by admin | Mar 24, 2022 | First Aid
Emergency situations in the workplace, as we know, refer to any unforeseen circumstances that could result in harm to employees, customers, or anyone else there at the time. Such events cause disruption, shut down operations and can even cause physical damage to both...
by admin | Feb 8, 2022 | First Aid
The role and the importance of a Safety Officer in the workplace is often overlooked. The role of a safety officer in the workplace cannot be stressed enough since companies are required by law to comply with health and safety standards set out by the Occupational...
by admin | Jun 29, 2021 | First Aid
Working at heights is most popular in the building, construction, and maintenance industry and in simple terms refers to any work where a person could potentially fall and injure themselves. The fall could be from a ladder, a roof’s edge, from a scaffold, through an...
by admin | Apr 29, 2021 | First Aid
Emergency Escape Plans SANS 23601 Emergency Escape Plans are an integral part of a facility’s system of safety signs and plays an integral role in a building owner’s fire safety management plan. SANS 23601:2010 establishes design principles for displayed emergency...
by admin | Feb 18, 2020 | First Aid
Anchors must comply with SANS 50795:1996 Persons that select, install and test anchors classified as “basic anchors” must be competent to perform that work. {Basic anchors are limited to class “A1” anchors as defined in SANS 50795:1996 set into not less than C20/25...
by admin | Jan 13, 2020 | First Aid
The minimum contents of a first aid kit is found in General Safety Regulation 3. In the case of shops and offices, the quantities stated under items 1, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, and 18 may be reduced by half. Wound cleaner / antiseptic (100ml) Swabs for...
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