Beware of bogus safety bodies Neels Nortje 15th Jan 2020 Saiosh A legitimate professional body can assist its members in advancing their careers while protecting the public from misconduct. Saiosh CEO NEELS NORTJE provides some insight into separating the legitimate profess... Read More...
Health and safety in the 4IR Sanjay Munnoo 13th Jan 2020 Saiosh Even with an ever-changing work environment and the introduction of new technologies, there will be a need for health and safety officers. Saiosh president SANJAY MUNNOO shares some insights During the 2019 Sa... Read More...
Maintaining professional competence Neels Nortje 18th Oct 2019 Saiosh Neels Nortjé, chief executive officer of the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Saiosh), explains why it is important to pursue continuing professional development in the health and safe... Read More...
Wanted: Health and safety for emerging contractors Sanjay Munnoo 21st Aug 2019 Saiosh Small, medium and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) play a vital role in developing economies because they absorb a significant part of the unemployed labour force, but they need to focus on health and safety In the ... Read More...
Mental health affects safety! Sanjay Munnoo 19th Jun 2019 Saiosh For some time now, I’ve been wanting to write about mental health - a condition that affects so many lives Some case studies on workplace accidents that result in serious injuries or fatalities have clear sig... Read More...
A proud history Neels Nortje 24th Apr 2019 Saiosh Saiosh CEO, Neels Nortje, takes us down memory lane and chronicles the history of Occupational Health and Safety in South Africa. Although there was a “duty to care” in terms of common law as well as some safe... Read More...
A year in review Sanjay Munnoo 26th Feb 2019 Saiosh Saiosh experienced phenomenal growth in 2018 with the implementation of exciting projects and initiatives to improve its benefits for members. I’m happy to report on key highlights and achievements in 2018: T... Read More...
Get registered today! SHEQ Management 15th Jan 2019 Saiosh Occupational Health and Safety officers can register with the South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (SAIOSH) to obtain a designation, stay updated on legislation and access the numerous othe... Read More...
Saiosh attends IOSH 2018 SHEQ Management 25th Oct 2018 Saiosh For the first time, Saiosh was invited to attend the annual conference of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health in the United Kingdom (UK). Saiosh CEO, Neels Nortje, represented the local institute ... Read More...
The Economic Impact of Health and Safety Sanjay Munnoo 24th Aug 2018 Saiosh Employee health and safety in the workplace must remain a top priority. It has been a dreary and depressing few months interacting with companies that have been in the process of retrenching staff. Concerned s... Read More...