Managers’ perspectives on accommodating deaf individuals within the automotive manufacturing industry

dc.contributor.authorSmit, Magdild
dc.contributor.authorBrand, H.E. (Heinrich Everhardus)
dc.contributor.emailhein.brand@up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-19T06:48:34Z
dc.date.available2012-07-19T06:48:34Z
dc.date.issued2011-09
dc.description.abstractDeaf people seem to be perceived as having limited employment possibilities in industry. As the motor manufacturing working environment is perceived as having safety and productivity risks for the employment of deaf people, this study’s objective was to investigate managers’ perceptions in such an environment of employing deaf people. A qualitative study was conducted. Data was obtained through individual semi-structured interviews with 15 managers of the manufacturing department of a motor manufacturing company. The results indicated that deaf individuals could be accommodated in manufacturing. However, communication and safety issues posed the greatest challenges when employing deaf individuals. Employment depends on the implementation of certain changes to the manufacturing environment, creating a safer environment for deaf employees. Automotive manufacturing environments consist of various sections and positions in which deaf people could work safely and productively. The study also contributed to changing misconceptions about employing deaf people in a manufacturing environment.en
dc.description.librariannf2012en
dc.description.urihttp://www.occhealth.co.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSmit, M & Brand, H 2011, 'Managers’ perspectives on accommodating deaf individuals within the automotive manufacturing industry', Occupational Health Southern Africa, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 22-28.en
dc.identifier.issn1024-6274
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/19454
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM)en_US
dc.rightsSouth African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM)en_US
dc.subjectMotor manufacturing environmenten
dc.subjectSafety productivityen
dc.subject.lcshDeaf -- Employmenten
dc.subject.lcshManufacturing industries -- Personnel managementen
dc.subject.lcshIndustrial safetyen
dc.subject.lcshAutomobile industry workersen
dc.subject.lcshAutomobile industry executives -- Attitudesen
dc.titleManagers’ perspectives on accommodating deaf individuals within the automotive manufacturing industryen
dc.typeArticleen

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