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What can you do about employees who didn't show up to work because of today's taxi strike?

It's a jungle in Jo'burg this morning. Not only is the heavy raining causing havoc on the roads, but thousands of workers are stranded due to today's National Taxi Alliance (NTA) strike. And that's bad news for your business. Here's what you need to know about how to handle employees who couldn't [read more...]

How to avoid a Miss SA type nepotism scandal in your workplace

There's a fresh scandal surrounding the Miss South Africa pageant. A few weeks back, news reports indicated that the general public wasn't happy with the choice of judges for the pageant. Now there's a rumours of t. And it's put the spotlight back on nepotism in the workplace. [read more...]

Strikes: What does 'issue in dispute' mean?

News reports this morning indicate that government intends to meet with the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) today in a last ditch attempt to halt a mass strike in the mining sector. The looming strike, which is expected to have a devastating impact on the economy, has [read more...]

Risk Assessment

  • Risk assessments: The best way to ensure your health and safety standards aren't sending your employees to their death bed!
  • \'We are killing our workers!\' These aren\'t the words of murderous managers. Instead, the phrase is from a major independent report released yesterday on the state of New Zealand\'s workplace safety culture. While New Zealand\'s been shocked into drastically improving its health and safety standards, your company can follow suit. All you need to do is implement more risk assessments in the running of your everyday business. ››› more
  • [03 May 2013]
  • Ignore these top seven safety hazards in your workplace at your peril!
  • Just as news of the Boston Marathon explosion earlier this week was settling came news of a fire explosion that ripped through a fertilizer plant in Texas. This time, more than 70 people were killed and about 200 were injured. Here\'s how to protect your employees in a similar situation by conducing risk assessments as part of your emergency preparedness and response plan. ››› more
  • [19 April 2013]
  • Are you exposing your employees to contaminated water like the SA Swimming national trials?
  • As if South Africa needed to make news headlines for a further negative reason. Now, the SA National Swimming trials have been further postponed due to concerns that swimming in murky green water as a result of burst pipes will make them sick. This highlights the importance of including water quality in your risk assessments to make sure you aren\'t harming your employees\' health by letting them drink contaminated water. ››› more
  • [18 April 2013]
  • Beat the health and safety law amendments by changing the way your company disposes of liquid waste today!
  • Just when you thought you had all your Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) responsibilities covered, some health and safety laws amendments are out for comment this month. This includes an amendment to the Water Act authorisations - best you make sure your company\'s liquid waste management system complies today by doing a risk assessment! ››› more
  • [17 April 2013]
  • Is your office temperature behind your company's SBS?
  • \'If your staff complains of ailments they experience in the office, but then disappear when they leave the office, you should investigate whether your office environment is unhealthy,\' advises the Health and Safety Advisor. Read on to discover which five factors - including office temperature - could be behind your office\'s sick building syndrome (SBS). ››› more
  • [15 April 2013]
  • If you're not conducting risk assessments, you're not keeping your construction workers safe...
  • Two construction workers are killed a week while working in South Africa, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi announced yesterday. That\'s why it\'s crucial to minimise all health and safety risks if you operate in the construction industry. The best way to do so is to identify hazards through a risk assessment. Here\'s how! ››› more
  • [12 April 2013]
  • Reduce the risk of repetitive tasks leading to health and safety accidents in your workplace today
  • The Network Rail in the UK has been fined £450,000 for health and safety breaches over the \'entirely preventable\' death of a level crossing victim. Sadly, most health and safety accidents ARE entirely preventable. In this case, the cause was the train\'s signalman not paying enough attention when performing a repetitive task. If you\'ve identified this as a hazard in your workplace, there\'s a way to reduce the risk of repetitive tasks resulting in health and safety accidents... ››› more
  • [11 April 2013]
  • Three precautions you can take to reduce risks in your workplace
  • You must identify the hazards and risks in your company. To do this, you have to perform a risk assessment. When you've identified the hazards and risks that they pose to your employees, you need to take precautionary measures and address problems that pose the highest risk first. But, what precautionary measures can you take to counteract these risks? Let's have a look at three of them ... ››› more
  • [10 April 2013]
  • Want to save on your business' electricity costs? Conduct this risk assessment today!
  • Nersa didn\'t approve Eskom\'s 16% proposed electricity price hike. But in its place is an 8% electricity price hike that\'ll kick in each year for the next five years. This means your business needs to do all it can to save electricity now to minimise the impact on your bottom line in future. It\'s easy. Simply follow the example of Arcelor Mittal\'s Saldanha Steel works by integrating process changes into your occupational health and safety risk management system today! ››› more
  • [09 April 2013]
  • Four health and safety aspects to include in every risk assessment!
  • Risk assessments are becoming more commonplace as companies realise the importance of complying with their Occupational Health and Safety Act responsibilities. Do you know what to include when you conduct a risk assessment in your workplace in order to prove your OHSA compliance? ››› more
  • [08 April 2013]



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