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ajceb-2279	Smallwood, John; Venter, Danie	The Role of Media in South African Health and Safety	2011	10	.pdf	application/pdf	4621	215	50	Research Given the findings of literature, a descriptive survey was conducted among editors of construction industry and H&S magazines/journals, the objectives being to determine: • the level of knowledge and awareness of editors with respect to H&S; • perceptions with respect to H&S performance in the construction industry; • the current and potential contribution and role of the written media, and • perceptions with respect to the potential of various stakeholders to contribute to improving H&S. 18 Editors responded to the national postal survey, which represents a response rate of 64.3%. • “The media needs to: compare the construction industry with others in South Africa to see how bad it is; compare with construction industries overseas to see if we do well, or badly, and monitor trends to see if we are improving.”	cache/ajceb-2279.pdf	txt/ajceb-2279.txt