Category:Featured Issue 2 2019
Gas detection done rite
JUSTIN GOLDBLATT, general manager of Runrite Electronics, gives advice on how to select the right gas-detection solution. There are many gas-detection products on the...
Electric cars: to die for?
Electric vehicles may be good news for the environment, but they can be bad news for the people who work on them. In fact,...
Fresh air and sunlight for the office
Environmental factors such as air quality and lighting are often overlooked when employers address the ergonomics in an office. MARISKA MORRIS investigates their importance...
Pioneers in hand protection
For over 60 years, the Japanese-founded Showa has been a world leader in the professional protective gloves market. Its research and development centres in...
Man becomes machine
In the quest to reduce musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), exoskeletons have become a technology that’s catching many an eye – and not only because they...
Taking her out of his shoes
Although more women are entering non-traditional sectors, there remains very little personal protective equipment (PPE) specially designed for women. MARISKA MORRIS reports. Although women...
A key factor in road safety
OLIVER NAIDOO, certification manager at JC Auditors, discusses the health and well-being of long-distance truck drivers. Driving heavy vehicles is probably one of the...
Exploring Africa’s energy potential
SHEQ Management recently attended the 2019 Africa Energy Indaba (AEI). Now in its 11th year, the indaba has been celebrated for its success in...
Energy storage conundrum
It wasn’t long ago that renewable energy technology was unrealistically expensive for people living in Africa, but things are changing quickly Anton Eberhard, from...
Load shedding is an opportunity!
South Africans should stop complaining about load shedding and see it as an opportunity. That’s according to Martin Emrich, a consultant for German-based leadership...