Responsibilities of a First Aider The Occupational Health and Safety Act in South Africa applies to all workplaces across different companies and industries in the countries, including those who employ fewer than five employees and those employers who are self-employed. Employers in South Africa must: Ensure that they provide adequate, appropriate first-Aid
Your attitude towards safety can make all the difference People instinctively seek to avoid pain and death. And yet, we often may behave and act at work in a manner that is a threat to our well-being. There are a couple of reasons why this occurs. The first is lack of
How Safe Do You Work … When You Know No One is Looking? There is a famous quote which defines character as “What you do when you know no one is looking.” Successful safety programs usually earn their results in much the same way, by everyone working safely and following safety
What Really is a “Near Miss” – And What We Should Do About It A “near miss” is defined as the accident you almost had. It’s those close calls – when for some reason or circumstance, you didn’t get hurt despite possibly breaking a safety rule or two. How many times
Shortcuts Can Be Killers Most of us have the skills and knowledge to do our jobs well and no one wants to get hurt or do something to hurt one of our co-workers. So why then do we take safety “shortcuts?” The following is a list of safety “shortcuts” that are
Let WHM help you remain compliant! The Department of Employment and Labour’s inspectors had to summon law enforcement after an employer blatantly refused to cooperate during a routine inspection at a workplace in Thaba Nchu, Free State. Inspectors from the Department's Inspection and Enforcement Services branch arrived at the company's premises
Why Do Some Workers Act Like “Children” When it Comes to Safety? You tell children to act or behave in a certain way. Most times they do, but sometimes not. Why not? Some children may forget, some may be careless, but unfortunately a few know they shouldn’t do a certain thing
What’s Similar about 8 Out of Every 10 Accidents? Answer – They’re not accidents at all; 8 of 10 are caused by people and people’s mistakes … Most workplace accidents are caused by one of two circumstances – 1. The unsafe acts or practices of employees at work, or Unsafe conditions that
A “Can-Do” Attitude – Can Get You Killed People with a “can do” attitude almost always get the job done – regardless of the obstacles. Unfortunately, many with that same “can do” attitude sometimes consider safety one of those obstacles. This brings me to the tragic, and actual, case of John,
Common Sense & Accident Prevention Go Hand in Hand Generally speaking, we’re not born with common sense, we acquire it throughout life. Common sense is really our life’s experiences (and training) put into action depending on the circumstances. Most workers have the common sense necessary to prevent them from getting hurt on the job –
