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Featured in SHEQ Issue 4 2026

PLASTIC WITHOUT END? SOUTH AFRICA’S WAR ON WASTE

Recycling is real, alternatives are emerging and the regulatory architecture is tightening. Yet upstream, the taps are still wide open. Where does this leave the SHEQ manager staring at a boardroom table lined with 30 single-use water bottles?

DESIGNING SAFETY IN FOOD MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS

Health and safety failures in food manufacturing can rapidly cascade from the factory floor into public health crises, costly recalls and lasting reputational damage. JULIA TEW writes that this is why SHEQ cannot be managed in silos in food production settings – it must be approached as a system.

WHERE FLOODWATERS RISE, HYGIENE LEVELS PLUMMET

How should companies respond when the effects of the climate crisis are already compromising hygiene standards inside facilities, offices and water systems across Southern Africa? JULIA TEW explores this pressing issue.

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Fatalities from from unsafe and unhealthy working conditions

7 500 people die from unsafe and unhealthy working conditions every single day.

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Non-fatal occupational accidents

An additional 374 million workers suffer from non-fatal occupational accidents every year.

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Emissions of greenhouse gases

Carbon dioxide PPM (parts per million) is at 418 and the global temperature rise is 1.1°C compared to pre-industrial levels.

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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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