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Alcohol Breathalysers
19th April 2022 Alcohol Breathalysers was established in 2004 with the aim to make reliable, affordable and accurate digital breathalysers available to ensure that all businesses and individuals can gain access to alcohol testing equipment. The company offers the widest range of alcohol testers available in... →
Focus on hygiene can contribute to health, safety
21st January 2022 Owing to high safety risks, mining is considered one of the most hazardous industries and, compared to 2020, South Africa, which has some of the deepest and oldest mines in the world, has already seen a 33% increase in mine deaths in the first half of 2021. This regression in safety has... →

Mining industry leads way in Covid-19 health and safety
21st January 2022 South Africa and the rest of the world have faced formidable challenges over the last two years, caused by the Covid-19 virus, and the various variants thereof. Law firm ENSAfrica mine and occupational health and safety executive Pieter Colyn says measures taken in the South African mining... →

Footwear provider expands into new terrains
21st January 2022 Driven by “a commitment to high-quality products”, local footwear provider Lemaitre states that it has always been a brand committed to keeping those who build South Africa safe, noting that, for 30 years, the company “has helped build a nation”. The company last December announced the addition... →

Contractor training solutions contribute to safe mining
By: Cameron Mackay 21st January 2022 Training solutions provider KBC Health and Safety is aiming to improve health and safety in the local mining sector by managing mining contractors, says KBC Health and Safety innovation manager Natalie Pitout. “Several of these contractors are used to working under less hazardous conditions in... →

Company stresses need for on-site mining medical services
By: Cameron Mackay 21st January 2022 Mining companies that partner with professional medical consultants to provide on-site medical assistance have the confidence that medical issues are treated appropriately and quickly. This immediate treatment can help avoid unnecessary off-site referrals, treatments and prescriptions, states... →

Rising need for alcohol testing, recalibration
By: Cameron Mackay 21st January 2022 Medical equipment suppliers are encouraging local miners to conduct more regular breathalyser alcohol testing at their operations, and to recalibrate breathalyser equipment that has not been used in a long time, owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, states ALCO-Safe MD Rhys Evans. “We... →

Training aims to enhance on-site safety
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 With businesses constantly evolving and adapting, safety training solutions provider KBC Health and Safety is also adapting and advancing its training solutions to ensure that it is creating value and positively impacting on its clients. Consequently, the company has created a new safety... →

Partnerships crucial to perfecting proximity detection
By: Marleny Arnoldi 5th November 2021 Amid an increasingly digitalised and connected environment, mining customers are demanding integrated solutions in the mine health and safety space, which necessitates partnerships. →

Look after the safety of your most important assets
5th November 2021 Leading driver behaviour management company DriveRisk believes that your driver is your most valuable asset on the road, and is committed to improving driver aptitude and behaviour to reduce on-road risk for fleet operators and the driver community at large. By harnessing intelligent data and... →

Integrated control improves safety
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 In an underground mining environment, there is a dire need for an integrated approach to effective dust control for improve underground health conditions. Mine ventilation and cooling company BBE Consulting tells Mining Weekly that it is imperative to identify the correct dust control system for... →

Breathalysers safe despite Covid
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 With the onset of Covid-19, breathalyser specialist Alcohol Breathalysers was presented with the unique challenge of supplying alcohol breathalysers for workplaces and the mining industry that are safe and hygienic to use during the pandemic. The company has since developed operational techniques... →

PGMs producer faces pandemic head-on
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 The Covid-19 pandemic has been the foremost health concern facing employees, their families and surrounding communities, says platinum group metals (PGMs) producer Impala Platinum Holdings (Implats). However, the company is entirely committed to ensuring safe work environments in all... →

Safety culture established to ensure smooth operations
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 With the importance of health and safety within an industrial and nuclear setting, Lesedi Nuclear Services (LNS) states that it establishes a world class safety culture by structuring itself in a manner that ensures that management fosters a top-down approach that is actively involved in control... →
Health, safety training increases productivity
By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah 5th November 2021 Mining training company Prisma Training Solutions ensures that its customers can realise a return on investment by increasing productivity and efficiency through training. The company states that this is vital for all mining operations. Each mine and mining method offers unique risks. →

Upgraded chairlift PLC panels increase safety
15th January 2021 Mining systems solutions provider Becker Mining South Africa in October last year successfully installed and commissioned its first, upgraded chairlift programmable logic controller (PLC) panel, which enhances the reliability of the Becker chairlift systems. The PLC, which was launched at the... →

Pandemic heightens compliance awareness
By: Halima Frost 15th January 2021 KBC Health & Safety has identified positives that arose during the Covid-19 pandemic, including a heightened awareness of the need for up-to-date safety, health and environmental (SHE) accreditation. “Having conducted SHE and International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) assessments for... →

Community wellbeing drives sustainability strategy
By: Marleny Arnoldi 15th January 2021 Diamond company De Beers’ holistic Building Forever sustainability framework is bearing fruit, with tangible results recorded for its health-related efforts over the last year. →

Remote health and safety audits gaining traction
By: Halima Frost 15th January 2021 The unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has fast-tracked technologies and methodologies across all sectors, especially those pertaining to mining health and safety regulations and compliance, accredited certifications provider JC Auditors compliance specialist Oliver Naidoo tells Mining... →
Company launches new range of fall arrest equipment
6th November 2020 Safety equipment supplier BOVA launched a new range of locally manufactured fall arrest equipment, in September. The new range has extended the brand from an entry-level category player into the midtier working at heights category, the company stated at the time. →
Improvements in rock engineering reduce accidents
6th November 2020 Rock-related accidents have reduced significantly in recent decades, owing to incremental improvements in rock engineering practice, says independent consulting firm of engineers and scientists SRK Consulting chairperson William Joughin. He states that the company’s contribution in this field... →
Software solutions to ensure health, safety at mines
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 6th November 2020 Business management consultant Decision Inc. has implemented health and safety software solutions at iron-ore and manganese mines in the Northern Cape, amongst others. The company offers their hiDocs, Contractor Management, and Risk Management solutions, all of which are compatible with any... →
Covid-19 must not derail Level 9 compliance
6th November 2020 Efforts to advance safety in the mining sector through improved collision avoidance standards have been severely hampered by the Covid-19 lockdown, says electronics manufacturer Booyco Electronics CEO Anton Lourens. The company is playing a leading role in testing proximity detection systems... →

Powder a new solution for spills
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 6th November 2020 Strict health and safety regulations in the mining industry mean that any liquid spills in workshop areas or elsewhere need to be cleaned quickly and effectively. To cater for such spills, South African manufacturer Pratley created the Gunge Spunge powder, which is “ideal” for spills, including... →

Declining demand breathes new life into breathalysers
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 6th November 2020 Covid-19 has resulted in reduced demand for breathalysers, as “clients immediately assumed that there would be significant danger for people using breathalysers because of the way the virus is spread”, says ALCOSafe MD Rhys Evans. Consequently, the company had to find innovative ways of... →

Company assists in off-site screening
By: Darren Parker 6th November 2020 Following the resumption of mine operations at the beginning of May, onboarding and compliance solutions provider KBC Health and Safety partnered with occupational health and safety services provider Workforce Healthcare to assist mining clients in improving the onboarding process for contractors... →
Covid-19 measures hinder production
By: Khutso Maphatsoe 6th November 2020 Health and safety measures at Canyon Coal mines have changed drastically since the emergence of the pandemic, and this has had an impact on production, says Canyon Coal health, safety and environment manager David Masilela. He explains that employees have had to change the way they operate and... →
Mining contractor adjusts well as Covid-19 shifts HSE goal posts
By: Natasha Odendaal 6th November 2020 Mining contractor Concor Opencast Mining has added a new layer to an already strong foundation in its health, safety and environment (HSE) strategy as the world adjusts to new operating procedures under the Covid-19 pandemic. Concor Opencast Mining HSE and training manager Niel Fourie says there... →
Stepping up safety in times of crisis
By: Natasha Odendaal 22nd May 2020 A safety and health culture should be an enabler for all employees and stakeholders across any operation to live safely, says construction materials supplier AfriSam Group subsidiary Tanga Cement Company MD Reinhardt Swart. “We should enable our people to live the safety culture,” he tells... →

Safer breathalyser testing developed amid pandemic
By: Halima Frost 22nd May 2020 Increased concerns over the spread of Covid-19 have spurred medical equipment supplier ALCO-Safe to develop a safer way in which to conduct breathalyser tests on workers in heavy industrial sectors. “Workers and security personnel are at risk as testing must be conducted in close proximity,” says... →

Covid-19 response built on successful holistic approach
By: Nadine James 22nd May 2020 The De Beers Group’s ‘Put Safety First as our Number One Value’ way of work – driven by management and mainstreamed into the operations – has led to numerous successes in terms of the holistic health and safety of its employees, and now forms the basis of its Covid-19 response, says De Beers... →

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