The Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) is proud to have been part of the Construction Rapid Response Task Team (CRRTT) to assist in getting the construction sector back to work. As our President, Cyril Ramaphosa has implied, we need to remain vigilant and ensure we follow the rules to limit the spread […]
As the construction industry gears up to return to work when the lockdown moves to Level 3 on 1 June, industry stakeholders need to come together to reach a consensus on a number of contentious issues, says Wayne Albertyn, Director of Gothic Construction and President of MBA North. “A key issue we need to resolve […]
As per the announcement of President Ramaphosa on Sunday 24 May 2020, the whole country will move from Level 4 to Level 3 of the lockdown as from Monday 1 June 2020. The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has released Regulations in respect of the Determinations of Alert Levels and Hotspots as well […]
Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal welcomes the announcement by the Honourable President Cyril Ramaphosa that the country will be moving to Level 3 on 1 June 2020. Most importantly, the reactivation of the construction sector in its entirety under Level 3 will bring much-needed relief to the industry. Since the announcement of lockdown in March 2020, the […]
Start preparing now for lifting of restrictions, says industry body The Master Builders Association North (MBA North) has launched comprehensive COVID-19 health and safety consulting and training services to help the region’s construction sector to prepare for a return to work as quickly as possible after restrictions are lifted. Reopening construction sites after the lockdown […]
The Health & Safety team have developed a Must – Have -COVID-19 compliant Health & Safety File to prepare you to get back to work while adhering to the Department of Employment & Labour’s requirements: These requirements are a mandatory Workplace Readiness Plan to: ensure you are protecting your workforce and minimising the risk of spreading the infection. Maintain a […]
The construction industry welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the country moving to Level 3 as from 01 June 2020. The sector has been calling for an immediate re-activation of live construction sites that were at various stages of completion when the lockdown came into effect on the 27th of March 2020. Chairperson of the […]
In his address to the Nation last night, President Ramaphosa announced some of the details surrounding the country’s move to Level 3 on 1 June 2020 and the good news is that the entire Construction Industry will be allowed to resume operations as at 1 June 2020 under Level 3. We are certain that the […]
Construction is back to work from 1 June and its a major relief to our industry. But it’s vital that we all comply with strictest Health & Safety Guidelines and as President Ramaphosa said, and in the words of Madiba, “it’s in your hands!”. It is now in fact in our hands as employers to […]
Pre-Covid-19, the staff and pupils at Hermanus Primary School in the Western Cape enjoyed the installation of the Turftech multi-purpose Rhino-Turf sports pitch, drastically improving the school’s sporting potential. “It has always been a dream of the school to have its own synthetic turf facility on the school grounds,” explained Niel Botha, the school’s Head […]