SHEQ News
South Africa. Power utility Eskom, who has earlier announced plans to operate wind turbines to boost electricity supplies, has come under fire for polluting the environment.
Experts say Eskom needs more green initiatives. Greenhouse gases are not the only pollution black mark against Eskom’s power stations. The stations also pump tons of mercury into the air, making South Africa one of the world’s worst offenders for pollution by the toxic heavy metal.
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Nigeria. Police have started to arrest scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, paint pots or pieces of rubber tyre tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets.
New regulations have caused havoc around Africa’s most populous nation, with motorcyclists complaining helmets are too expensive and some passengers refusing to wear them fearing they will catch skin disease or be put under a black magic spell.
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South Africa. A series of small explosions at Sasol’s Germiston solvents plant has seen the temporary closure of the facility.
The blast happened after a chemical solvents tanker caught fire in the plant’s loading bay at about 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jacqui O’Sullivan, company spokeswoman said.t A fire started on the road tanker and then spread to the vehicle’s own fuel supply which exploded.
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South Africa. The Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) confirmed this week that the number of workers that died in South African mines, fell in 2008.
The DME’s inspector of mines, Thabo Gazi said that the department was finalising its statistics, which it would release by the end of January.
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From Christel Fouche's Blog
The saying: “garbage in, garbage out” also rings true to the Health and Safety culture in any organisation. The leader of an organisation normally determines the direction the followers are going to take. If the CEO is committed then there is always time, money and other resources available for Health and Safety.
The employees feel that they are valued and that production targets are not the only issue of concern/importance. When the CEO considers Health and Safety as a fifth wheel and an unnecessary luxury that is just slowing the normal course of business, then there is no money, no manpower and no time for Health and Safety.
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