Department of Employment and Labour Under section 40 (3) (b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No 85 of 1993, as amended), I, Tibor Szana, appointed as chief inspector in terms of section 27 (1) of the said Act, and by virtue of the powers delegated to me by the Minister of […]
Hierarchy of Controls Elimination: Physically remove the hazard Substitution: Replace the hazard Engineering Controls: Isolate people from the hazard Administrative Controls: Change the way people work Personal Protective Equipment: Protect the worker with PPE HAZARD: Transport to work RISK Company transport: Lack of social distancing, transport with ill people, unsanitary vehicle and poor ventilation in […]
FEM OFFICES Our offices remain closed while we continue to work from home In line with the guidelines and regulations issued under the lockdown we are continuing to work from home and helping to flatten the curve. Our staff will be able to go through to the offices under extreme circumstances. We will continue to […]
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 […]