Occupational Health & Safety

  Behaviour problems -              People are often the problem and can be affected through fatigue, drugs, alcohol and work hours Poor communication -              Bad or lack of communication can lead...

Safety must be a top priority in the workplace, especially where large equipment is used, work is conducted at heights or where ground falls are possible. Surface mining “ticks all...

  By Rhys Evans, MD at ALCO Safe The cost of alcohol and drug abuse to South Africa has been estimated at R2 billion (roughly US$ 180 million) per year....

  A matchbox-sized circuit board with a short aerial could save lives by transmitting the vital statistics and location of miners missing underground. This fledgeling wireless sensor network technology is...

Megadoors superior quality rugged automated door solutions from Maxiflex engineered to meet safety efficiency & productivity on mines Maxiflex’s Megadoors and Albany RR1000 rubber doors bring immense benefits to mining...

If we were to rewind to 125 years ago, a vastly different picture of labour safety would emerge.  What was then largely an agricultural economy, was moving swiftly into the...

DEHN Africa advises mines in Africa to be well-resourced to manage the increasing risks of lightning flashes and surges to their operations. When lightning flashes occur in mines, in most...

Rescue operation. Photo/Courtesy of Workplace Safety The number of fatalities in SA’s mining industry has increased for the first time in 10 years. The Chamber of Mines has recorded the deaths...

Two miners have been confirmed dead following a rockfall at a mine near Carletonville on Thursday morning (2nd November 2017), News 24 reported. According to AngloGold Ashanti spokesperson, Chris Nthite,after...

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHS Act) requires any employer to maintain a safe work environment that is without risk to their workers.  Also, companies must provide and maintain...