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Featured in SHEQ Issue 5 2024
H&S tech to the rescue
Recent technological advancements, such as the launch of Tesla robots and the ability to view Mars’ landscape via NASA Rovers, have sparked our columnist’s interest in the next level of health and safety (H&S) technologies.
STEP INTO THE FUTURE, COMFORTABLY
Initially, safety shoes were primarily functional, focusing on protection without much regard for comfort or aesthetics. There has, however, been a major shift over the years, and today functionality is coupled with enhanced comfort, style, and versatility.
ELECTRA MINING’S RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE
Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2 to 6 September, this year’s Electra Mining Africa was the biggest show in its history. It had 950 exhibitors occupying over 40,000m² of exhibition space across six exhibition halls and four open air exhibit areas.
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The challenge facing our climate is the greatest existential threat of our lifetime. The actions that we take now will determine the future for generations to come. Now is not a time for half measures nor is it a time where we can we afford to continue our prioritisation of profit over people. Climate change is greater than any one of us, but it requires every single one of us to come together to ensure there can and will be a future for the next to come.
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Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
Neels Nortjé is a founder and the CEO of Saiosh. He has been practising OHS for over 30 years. He was appointed to serve on the Minister for Labour's Advisory Council for OHS and is a Chartered Member of both Saiosh (CMSaiosh) and IOSH (CMIOSH).
Sanjay Munnoo has over 15 years’ experience in the risk and financial services industries. He started his career at Alexander Forbes and now works at FEMA as Regional Manager.
Brian Darlington is the group head of safety and health for the Mondi Group, based in Vienna, Austria. He has filled the role since 2012 and is responsible for safety and health in more than 30 countries.
Legally Speaking is a regular column by Professor Robert W Vivian and Dr Albert Mushai, both in the School of Economics and Business Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand.
Professor Dr Andrew Sharman is managing partner of RMS – consultants on leadership and cultural excellence to a wide range of blue-chip corporates and non-government organisations globally.
Dr. Sophia Kisting is an occupational medicine specialist with extensive clinical and preventive occupational health and safety experience at the national, regional and global level.
Hope Mugagga Kiwekete is a managing consultant at the Centre for Enterprise Sustainability. Previously he was a principal consultant risk management at Transnet Freight Rail, a management systems specialist and senior EHS auditor at the South African Bureau of Standards.
Peter Lamb is a director in the Norton Rose Fulbright admiralty and shipping team, based in Durban. A qualified attorney, Lamb has an LLM in shipping law from the University of Cape Town.
Mathew Goncalves BSc (Eng) Chemical, is head of research and development at Health and Safety Dialogue Company Ltd, exclusively licensed to Conceptual Eyes (Pty) Ltd in Africa, a corporate member of Saiosh.
Jerry Ramdunee is the CEO of the Industry Compliance and Certification Authority of South Africa (ICCASA), was a member on the committee that developed ISO 45001 and has recently been appointed the leader of the ISO TC 283 WG3 working group.
Kyle Bloch is a registered industrial-organisational psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). He is the operations manager at StratisQ Africa focusing on safety across multiple sectors and industries.
Marina Sander is an executive business management consultant for The World of Ethics Group. Her last 20 years have been paved by ethical business practices, legal compliance, operations management, innovation, education, corporate governance, and risk with every business partner whom she engages.
Ruaan Breedt is the working at height and fall protection specialist at BBF Safety Group. He has completed the following training and obtained accreditation for: Production efficiencies & ISO 9001:2015 auditor; fall arrest level 1, 2 and 3; confined space entry, exit and rescue; and is a fall arrest equipment testing specialist.
Elfriede Giard is the CEO and a founder member of the World of Ethics Group of Companies, with more than 25 years’ experience in quality and risk management. She has strong skills in business optimisation and has the responsibility for creating, planning, implementing and integrating the strategic direction of the Group.
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