Purpose

Security, safety, environment and health have become an integral part of facility management (FM). Therefore, FM departments within organisations are required to put measures in place to safeguard facility users. This paper thus aims to investigate and compare the safety and security measures that are provided in the student housing of two universities in South Africa.

Design/methodology/approach

A mixed method approach was adopted; interview was used to collect qualitative data, whereas a questionnaire was used as an instrument to collect quantitative data. Content analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data, whereas both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data.

Findings

It became evident that university B had a better provision of safety and security measures in the student housing than university A. The study also found that both universities had some lapses in the safety and security measures provided in the student housing. Measures that were lacking in both universities were weapon detector, closed-circuit television (CCTV), water sprinkler system, burglar bars on the doors, lift for disabled students, disabled toilet facility, traffic light, tags for vehicles, first aid box, accident book and medically trained personnel.

Research limitations/implications

Data were collected from only two universities, making it difficult to generalise the findings of the research. For a broader perspective, a study that expands the number of participating universities is recommended.

Practical implications

The facility management and safety department in the universities can use the recommendations to improve on the safety and security measures required in the student housing. Moreover, the recommendations can contribute to the development of policy frameworks for student housing safety.

Originality/value

There is a paucity of studies on student housing safety/security worldwide, and South Africa in particular. With this study, the authors contribute to the body of knowledge in this area of research.

中文翻译：

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学生住房安全措施的比较分析

目的

安保、安全、环境和健康已成为设施管理 (FM) 不可或缺的一部分。因此，组织内的 FM 部门需要采取措施来保护设施用户。因此，本文旨在调查和比较南非两所大学学生宿舍提供的安全和安保措施。

设计/方法/方法

采用了混合方法；访谈用于收集定性数据，而问卷则用作收集定量数据的工具。内容分析用于分析定性数据，而描述性和推理性统计用于分析定量数据。

发现

很明显，大学 B 在学生宿舍提供的安全和安保措施比大学 A 更好。研究还发现，两所大学在学生宿舍提供的安全和安保措施上都存在一些失误。两所大学都缺乏的措施包括武器探测器、闭路电视 (CCTV)、自动喷水系统、门上的防盗条、残疾学生电梯、残疾厕所设施、交通灯、车辆标签、急救箱、事故书和受过医学培训的人员。

研究限制/影响

数据仅从两所大学收集，因此很难概括研究结果。从更广泛的角度来看，建议进行一项扩大参与大学数量的研究。

实际影响

大学的设施管理和安全部门可以使用这些建议来改进学生宿舍所需的安全和安保措施。此外，这些建议有助于制定学生住房安全的政策框架。

原创性/价值

在世界范围内，尤其是南非，关于学生住房安全/保障的研究很少。通过这项研究，作者为该研究领域的知识体系做出了贡献。