Category:Featured September/October 2013
What quality guys
Human capital is a company’s greatest asset – and investing in “quality” individuals has other positive spin-offs for one’s business. With a rather different...
First aid requirements in the workplace
Sam Kadiri and Dirk Niessing give some pointers on first aid in the workplace, as published in the Safety Handbook by the Safety First...
Made of honour
Are ethical principles and business success mutually exclusive? Not according to Martin Zimmermann, president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa, who tells CHARLEEN CLARKE...
Maximising mines through techno tools
Personal protective equipment (PPE) and detection instrumentation play a huge part in maintaining worker health and well-being in the mining industry. But these safety...
NOSHCON does it again
Stirring stories of battles long past, banquets, stalls, prizes, green beer and Tina Turner. Such was the stuff of Noshcon 2013. SHEQ MANAGEMENT reports...
Noshcon Awards
The following is a summary of the awards that were given to both companies and individuals at this year’s event. Hats off to these...
PPE – what’s new?
The local personal protective equipment (PPE) arena is hotting up with a glut of new products entering the market. Here’s an introduction to some...
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys!
Left unchecked, gases found in confined spaces have proven time and again to cause fatalities and injuries. SHEQ MANAGEMENT uncovers a witch’s cauldron for...
Bridging electric rivers
During this year’s fifth Annual Construction Risk Assessment seminar, various industry leaders spoke about their operations, challenges and practices. One innovative idea from Eskom...
Working together for greater worker health and well-being
Compared to other countries, a culture of health and safety is relatively new in South Africa, but we’re not at all a bunch of...