Zimplats safety health environment quality, behavior based initiative (SHEQ-BBI) monitoring and tracking syst

Abstract

The main aim of the research was to develop a Safety Health Environmental and Quality (SHEQ) and Behaviour Based Initiative (BBI) monitoring and tracking system which creates a culture of safety awareness and accountability and an atmosphere of trust involving more worker involvement. A background study of the organisation was carried out as well as a comprehensive problem definition was deduced. The proposed system was developed using PHP programing language and MySQL database. The researcher undertook a feasibility study of the proposed system and also a business value of the proposed system to the organisation. A number of data gathering methodologies were used to carry out a conclusive research on the current system that is in place at the Zimbabwe Platinum Mines as well as find out the changes that would assist in a better system. A number of alternatives were available for Zimplats and in-house development was best considering the benefits. These methodologies included observations, interviews and questionnaires. In order to meet the user requirements, a design of the proposed system was done highlighting all the input and output designs as well as the architectural and physical design of the proposed system. Testing, validation and verification of the new system were undertaken in an aim to see if the system was working as expected. Maintenance strategies were also devised and the researcher highlighted the various future recommendations for the system users. A comprehensive user manual was made available for all the system users.