At the heart of the matter SHEQ Management 20th Jan 2020 Hints & Tips, Profiles BLAKE GRACE, director of Ventria, a company that delivers an all-in-one managed automated external defibrillator (AED) solution, discusses sudden cardiac arrest and the importance of having an AED close at hand... Read More...
Injury compensation: SA versus UK Albert Mushai 15th Jan 2020 Legally Speaking To better understand the challenges of providing compensation to injured employees, Albert Mushai and Robert Vivian compare a compensation court case in the United Kingdom with the South African workmen’s compe... Read More...
Beware of bogus safety bodies Neels Nortje 15th Jan 2020 Saiosh A legitimate professional body can assist its members in advancing their careers while protecting the public from misconduct. Saiosh CEO NEELS NORTJE provides some insight into separating the legitimate profess... Read More...
A pat on the back Brett Solomon 14th Jan 2020 Safety Culture Praise from a manager can encourage safe behaviour in the workplace. BRETT SOLOMON takes a look at the science that backs this up An unassuming man was playing his violin outside a metro station in Washington ... Read More...
It’s how we behave Andrew Sharman 13th Jan 2020 Sharman on Safety Behaviour is increasingly viewed as a solution to safety. Andrew Sharman reviews 500 years of science to explore the development of behaviour-based safety and suggests a more holistic approach to improving safe... Read More...
Health and safety in the 4IR Sanjay Munnoo 13th Jan 2020 Saiosh Even with an ever-changing work environment and the introduction of new technologies, there will be a need for health and safety officers. Saiosh president SANJAY MUNNOO shares some insights During the 2019 Sa... Read More...
Becoming a jack of all trades SHEQ Management 13th Jan 2020 Editor's Letter Creeping into discussions at many health and safety conferences is the concept of lifelong learning. Although not new, this idea is centred around continuously improving or growing a skill set or knowledge base... Read More...
Is our approach to safety crazy or committed? Brian Darlington 18th Oct 2019 Safety from the Heart Are we approaching safety with a “get out of jail free card” or are we doing safety for all the right reasons? As members of the safety and health fraternity, are we crazy in the way we approach safety in our ... Read More...
Don’t tell me what to do Brett Solomon 18th Oct 2019 Safety Culture Like sports coaches, wise managers empower their employees to make necessary decisions within their roles and responsibilities – and the rules of the game offer the necessary controls In the build-up to the Ru... Read More...
The illegality principle and claims for damages Albert Mushai 18th Oct 2019 Legally Speaking Albert Mushai and Robert Vivian argue that without a specific clause in an insurance contract that excludes liability of the insurer for claims under the illegality principle, chances are insurers are repudiati... Read More...
