Construction Regulations 2014: Management Roles

Occupational Health and Safety Act, 83 of 1995

Construction Regulations 2014

Management and Supervision of Construction Work (CR8)

8. (1) A principal contractor must, in writing, appoint one full-time competent person as the construction manager with the duty of managing all the construction work on a single site, including the duty of ensuring occupational health and safety compliance. In the absence of the construction manager, an alternate must be appointed by the principal contractor.

(2) A principal

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Argentine Revolution 1966: Onganía’s Rise and Impact

The 1966 Coup and Initial Support

The 1966 coup was initially welcomed in the financial sector, with liberal optimism reflected in the stock market, where some stocks rose by 70 points. Business entities such as ACIEL, UIA, CGE, and the Rural Society expressed their enthusiasm, and their representatives attended Onganía’s inauguration ceremony.

With some nuances, and with the exception of radicalism and the traditional left, political parties accepted the new situation as logical and reasonable.

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Understanding Motivation: Theories and Techniques

Theories of Motivation

Theories that focus on identifying what motivates individuals include:

  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Physiological, safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization.
  • Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory: Hygiene factors and motivational factors.
  • McClelland’s Learned Needs Theory: Achievement, competence, and power.

Process Theories of Motivation

These theories analyze how motivation occurs:

  • Vroom’s Expectancy Theory: Motivation depends on the expectation of achieving a goal.
  • Locke’s Goal-Setting
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Community Participation in Health: Benefits & Teamwork

Community Participation in Health: Developed vs. Developing Countries

Community participation is aimed at promoting health and reducing social inequalities. In developed countries, the focus is often on optimizing existing systems, while in developing countries, it’s about building foundational health infrastructure. In Spain, the General Health Law of 1986 emphasized community participation, mandating that Health Councils comprise 50% community representatives, 25% union representatives, and 25%

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Business Development Strategies: Diversification and Integration

Defining a Company’s Field of Activity

A company defines its field of activity, or business portfolio, by establishing its scope of action and differentiating between strategic segments. The scope refers to the range of functions, customer groups, or technologies it will employ. Strategic segment differentiation considers the various combinations of functions, customers, and technologies. A company’s definition depends on its mission, objectives, operating environment, and resource allocation. The

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Digital Transformation: Shaping the Future Economy

The Second Economy: A Digital Revolution

Arthur (2011) highlights how digitization is creating a vast, automatic, and invisible second economy, representing the most significant change since the Industrial Revolution.

A new wave of technology is quietly transforming the economy, bringing forth new social classes and a different business landscape. This goes beyond mere computer use, social media, and online commerce. It’s about business processes, once conducted by humans, now executed electronically.

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