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Our monthly features are designed to cover the core
areas of interest within the safety, health, environment
and quality industries.
A-OSH Expo 2017: calling all OSH professionals
A-OSH Expo 2017, Africa’s leading occupational safety and health exhibition, takes place between May 30 and June 1, at the Gallagher Convention Centre in...
Spawning chips
Only the best quality potatoes are selected for Lay’s chips. That’s what Simba, producer of these chips, claims. Alas, that’s not strictly true –...
Drowning in waste
South African landfills are 94-percent full, while the country continues to produce about 53 425 t of waste per day. Recycling is a matter...
Protecting female employees with the right PPE
Specially designed personal protective equipment (PPE) for women is helping to protect female employees. MARISKA MORRIS takes a look at this increasingly popular trend
Department of Labour lays down new rules
New regulations relating to ergonomics are being legislated. They’re definitely good news for employees. Can the same be said for employers?
Watch Out! Emerging risks around the corner!
Organisations that are risk resilient continuously look out for early warning signals
Save money by saving the world
Businesses don’t need to think outside the box to cut their office waste in half. It’s not even necessary to throw the box away,...
A new year requires new gear
Personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturers continue to develop better, stronger and more reliable equipment. ANLERIE DE WET takes a look at the focus of...
Remain seated for a speedy evacuation
ROGER BUCKLEY, director of Edwards & Buckley Systems, explains why the Evac+Chair is a safety device that no building can do without
Micro-dosing: the controversial new performance enhancer?
When one thinks of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and magic mushrooms, words like “out-of-body experience” and “hallucination” come to mind. Nowadays, however, these psychedelic...
Working at height in sport
When talking about daring high-altitude jobs, workers in the construction industry almost always come to mind first, but there are other daredevils out there...
The stupid element of mining
One hears a lot about mining accidents caused by faulty structures or hazardous chemicals, but one rarely hears about accidents caused by miners themselves....













