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Hepatitis A within the food industry
There is much said about Hepatitis B and C, but this World Hepatitis Day, we need to remember that the risk of Hepatitis A within the food industry presents a real risk, and are still happening
Health and safety on the food safety team
All the food safety standards call for a food safety team. This team should be multi-disciplinary and collectively should take the responsibility for the development and implementation of the food safety management system.
What do you need to manage the health of food handlers?
What do you need to manage the health of food handlers?
How to wash your hands without access to running water
No access to running water? No problem, it is still possible to effectively wash your hands – here’s how.
A hard journey to a future free of Hepatitis in Africa
The World Health Organisation has announced additional efforts to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. The overall strategy calls for the prevention of new infections through universal implementation of the hepatitis B birth-dose vaccine. It also calls for full vaccine coverage, and access to affordable diagnostics to identify and care for infected individuals.
Looking after our employees lungs
With the COVID 19 pandemic, we have been made increasingly aware of respiratory health. The controversial ban on the sales of cigarettes in South Africa has put further focus on the health of our lungs – (well some of us anyway). It seems fitting that World Lung Cancer Day in 2020 deserves even more emphasis and attention than before.
How to ensure electrical safety in the food industry
When we think of electricity in the workplace, most of us would say this is the job of the electrician. Have you ever found a plug with water in it after cleaning? Have you ever cleaned equipment and slopped water over it? Have you, or someone working for you, ever had a shock from equipment such as scales or conveyors? Did you report the shock, or did you just brush it off as a ‘bit of static’?..
Working safely during COVID-19 checklist
This checklist gives some practical considerations of how social distancing can be applied in the workplace.
A checklist for preventing slips and trips
Health and safety has become a big deal in the food industry since the start of the COVID 19 pandemic. And rightly so. For many of us, we have had to dust off the safety file and really put in a lot of effort to ensure we are compliant.While we may be really focussed in physical distancing and wearing of masks, it is also important to remember that preventing slips and falls is a safety issue we cannot afford to neglect…
How small-and mid-size food facilities are coping with COVID-19
Most of these companies outsource ingredients and most supplies from suppliers within the U.S. However, some of the companies that were interacting with foreign suppliers were able to identify, as easily as February 2020, the need to create contingency plans for a pandemic that would eventually reach the U.S. Some of these companies, which were following the events happening in China and some European countries…
The new normal for grocery store health and safety
While many grocery stores made operational changes to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic, more adjustments are needed to help stem future infections.
So you think investing in fever screening can curb the spread of COVID-19? Think again
Along with physical distancing, hand sanitisation and wearing of masks, fever screening is increasingly being set up as a requirement before entry is allowed into premises. But there are physiological and clinical reasons why fever screening simply won’t work.
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