by Warren Beech | Mar 27, 2024 | Employment, Health and Safety, News
Whether we like to admit it or not, the fact is that handling or using a cellular phone while driving a motor vehicle or operating a piece of machinery, is distracting, and can lead to extremely severe consequences including fatal accidents. Most employers implement a...
by Warren Beech | Feb 8, 2024 | Energy, Health and Safety, Mining, News
Looking at the faces of attendees, it is clear that Mining Indaba fatigue has well and truly set in. This is normally a reflection of extremely long hours, good discussion, and lively debates. Mining Indaba 2024 again provided a perfect opportunity for stakeholders...
by Warren Beech | Dec 5, 2023 | Employment, Health and Safety, Mining, News
Workplace health and safety is absolutely critical – one life lost, is a life too many. South Africa’s Health and Safety Laws, the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) in respect of the mining industry and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) in respect of the...
by Warren Beech | Nov 29, 2023 | Health and Safety, Mining, News
On 27 November 2023 a tragic accident happened at Impala’s 11 Shaft when, according to currently available reports, a 3-deck conveyance that was going to transport employees to surface, travelled down the shaft, and struck the concrete penthouse at shaft bottom....
by Warren Beech | Nov 14, 2023 | Health and Safety, Mining, News
2023 has again been a rollercoaster ride with South Africans experiencing extreme lows (petrol price hikes, significant increase in food prices, interest rate hikes, etc.) and extreme highs (the performance of South Africa’s sports teams including the historic win by...
by Warren Beech | Oct 13, 2023 | Health and Safety, News
The Springboks played Tonga on Sunday, 1 October 2023 and the match started at 21h00 (South African time). There were, reportedly, higher than usual levels of absenteeism from South African workplaces on the following Monday morning. While absenteeism can severely...
