thick, and the original soil as a subgrade layer.
Abstract: To handle roads that have a subgrade with a CBR (California Bearing Ratio) of less than 2% and a plasticity index of more than 20%, one of them is by using CTB (Cement Treated Base) pavement on the foundation layer. CTB is a mixture of materials consisting of coarse aggregates, fine aggregates, cement, and water. Periodic maintenance of roads in th...
Show More
