Keeping your head
I suffered a bit of a health and safety blunder at home a few weeks ago...
My better half and I recently bought and moved into a new home and, being DIY types, this has meant all manner of home improvement is ... Read More...
Mastering your mind
Whether stressed out at work, or sitting on Venice Beach sipping an aromatic coffee, the ability to be mindful and live in the moment can have profound effects on one’s life.
As a kid I wasn’t big on televisio... Read More...
Exploring the revised ISO 19011:2018
The new standard places emphasis on risks, opportunities and auditor competence.
Have you ever wondered why auditors are often referred to as the backbone, ears and eyes of top management? This is because the ... Read More...
The Economic Impact of Health and Safety
Employee health and safety in the workplace must remain a top priority.
It has been a dreary and depressing few months interacting with companies that have been in the process of retrenching staff. Concerned s... Read More...
Giving safety a sporting chance
Safety is not a sport, and all sporting disciplines are not safe. Nevertheless, we can and should take safety principles from sport into the workplace, to guide our approach to safety in industry.
Let’s take a... Read More...
Resolution of the silicosis class action
Litigation is not an efficient way of dealing with the matter of occupational disease.
We have previously dealt with two occupational health matters. The first involved Gencor and asbestosis. This matter start... Read More...
Why safety?
Why do safety professionals do what they do? Why do their companies or clients listen to them? Why, why, why?
At the 2018 Saiosh conference, Owen McCree, MD of The Compliance Group, presented on the topic: Hav... Read More...
Beware changes to the OHS Act
The eighth Saiosh conference took place alongside the A-OSH Expo in May. Billed as the largest occupational health and safety (OHS) conference in Africa, it attracted some of the industry’s brightest thought le... Read More...
Saiosh at A-OSH 2018
A-OSH Expo 2018 proved to be particularly successful for Saiosh.
Saiosh is recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) as the Professional Body to register occupational health and safety ... Read More...
Silicosis litigation – the settlement
With an out-of-court settlement taking place recently, the time is right to resolve the question of compensation for occupational diseases.
We have previously discussed the silicosis litigation, where we exp... Read More...