Ensuring responsible artisanal mining SHEQ Management 13th Jan 2020 SHEQ Management Handbook 2020 A partnership between a blockchain company and technology start-up has seen the birth of a platform that will improve the transparency and traceability of minerals, which will ensure more ethical mining activit... Read More...
Healthy miners uplift communities SHEQ Management 13th Jan 2020 SHEQ Management Handbook 2020 A proactive approach to health and well-being among miners can assist in preventing injury or illness, which allows mining companies to uplift communities The value of an integrated programme to manage risk an... Read More...
Smarter approach to safety SHEQ Management 13th Jan 2020 SHEQ Management Handbook 2020 With the overwhelming number of health and safety requirements facing the mining industry, two companies have found a smarter approach to managing safety processes through the use of software Mining companies... Read More...
Preventing violence in the workplace SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 South Africa’s Commission for Employment Equity (CEE) – a division within the Department of Employment and Labour – has endorsed the International Labour Organisation’s recently adopted violence and harassment ... Read More...
Pursuing a higher purpose SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 The first black African female actuary Ndivhuwo Manyonga finds herself pursuing a higher purpose as CEO of FEM. She shares some insights into her journey Ndivhuwo Manyonga, CEO of the Federated Employer's Mutu... Read More...
Understanding OHS and your legal liability SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 “Do we want to see company executives going to jail in the aftermath of a workplace disaster in which lives are lost?” This question was posed at the 2019 Saiosh Health and Safety Conference. DEBORAH RUDMAN re... Read More...
New NOSA service offering enhances businesses SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 To keep up with international business trends, Nosa is embarking on a digitisation journey to become a business enhancer, starting with the acquisition of IsoMetrix. Nosa Group CEO Karl Campbell provides some i... Read More...
Health and safety in space SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 Fifty years after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon, setting health and safety standards for space-flight risks remains a challenge Recent television programmes celebrating the 50th anniversar... Read More...
SA tightens landfill laws SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 Waste management companies are urged to get to grips with legislation that outlaws the disposal of liquid waste at landfills Experts agree: landfills the world over represent a significant waste-management pro... Read More...
Drug-a-lysers to curb cannabis use SHEQ Management 18th Oct 2019 Featured Issue 5 2019 With the decriminalisation of cannabis in South Africa, traditional drug policies and testing for marijuana are insufficient. MARISKA MORRIS investigates how companies can effectively prevent cannabis use in th... Read More...