{"id":4998,"date":"2025-06-19T22:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T22:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/a-conceptual-framework-for-safety-challenges-in-south-african-schools\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:20:43","slug":"a-conceptual-framework-for-safety-challenges-in-south-african-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/a-conceptual-framework-for-safety-challenges-in-south-african-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"A Conceptual Framework for Safety Challenges in South African Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>A Conceptual Framework for Safety Challenges in South African Schools<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1448' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/journals.dut.ac.za\/index.php\/ajims\/article\/view\/1448\/1000' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>The purpose of this research study is to propose the implementation of a conceptual framework related to safety challenges in South African schools. One such challenge is asbestos-containing material (ACM) that was banned in South Africa in 2008, yet the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) in South Africa indicated that one in every eight schools contains asbestos exposing persons to potential asbestos-related diseases. The research question: How can a conceptual framework within schools be managed to overcome safety challenges? An extensive literature review was used to structure a conceptual framework, through the identification of key building blocks that are connected and interdependent to address the safety challenges in South African schools.. The study offers important insight, where this framework clarifies a solid plan for school stakeholders who need to know about school safety challenges. The results of this research provide a solid foundation to add value for future research related toasbestos safety hazards facing South Africa.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cheryl Rielander (University of South Africa, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>hazards, building blocks, safety challenges, schools, Department of Basic Education (DBE)<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: A Conceptual Framework for Safety Challenges in South African Schools Original Article Link: Read&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2153,1456,1458,1455,1457,865],"class_list":["post-4998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-ajims","tag-building-blocks","tag-department-of-basic-education-dbe","tag-hazards","tag-safety-challenges","tag-schools","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - 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