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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
April 7, 2017

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...

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Spawning chips
April 7, 2017

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 –...

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Drowning in waste
April 7, 2017

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...

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Protecting female employees with the right PPE
April 7, 2017

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

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Department of Labour lays down new rules
April 7, 2017

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?

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Watch Out! Emerging risks around the corner!
April 1, 2017

Watch Out! Emerging risks around the corner!

Organisations that are risk resilient continuously look out for early warning signals

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Save money by saving the world
February 7, 2017

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,...

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A new year requires new gear
February 7, 2017

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...

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Remain seated for a speedy evacuation
February 7, 2017

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

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Micro-dosing: the controversial new performance enhancer?
February 7, 2017

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...

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Working at height in sport
February 7, 2017

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...

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The stupid element of mining
February 7, 2017

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....

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