3 days ago1 minFace masks no longer requiredThe Minster of Health published the latest amendments to the COVID-19 regulations in the Government Gazette on the 22 June, which...
Mar 223 minCovid-19 Regulations and Code of Good PracticeThe Department of Employment & Labour recently published a Code of Good Practice for managing exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. The...
Feb 72 minNewsflash! Amendments to COVID-19 regulationsOn the 1st of February, the Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs confirmed various amendments to the COVID...
Nov 23, 20212 minTo Vaccinate or Not. Are we missing the point?There are ongoing and heated discussions around whether individuals should be vaccinated for COVID-19. Some of the questions being asked...
Nov 5, 20213 minIncident Reporting - a Vital aspect of your Safety Management SystemIncident management, which includes the reporting and investigation of workplace incidents, is a critical component of an effective...
Aug 11, 20212 minRisk Assessment FundamentalsThe core principles of a risk assessment process and the legal requirements behind why businesses go through this important task will be...
May 3, 20212 minSafe stacking & storageStacking and storage is a daily occurrence and may apply at large warehouses, small consulting businesses or even at home. Every year...
Mar 19, 20212 minDomestic workers and the Compensation FundThe Constitutional Court recently ruled that domestic workers are now eligible to claim for work-related injuries, illness and death...
Mar 16, 20213 minHealth & COVID at workFor most of us, our awareness of COVID-19 began as seemingly silly string messages on social media somewhere in January 2020. I still...
Feb 15, 20213 minHazardous Chemical SubstancesAs per the Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, hazardous chemical substance “HCS” means any toxic, harmful, corrosive, irritant or...
Oct 4, 20202 minDirections on Occupational Health and Safety in the workplaceMinister of Employment and Labour, Thulas Nxesi, issued a consolidated directive on the 1st of October 2020 which outlines certain health...
Aug 11, 20204 minWorkplace Approach to Safety: The importance of using an expertAs times change, we become more aware of the intrinsic value and role that Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) plays in our daily lives...
May 27, 20202 minIs your workplace COVID-19 ready?As South Africa prepares to move from level 4 lockdown so more and more companies will be allowed to reopen. As part of this, there are a...
Mar 27, 20203 minCOVID-19 & COIDA – what you need to know! Occupationally-acquired COVID-19 is a disease contracted by an employee as defined in the COID Act arising out of and in the course of...
Mar 23, 20203 minNational COVID-19 Lockdown – From an Employers perspectivewill entail the following: From midnight on Thursday 26 March until midnight on Thursday 16 April, all South Africans will have to stay at
Mar 6, 20203 minCoronavirus now in South-AfricaWhat are coronaviruses? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that can infect humans or animals. Sometimes an animal coronavirus...
Feb 11, 20202 minCoronavirus and Occupational Health & SafetyWhilst there have been no reported cases of the Coronavirus in South Africa it is important to continue to monitor the development of the vi
Jan 21, 20203 minSafety Mindset: Safety culture in your workplaceSafety culture and behavior based safety is often perceived as a framework that can only be implemented by large organisations with dedicate
Oct 7, 20191 minThe in's and out's of a SHE CommitteeWhat is a SHE Committee? The intention of the legislator is to have a balance between the number of representatives and any other persons ac
Aug 27, 20192 minAre Casuals Covered?Firstly, let us define what an employee is, “a person who has entered into or works under a contract of service or of apprenticeship or lear