Vaal University of Technology, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark, 1900, South Africa
Phone: +27(0)16 950 9531
Fax: +27(0)16 950 9999
Email: research@vut.ac.za
Web: VUT Research
The principle of non-maleficence (“do no harm”) expects of the research to make every effort to eliminate or reduce (and control) the potential harm the research might generate to humans, animals or the environment. Avoiding or minimizing harm to anyone or anything is a fundamental obligation of all researchers, and therefore will require thorough, sound and rigorous insight in to what is proposed or attempted in the process of research.