Category:Featured May/June 2011
Debt a major healthcare risk in South Africa
Debt is one of the biggest healthcare risks to SA’s workforce and it puts company performance at risk. Rising debt often leads to staff...
“Green” levy still hangs in the air
South African tyre manufacturers and retreaders are committed to reduce their environmental impact, but it is the ongoing delay with tyre recycling legislation that...
Maintenance: safety-critical, but risky in its own right
For the want of a nail, the kingdom was lost… this timeless proverb is particularly relevant to the chemical industry, where neglecting minor, seemingly...
Making an Oscar of the Noscar
Acknowledging excellence in occupational SHEQ, this year’s National Occupational Safety Association’s NOSCAR award ceremony was an extravaganza that could give the Hollywood production a...
Method, not madness
From high-level decisions to everyday actions, whatever anyone within an organisation does carries an element of risk. Thankfully, there are also a few acronym-guided...
Refining fuel distribution
Cargo Carriers is a JSE-Listed specialised transportation, supply chain and logistics service provider, supplying a full suite of transportation solutions in various industry verticals...
Substance abuse: protecting the workplace
Alcohol abuse has been with us since the year toot. It’s increasing drug abuse at home and in the workplace that needs careful attention...
‘If only’ – the two most shameful words in business
Catastrophic lapses in SHEQ management by high-profile organisations such as BP (that big oil spill) and Massey Energy (the worst mine disaster in the...
The EnerKey to the future
Soweto and Stuttgart, not two places you would normally associate with one another. Nor would you associate schools from each region teaming up to...
The CFL – angel or demon?
An e-mail detailing the gruesome horror of a local man’s ordeal after stepping on a Compact Fluorescent Lamp (CFL) has been doing the rounds...