Health and Safety
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Compensation Fund sees light at the end of tunnel as it steps up a service delivery gear
The Compensation Fund (CF), a public entity of the Department of Labour (DoL) has managed to raise R4-billon in revenue in the period ending ... -
DoL to review Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act by next year to stem workplace casualties in South Africa
The Department of Labour’s (DoL) Compensation Fund paid over R2.7-billion in the 2010/2011 in compensation for injuries and diseases sustained in the workplace in ... -
Draft Amendments to the Construction Regulations
Fanie de Swart On 11 May 2010 the new ”Draft Amendment to the Construction Regulations, 2003” was published through the Government Gazette for public ... -
Different types of risk assessments
TInus Boshoff For the purpose of this article we will focus on three types of risk assessments: Baseline risk assessments (Baseline HIRA) Issue based ... -
A health and safety system or programme generally includes the following elements
A health and safety system or programme generally includes the following elements: For more information contact Tinus Boshoff tinus@labourguide.co.za Element Important aspects SHE policy ... -
Alcoholism and the workplace
André Claassen and Jan du Toit Employees arriving at work with alcohol smelling on the breath, employees consuming alcohol during working hours, employees missing ... -
Criteria for Risk Assessment
Terms ”suitable and sufficient” The term risk assessment is very open to interpretation and can cause a lot of uncertainty. It’s intended to allow ... -
Construction Work and the Responsibilities of the Client
(”Draft Amendment to the Construction Regulations, 2003”) On 11 May 2010 the new ”Draft Amendment to the Construction Regulations, 2003” was published through the ... -
Occupational Health and Safety
What every worker and employer should know about health and safety in the workplace All downloads are provided by the Department of Labour Legislation ... -
Employer’s Liability
Employers must be very careful to take steps to know what their liability is towards their employees. One of the employer’s liabilities is to ...
