Category:Featured May/June 2016

Business Rescue: A lifeline to companies experiencing financial difficulty
June 30, 2016

Business Rescue: A lifeline to companies experiencing financial difficulty

Business rescue is a process instituted by the directors of a company, or affected person(s), to facilitate the financial rehabilitation of a company that...

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A powerhouse of production
June 29, 2016

A powerhouse of production

A year ago we hailed the MAN Truck & Bus Pinetown assembly plant for its endeavour to become carbon neutral and as energy efficient...

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Safety: soaring to new heights
June 29, 2016

Safety: soaring to new heights

When HSE Excellence Europe started ten years ago, it attracted a handful of attendees. In stark contrast, this year’s event enticed just under 200...

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Professionalisation through professional bodies
June 28, 2016

Professionalisation through professional bodies

To be classified as a “professional”, one needs to have moved through a number of stages of education and experience to qualify for acceptance...

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Safety programmes and no legal compliance
June 28, 2016

Safety programmes and no legal compliance

With all the negativity surrounding the effect of South African power utilities on the environment, it was refreshing for MICHAEL BRANDT to encounter a...

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Forestry safety gear
June 27, 2016

Forestry safety gear

Working in forestry can be a hazardous occupation. CLAIRE RENCKEN highlights some of the essential components of personal protective equipment (PPE) for employees in...

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Safe farming
June 27, 2016

Safe farming

Usually when we think of safety in the workplace, we imagine an office environment. What about farmers – how can they keep their workplace...

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Waste not, want not
June 27, 2016

Waste not, want not

Reduce, reuse, recycle … those are the guiding principles of any waste-management initiative. PETA LEE asks how the corporate world can get involved in...

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Making first aid first priority
June 27, 2016

Making first aid first priority

CRAIG HARTLEY, manager of the Cape Town branch of St John South Africa, explains how to approach first aid and why it is a...

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Burning issues!
June 27, 2016

Burning issues!

Fires represent massive risks in so many industries. One of the most significant, however, is mining – as CHARLEEN CLARKE reports …

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