Why PPE is paramount!
Why PPE is paramount! Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is vital to whole-body safety in the workplace. Ensuring safety in the workplace requires efforts to provide work-place safety training and education on emergency procedure to all employees. Suitable supervision of employees at all times is also paramount to workplace safety. Even when every effort has been taken […]
Hazard Identification
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment As an owner of a business it is your responsibility to make sure that your workers are protected from occupational risks and hazards. In order for an employer to understand which steps need to be taken to ensure worker safety the necessary analysis and assessments must first be effected. This […]
Health and Safety Act: The Importance of being Informed
Health and Safety Act: The Importance of being Informed In order to illustrate the vitality of educating your staff in, and remaining up-to-date with relevant rules and regulations, such as the Health and Safety Act; Strat Training invites you to learn from the following case study: In the year 1999 Mrs Nel* was visiting the drive-through […]
Scaffolding Safety? Here is your Strategy!
Scaffolding Safety? Here is your Strategy! In the construction industry there exists a well-known three-pronged approach to scaffolding safety practices. The first factor that needs to be taken into consideration when judging scaffolding safety is whether or not the scaffold itself has been erected in accordance with specific scaffolding safety protocols. The second policy against which safety standards […]
Three ways to Stay Safe this Holiday
Three ways to Stay Safe this Holiday It’s the festive season, holiday time for many and invariably it involves at least some travelling. Whether navigating between home and a vacation spot or to and from parties, gatherings and functions, there is a good chance you’ll be spending more time on the road this month. Being busier and […]
The Construction Site Safety Conundrum
The Construction Site Safety Conundrum According to a recent study conducted in the United States, working on a construction site of any nature is the job which carries the highest risk of fatal injury. At first glance this seems understandable, especially when the potential hazards are added up and duly considered. There exists the danger […]
Are you Staying Safe when Working at Height?
Are you Staying Safe when Working at Height? Falling is still one of the biggest causes of major injuries and fatalities. Work at height (work performed in a location where, if the necessary precautions are not in place, one could fall a distance likely to cause personal injury) often poses the risk of falling through […]
Harassment in the Workplace
Harassment in the Workplace The South African Constitution promotes the Protection from Harassment Act, 2010 (Act No. 17 of 2010). All people in South Africa should be allowed and not denied their rights to equality, privacy, dignity, and security; according to the Act. In working situations, it can often be difficult to know and understand whether or not […]
How to Handle a Chainsaw
How to Handle a Chainsaw Using a chainsaw as a power tool is great to get large scale jobs done such as tree cutting. As with most things in life, that which is most powerful can also be most dangerous and therefore requires particular precautions. The origin of the chainsaw actually comes from quite a […]
Why and How to Become a Paramedic
Why and How to Become a Paramedic At the time of medical emergencies such as accidents or natural disasters, paramedics are the first people to respond and reach the site to care for and save the injured. They provide emergency medical assistance and are responsible for safely transporting the patients to an established medical center. […]