ABSTRACT
This study examines the adoption of Virtual and Augmented Reality (VAR) towards Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) management in Zimbabwe's construction industry where high rate of accidents and fatalities have been reported. Data was collected from 50 randomly selected industry experts through a structured questionnaire survey. Based on mean score calculations and their interpretation range where: MSs>1.00 ≤ 1.79 (Very low extent), MSs>2.60≤ 3.39 (Moderate) and MSs>4.20≤ 5.00 (Very high extent), the findings revealed that VAR has been adopted to a lesser extent in managing OHS in the construction industry. Based on the findings, the study concludes that VAR is lowly adopted on Zimbabwean construction projects. It is therefore recommended that stakeholders upscale the adoption of VAR in the management of OHS to mitigate fatalities in the construction industry. The findings are crucial in guiding regulatory changes and policies which enhance OHS management on construction projects for accidents’ reduction.
