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In This Issue - 16 February 2009

SHEQ News
From Christel Fouche's blog
Upcomming Health and Safety Training
Advantage ACT's Auditing Sessions

SHEQ News

Health & Welfare Seta Gives Us The Thumbs-up

We have recently received a brand new consignment of updated Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) books from the printers. (read more)

New OHS Act Books Now Available

Children are legally prohibited from hazardous work by the Regulation on Hazadous work by Children in SA, under Notice 32862 in the Government Gazette of 15 January 2010. (read more)

Child labour outlawed

Children are legally prohibited from hazardous work by the Regulation on Hazadous work by Children in SA, under Notice 32862 in the Government Gazette of 15 January 2010. (read more)

Zero to Hero in SHE Legislation (15-day program)

How many organizations in South Africa can say with confidence that they do comply, not only to the Occupational Health and Safety Act or the Mine Health and Safety Act, but to the other SHE legislation that is applicable to their organisation?

This one-time only, 15-day program, will be presented in Pretoria from 24 May to 11 June 2010.

Phone 012 809 4210 or email sheq@advantageact.co.za to find out more about the Legal expert that will guide you through this program,which acts you will learn more about, the venue, food and where to stay..(read more)

Hazchem transport laws implemented

SA rail transporters and chemicals companies agreed on now to implement dangerous goods transportation legislation. (read more)

OH nurses warn of fitness certificate rules

An SA occupational health nursing society advise practitioners to follow legislation on issuing of Medical Certificates of Fitness, after years of controversy.(read more)

Injury rate is a wild goose chase

Many major employers are “caught in the fallacy of measuring safety by Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) numbers”, says Australian safety psychologist David Broadbent. (read more)

From Christel Fouche's Blog

Differentiating between a SHE File and a SHE Plan

There is a common misperception that the SHE File and the SHE Plan is one and the same thing. This is incorrect. The SHE Plan forms part of the SHE File and therefore the content of the two is different. (read more)

Upcomming Health and Safety Training

HIRA (8-9 March, 19-20 April)

Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment should form the basis of your Health and Safety program.

Incident Investigation (10-11 March, 21-22 April)

Good Incident Investigation skills will reduce the recurance of incidents and improve your system's performance.

Health and Safety Representatives (12 March 23 April)

Give your OHS Representatives the knowledge and skills needed to support your Health and Safety program.

Technical Health & Safety Skills for Supervisors (12-16 April)

Designed to focus on Supervisors and their responsibillities - presented by a qualified engineer.

OHSAS18001 Implementation (10-12 March)

It should not be rocket-science. Let us show you how.

First-Aid Leve (15 March)

Are you ready to save a life?

SHEQMAN (15-19 March)

Advantage ACT's management level course that creates degree-level learning opportunities.

Advantage ACT's 2010 Course Schedule

Advantage ACT's training centre on the eastern-side of Pretoria is well equiped with good food, secure parking and excellent places to stay close-by. For a complete guide of the courses we will facillitate during 2010, download our training schedule here.