Wanted: Health and safety for emerging contractors Sanjay Munnoo 21st August 2019 Saiosh Small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) play a vital role in developing economies because they absorb a significant part of the unemployed labour force, but they need to focus on health and safety In the ... Read More...
If we fail, people die Charleen Clarke 19th June 2019 Editor's Letter I recently attended the 14th annual HSE Excellence Europe in Amsterdam and it reminded me - yet again - of the vital importance of proper health and safety procedures. After all, if SHEQ professionals fail at t... Read More...
True causes of unsafe behaviour Andrew Sharman 19th June 2019 Sharman on Safety Busy workplaces are challenging environments in which we need to have our wits about us in order to maintain levels of safety. Andrew Sharman considers individual and organisational causes that influence behavi... Read More...
Excuse me, what did you just say? Brett Solomon 19th June 2019 Safety Culture Safety cannot be spoken about in isolation. It needs to be integrated into all discussions and actions in the workplace. The trick is to intentionally use directional language that takes companies to where they... Read More...
Adopting a risk mindset Hope Kiwekete 19th June 2019 Risk Perspective It is not too late for all sectors of industry to take lessons from the recent Boeing 737 MAX tragedy and adopt workplace strategies that focus on the benefits of a risk mindset in operations and activities In... Read More...
Silicosis compensation: whose problem is it? Albert Mushai 19th June 2019 Legally Speaking Evidence suggests that trusts do not provide the best solutions to the problems of compensation for occupational diseases - especially when dealing with the magnitude of silicosis claims in South Africa The si... Read More...
Fundamentals of good safety Brian Darlington 19th June 2019 Safety from the Heart Simply getting the basics right provides the foundation for developing a good safety culture in the workplace. In the first of a series of articles on the subject, BRIAN DARLINGTON offers some advice I often h... Read More...
Mental health affects safety! Sanjay Munnoo 19th June 2019 Saiosh For some time now, I’ve been wanting to write about mental health - a condition that affects so many lives Some case studies on workplace accidents that result in serious injuries or fatalities have clear sig... Read More...
Come on Andy Brett Solomon 24th April 2019 Safety Culture Often it is the employees that can influence relational dynamics in their workplace - but knowing how to do so successfully is key My primary focus is on how to have a direct influence on staff performance and... Read More...
Forewarned is not always forearmed Hope Kiwekete 24th April 2019 Risk Perspective From natural environmental disasters to the impact on the environment by human activity, there are countless factors to consider when it comes to the management of environmental risks During January 2019, the ... Read More...
