Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African

Sebonkile C. Thaba; Charles Mbohwa; Anup Pradhan

Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African

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Abstract

The main aim of the study is to investigate the occurrence of the health and safety in the small scale biodiesel industries Gauteng Province, South Africa. This study show case the importance of occupational health and safety in South Africa small scale biodiesel plant. Many large companies do not only comply with the rules and regulations of the health and safety campaigns, but also take their worker to continuous trainings concerning the health and safety. With smaller producers of biodiesel, they do not have the resources that major producers do have for addressing compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration workplace safety standards. The study was conducted in South Africa by visiting 35 plants that are situated in four different provinces namely Mpumalanga, Western Cape, Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal Province. The study used questionnaires, interviews and observations to collect data on the biofuel plants. The findings were the results of the methods used to gather data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WCECS 2015 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2015
Editors	Craig Douglas, Jon Burgstone, Warren S. Grundfest, Jon Burgstone, Craig Douglas, S. I. Ao
Publisher	Newswood Limited
Pages	940-944
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9789881404725
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	2015 World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, WCECS 2015 - San Francisco, United States Duration: 21 Oct 2015 → 23 Oct 2015

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science
Volume	2220
ISSN (Print)	2078-0958

Conference

Conference	2015 World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, WCECS 2015
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco
Period	21/10/15 → 23/10/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

Keywords

Biodiesel plants
Biofuels
Occupational health and safety
Small micro and median enterprises (SMME's)
Small scale

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science (miscellaneous)

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Thaba, S. C., Mbohwa, C., & Pradhan, A. (2015). Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African. In C. Douglas, J. Burgstone, W. S. Grundfest, J. Burgstone, C. Douglas, & S. I. Ao (Eds.), WCECS 2015 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2015 (pp. 940-944). (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2220). Newswood Limited.

Thaba, Sebonkile C. ; Mbohwa, Charles ; Pradhan, Anup. / Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry : The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African. WCECS 2015 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2015. editor / Craig Douglas ; Jon Burgstone ; Warren S. Grundfest ; Jon Burgstone ; Craig Douglas ; S. I. Ao. Newswood Limited, 2015. pp. 940-944 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).

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Thaba, SC , Mbohwa, C & Pradhan, A 2015, Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African. in C Douglas, J Burgstone, WS Grundfest, J Burgstone, C Douglas & SI Ao (eds), WCECS 2015 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2015. Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science, vol. 2220, Newswood Limited, pp. 940-944, 2015 World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, WCECS 2015, San Francisco, United States, 21/10/15.

Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African. / Thaba, Sebonkile C.; Mbohwa, Charles ; Pradhan, Anup.
WCECS 2015 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2015. ed. / Craig Douglas; Jon Burgstone; Warren S. Grundfest; Jon Burgstone; Craig Douglas; S. I. Ao. Newswood Limited, 2015. p. 940-944 (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science; Vol. 2220).

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Thaba SC , Mbohwa C , Pradhan A. Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African. In Douglas C, Burgstone J, Grundfest WS, Burgstone J, Douglas C, Ao SI, editors, WCECS 2015 - World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2015. Newswood Limited. 2015. p. 940-944. (Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science).

Occupational health and safety in the biofuels industry: The Case Study of Small Scale Biodiesel Plants in Gauteng Province, South African

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