Occupational Health and Safety

Personal-issue facepieces are now an affordable safety measure, thanks to the latest MSA G1 facepiece, designed specifically to eliminate expensive electronic components to enhance its cost-effectiveness. The new design also...

Closeup of drunk business man looking at camera, wearing tie on his head and holding glass of wine. The South African Labour Guide reports that “Employers are often shocked when...

In a scenario similar to the one that has been playing out itself in South African courts, hundreds of frail former miners in the mineral rich country of Gabon are...

After a false dawn of falling statistics, worryingly, South Africa fatalities in the mining sector have spiked again, according to the Chamber of Mines. The deaths of mine workers at...

Nico Pienaar of Aspasa Swopping face-to-face inductions for online recorded inductions may seem like a perfectly safe, cost and time saving way to ensure safety on quarries and mines, but...

Falmit chemical safety helmets Exposure to various dangers and injuries associated with chemicals in the mining industry can be prevented by applying the correct protective systems, which include  the application...

Maintaining a workable underground mining environment is a big challenge that requires highly focused support systems to achieve absolute safety and  achieve optimum production. That is why, in South Africa,...

The Booyco PDS warns when pedestrians enter the area around the machine. With an industry target set to eliminate mining fatalities by 2020 and reduce Lost Time Injuries by 20%...

PDS suppliers have the responsibility to deliver a reliable solution to their mining customers and this includes conducting ongoing product improvement While many mines consider proximity detection systems (PDS) a...

By Rhys Evans, Director at ALCO-Safe The fact that alcohol consumption increases over the holiday period is a well-known fact, and many companies implement more stringent controls and policies over...