The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting universities and research institutes across the world. But the same institutions are also working very hard to find out how the disease can be stopped and its effects mitigated. Follow this live blog for the latest updates on how the crisis is impacting research and…
The measurement and statistical record keeping of Lost Time Incidents have been a standard measurement of efficacy of management efforts to create a safe and healthy workplace. The calculation of the LTI frequency rate is based on the assumption that a working individual spends 1 000 hours a year at…
The impact of the Gobal lockdown has forced many companies around the world to do some introspection and look at the future. Sheqafrica.com is not immune to the effect of the lockdown and have since 2007 made several attempts to maintain its sustainability. Until recently, the group of companies contributing…
It is a known fact that people are brand specific. They will swear to Glenryck Pilchards, even though the Saldanha Pilchards comes from the same school of fish, from the same spot in the sea caught by the same fishing boat and produced in the same cannery. Yet there is…
The writing of professional correspondence is something that puts pride in one’s work. That little bit of effort that makes you stand out from the rest; that puts you in the higher bracket and differentiate you from the masses. “As per” is a term which has apparently become commonplace in…
For the past 100 years Occupational Health and Safety was primarily focused on administrative systems related to policies, procedures, training and personal protective equipment. The bulk of OHS practitioners worldwide, spend millions of manhours online, looking for templates and examples of paperwork and more paperwork and then some paperwork. Management…
For a limited time Sheqafrica.com readers will receive the new e-series on the Occupational Health and Safety Act, a practical guide to understanding and interpretation of the Act and Regulations. The series will cover the entire OHS Act and Sheqafrica subscribers will be able to read each issue every Monday….
The community safety program, NeighbourhoodSafety, and its Afrikaans counterpart, Buurtveiligheid, has dropped the acronymn PHSSE from advertisements calling for agents. This decision was made on 10 March 2020 after the company’s recruitment department were flooded by applications from Occupational Health and Safety officers under the impression that this is the…
The South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a known affiliate of IOSH UK, has come under fire for referring to voluntary professional safety associations as “bogus” in an attempt to prevent a loss of members. Since its inception in 2010, when it was first registered as a Closed…
The Africa Institute for Safety and Environmental Engineering has announced that it no longer plans to establish a Chapter in South Africa. The political policy of the government, the lack of sustainable infrastructure maintenance and the never-ending corruption has flag SA as a No-go-zone for Safety Engineers and Environmental Scientists…
