by Warren Beech | Sep 4, 2025 | Employment, Health and Safety, Mining
“Safety of employees at the workplace is paramount, it cannot be compromised. An employer cannot be expected to wait until an employee has maimed or lost his or her life before taking decisive action against an employee who has exposed fellow employees to danger....
by Warren Beech | Jul 22, 2025 | Employment, Health and Safety, Mining
Employers, particularly in high-risk industries such as manufacturing and mining, implement stringent policies and procedures in support of the onerous health and responsibilities placed on employers under the occupational health and safety laws (the Occupational...
by Warren Beech | Apr 7, 2025 | Health and Safety, Mining
It was a privilege to be invited by Mr Avhurengwi Nengovhela to speak at Coaltech’s Mine Closure Conference on 4 April 2025. Mine closure has become even more critical within the context of South Africa’s current economy, the impact on the mining sector and its...
by Warren Beech | Mar 10, 2025 | Health and Safety, News
Occupational health and safety in non-mining workplaces has increasingly come under the spotlight due to the types of incidents and accidents that have occurred, and the nature of physical and non-physical impacts being reported by employees, sometimes long after...
by Warren Beech | Jan 13, 2025 | Health and Safety, Mining, News
Introduction Rail networks and rail operations are currently governed by the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, No. 16 of 2002 (NRSRA). On 2 December 2024 the President assented to the Railway Safety Act, No. 30 of 2024 (RSA), and the RSA was published in the...
by Warren Beech | Dec 17, 2024 | Employment, Energy, Environmental, Health and Safety, Mining, News
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