Regulars
Regulars
SHEQ MANAGEMENT
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Going global with OSH training
Considering a health and safety qualification for yourself or your staff? Understanding the importance of opting for an internationally accredited provider is essential, says...
Never stop evolving
The proposed ergonomic regulations, which require the full attention of management, show how the occupational health and safety (OHS) profession is constantly evolving
Developing a Robust Safety Culture
Having a culture that embraces safety as an ideal doesn’t just happen; it needs to be forged
Climate change and global warming: obliterated!
Donald Trump is one hell of a man. We’ve all been scratching our heads and wondering what to do about climate change for ages,...
Safety management: it’s like war
As safety professionals who want to make a difference, we need to get out of our offices and practice “safety boots on the ground”
The new rules of sustainability
Andrew Sharman offers a practical guide to “sustaining” sustainability throughout the whole year – and beyond
Liability for breach of statutory obligations
The recent case of Joubert versus Buscor GLD 2016, December, is important because it touches on the question of civil liability where statutory obligations...
OHS in 2017: looking ahead
For the Saiosh Institute, the year 2016 was splendid. We hope to continue the trend as we enter 2017
Why does safety elicit a Donald Trump-like reaction?
How much of what is being done to create a resilient safety culture is even necessary? And, are we focusing on the right things?
Airpocalypse!
Both the Chinese economy and its people are choking. The reason for this is pollution, which costs the country 6,5 percent of its gross...
Failing to plan is planning to fail
Developing safety and health improvement plans is an important tool in ensuring a focus on the right safety issues is maintained
It ain’t what you do
Over the last couple of decades, solid management systems and behaviour-based safety programmes have been regarded as the silver bullets for improving safety performance,...