Dear UKZN Prospective Participants,

I am a student completing the Masters in Public Health programme in the Faculty of Health Science at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa.

Title of the study: Factors which compromise the occupational health and safety of workers at a South African institution of higher learning.

This research aims to understand factors which compromise the occupational health and safety of workers at a South African institution of higher learning. You are hereby asked to participate in the present study. Your name will remain anonymous throughout the study and after completion of the study. The information collected will be kept confidential. You may withdraw from this study at any time without any penalties.

Should you choose to participate, the online questionnaire will take approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete. During the online questionnaire, you are free to withdraw at any time, with no negative consequences.

A detailed information letter is on the first page of the questionnaire. If you choose to participate in this study, you will be expected to consent using your work email address; then you will proceed to answer the questionnaire.

Please click on the link below to access the questionnaire.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LsMGfaoEXgalHOdegyD8kX-dXYA0XBmmik3VxgOafbY/edit

The findings obtained from the research process will be compiled in a dissertation and presented to the Faculty of Health Science at UJ, for academic purposes.
If you have any concerns or complaints about this research study, its procedures or risks and benefits, you should ask me. You should contact me at any time if you feel you have any concerns about being a part of this study.

My contact details are:
Dr Khayelihle Brian Makhathini
makhathini.kb@gmail.com

You may also contact my research supervisor:
Dr France Raphela
sraphela@cut.ac.za

Thank you for your time, consideration and participation.