by Warren Beech | Jul 14, 2023 | Health and Safety
South African Occupational Health and Safety Laws place extremely onerous obligations on the employer to safeguard the health and safety of employees and other persons who may be affected by the employer’s activities. In relation to the mining industry, the Mine...
by Warren Beech | Jul 5, 2023 | Environmental, News
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act No. 2 of 2022 (“NEMLAA4”) was assented into law on 24 June 2022 but the majority of the provisions of NEMLAA4 only took effect and came into operation on 30 June 2023. Many of the...
by Warren Beech | Jun 20, 2023 | Energy, News
Load shedding in South Africa is not the same as electricity rationing in many other African countries – with electricity rationing, businesses can often plan better, and more efficiently manage the potential impacts on the business. Under structured electricity...
by Warren Beech | Dec 1, 2022 | Health and Safety
Conducting proper investigations into accidents so that the true cause can be identified This is Part 4 (and last) of our four-part series on “How to prevent mining and other workplace accidents”. You can access Part 1 (the “Pearl Harbour Syndrome”) here, Part 2...
