Master Builders National Safety Competition 2017 – all the winners

Master Builders National Safety Competition 2017

– all the winners

Damien Pennefather accepts the Master Builders Association Shield for Contracts over R500 million on behalf of the Kusile Buildings Project, Stefanutti Stocks/ Basil Read JV from the President of MBSA, Bafikile Bonke Simelane and Ndivhuwo Manyonga, MD of FEM

Master Builders Congress 2017 Gala Dinner, hosted by the Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company, saw the climax of the National Safety Competition as the winners of each category were announced.

Master Builders South Africa has for many decades been proudly at the forefront of promoting occupational health and safety in South Africa’s construction industry. Working in close collaboration with the Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company (FEM) – a household name in the construction industry delivering world class services to its policy holders – Master Builders SA is proud to maintain a close relationship with the licensed workmen’s compensation assurer.

The well-being of member companies’ workforces, together with safe working conditions on construction sites, is a fundamental objective of Master Builders SA. It strives to achieve this by coordinating various interventions at its national office which is executed by the Master Builders Associations who play a vital role in delivering advice and services to employers on building sites throughout the country.

“Winners of the coveted Master Builders Association Shield

for Contracts over R500 million:

Winners of the coveted Master Builders Association Shield for Contracts over R500 million: Stefanutti Stocks & Basil Read for Kusile Power Station

Stefanutti Stocks & Basil Read for Kusile Power Station”

Let there be no doubt that this is indeed an enormous task, conducted by recognised professionals in the field of Construction Health and Safety. Readers will be pleased to learn that this year’s Competition was overseen and coordinated by Pierre Fourie, the recently retired Master Builders SA operations director.

MBSA National Safety Committee Chairperson for the period under review was Greg Steele

National Safety Committee Chairperson for the period under review was Greg Steele, Executive Director of Master Builders Association – East Cape. In keeping with the customary high standard of the national competition and in the interest of transparency, Master Builders SA appointed ASHREQ Environmental and Occupational Hygiene Consultants (Pty) Ltd as the independent auditors. ASHREQ Judges for the competition were: Tïandre du Preez, Health & Safety Manager and Dirk Human, Health & Safety Practitioner.

Ndivhuwo Manyonga, Managing Director, Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company

In her address to Award winners and guests at the Congress 2017 FEM Gala Dinner, Ndivhuwo Manyonga, Managing Director, Federated Employers Mutual Assurance Company said “Health and safety is an investment – not a cost – and needs to be integral to the culture of an organisation. At FEM we will continue to lead the way by doing innovative things to enable organisations to achieve zero harm on their constructions sites, and thereby across the construction industry spectrum.”

Winners of Master Builders South Africa National Safety Competition 2017

Master Builders South Africa is very proud to be associated with FEM who again funded the cost of judging the National Competition.