World Economic Slump and SHEQ
2010-08-18 15:25:12 With the world economic slump it seems to me that we have also entered a definite slump in our SHEQ industry.
Companies are downscaling due to economical reasons which lead to SHEQ personnel being ...
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Hot Work Safety Recommendations
2010-08-18 15:05:58 Hot Work includes operations such as electric arc and gas welding, brazing, torch cutting, grinding (large portable grinders on metal), and torch soldering with an open flame. These operations create ...
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The Day After OHSAP
2010-07-15 09:51:50 I received an IoSM letter titled "Registration for Occupational Safety Professionals: Why and How?" promoting OHSAP and written by the chairman of the Occupational Safety Professional Council (OSPC).
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The OHSAP Mysteries
2010-06-23 21:41:12 What is OHSAP?
OHSAP is the acronym for Registration for Occupational Hygiene, Safety and Associated Professions.
Why should you care?
In the draft Construction Regulations there is under definitio...
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Health Safety Legal Liability
2010-06-22 11:49:40 It is 17 years since the promulgation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993), yet there are many organisation who have not yet complied with the content of this act. Why?
At thi...
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When to write a procedure
2009-11-23 10:00:39 I'm sure that most of us have at some stage in our career had the opportunity to smile about the ability of our organization to churn out procedures that no-one will probably ever use.
If you agree...
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