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Mining safety requires culture change
October 26th, 2010
Mining could support social transformation only by changing corporate behaviour, to integrating technical and human risk management, writes Prof Philip Frankel.
Improving health and safety performance would require of industry to examine the role of social culture in individual and organisational behaviour, and apply engineering as well as ‘human’ strategies …
How ISO 31000 standardises risk management
May 13th, 2010
The ISO 31000 risk management system standard offers a common framework and process to manage organisational opportunities as well as threats.
ISO 31000 is a paramount standard to ISO 9000, ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18000, guiding the application of these related standards within a comprehensive risk management system.
Any organisation’s risk management should be capable of review and evaluation by any risk …
Chemicals in workers’ blood
August 21st, 2009
Workers are absorbing ever increasing levels of organic, inorganic and industrial chemicals, including heavy metals like lead, manganese and chromium.
Legislation alone does not protect workers against hazardous exposure, reported Dr Murray Coombs at the ICOH International Congress of Occupational Health in Cape Town in March.
Tighter legislation had to be combined with continuous preventive actions, like H&S management system administration, personal protective …
OHS Act – New Standards Incorporated
August 3rd, 2009
South Africa. The Minister of Labour, under section 44 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), incorporated into the Pressure Equipment Regulations (2009), the health and safety standards specified hereunder.
This notice was published in Government Gazette 32395 Notice No. R. 735 on 15 July 2009:
SCHEDULE
SANS 347: Categorization and conformity assessment criteria for …
Water Pollution In Sandspruit River
April 7th, 2009
South Africa. Deposits of white foam have collected around a section of the Sandspruit River in Katherine Street in Sandton.
The white foam, which had the same appearance as soap suds from a detergent, has formed walls about 1.5m tall, especially around fast-flowing water.
According to reports, there has been an absence of wildlife around the river since the appearance of the …
Ugandan Environment Body to List Polluters
January 14th, 2009
Uganda. Polluting factories will be listed in the media every four months, an environment official has warned.
Dr. Aryamanya Mugisha, the executive director of the National Environment Authority (NEMA), said the list would comprise polluting industries and those deemed to be improving so as to achieve compliance.
"The measure will put pressure on industries to reduce the release of effluent and dangerous …
World-Class Rail Systems: Safety & Quality
September 19th, 2008
SHEQAfrica spoke to Jacintha Naidoo, Senior Manager: Regulations and Standards at the Railway Safety Regulator about her role in the rail industry and the challenges the Regulator faces.
The Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) came into effect with the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, No. 16 of 2002 being promulgated, to oversee railroads and train safety in South Africa. It is an …
SANS16001 – Assessment And Planning Processes
September 17th, 2008
The first two processes in the new national standard for HIV AIDS management in South Africa SANS 16001 :2007 A-P-I-M-E cycle are Assessment and Planning. These two critical processes require a closer look as the success of the strategy depends on accurate and reliable assessment and excellent planning. Linzi Smith, Director …
Product Liability in the Food Industry
September 16th, 2008
INTRODUCTION
T he food supply chain often deals with product liability on an ad hoc basis and believe that a voucher for a few hundred South African Rand can put everything right.
C onsumers are becoming ever more militant.
In South Africa, laws are being drafted to give consumers teeth, such as the proposed Consumer Protection Bill and the recently published …
Inside SANS 16001:2007
September 16th, 2008
The South African National HIV Standard – SANS 16001:2007 allows workplace environments including the public sector, the private sector, and the non-governmental sector, to immediately begin the process of implementing an HIV/AIDS programme that can be benchmarked against best practice. SHEQAfrica.com takes a look at what you will find inside the new standard.
“The standard consists of a coherent …
