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Labour Intervention Measures During Coronavirus Lockdown

By Food Focus on 02 April 2020

Speaking notes by Minister of Labour, Thulas Nxesi during a media briefing to update on the COVID-19 lockdown measures

Urgent call for businesses to divert PPE inventories to national healthcare sector

By Food Focus on 31 March 2020

Business for SA’s Public Health Workgroup is calling on all companies, especially those in lockdown, to urgently divert their stocks of personal protective equipment (PPE) for use in the national healthcare sector.

Is your disinfectant legal

By Linda Jackson on 30 March 2020

Did you know that the National Regulator for compulsory specifications in South Africa?

Protecting food industry employees during the COVID-19 pandemic

By Linda Jackson on 27 March 2020

We have been receiving a lot of enquiries on the implementing the correct requirements for protecting your employees while they are working during the lockdown.

NIOH YouTube channel offers COVID-19 workplace training videos

By Food Focus on 26 March 2020

We are pleased to announce that the NIOH YouTube channel is up and running, with essential COVID-19 workplace training videos. Please do subscribe and share with other colleagues to keep up to date with developments and guidelines.

NICD COVID-19 UPDATE | 16 March

By Food Focus on 17 March 2020

As of 16 March 2020, the NICD confirms an additional 11 new COVID-19 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing it to a total of 62 confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Department of Employment and Labour Guidelines to deal with Covid-19 at workplaces

By Food Focus on 17 March 2020

The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Coronavirus Disease 2019 COVID–19.

Coronavirus: Department of Health launches website and WhatsApp support group

By Food Focus on 16 March 2020

The Department of Health has announced a newly-launched website detailing all COVID-19 related resources. The website contains important contact details, including the emergency support hotline, and up-to-date news and resources.

Coronavirus: Ten reasons why you ought not to panic

By Guest Author on 12 March 2020

With the media gripped by coronavirus panic, there is deep concern and mass planning for worst-case scenarios but there are causes for optimism; reasons to think there may be ways to contain and defeat the virus. And lessons to learn for the future.

Coronavirus: how big, how bad, and what to look out for

By Guest Author on 11 March 2020

Cases of illness from the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) disease, known as COVID-19, have been confirmed in more than 100 countries. The outbreak was first recorded in China in December last year. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illnesses that can range from a comm

How to manage the threat of COVID in your workplace or institution

By National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on 09 March 2020

The NICD and DOH outline details of COVID-19, including the risks to life and livelihood for South African businesses and institutions and how to mitigate these risks

Coronavirus Poster

By National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on 09 March 2020

Coronavirus Poster from the National Health Laboratory Service and the Department of Health

Accident Prevention Begins with a Conversation

By Guest Author on 23 January 2019

Have you ever asked the question, “What else can I do to improve our safety culture?” The answer may be in your next conversation. One of the most common safety weaknesses I see in organizations is a lack of management engagement with employees...

Human Fatigue: A Hidden Food Safety Hazard

By Guest Author on 22 May 2018

Human fatigue is a widespread and more troubling condition than most realize.

Your transition to ISO 45001

By Guest Author on 01 March 2018

Every 15 seconds a worker dies from a work-related accident or disease. With these alarming statistics, the advantages of having the an effectively implemented and maintained ISO 45001 management system should be of high priority.

Planning your Health, Safety and Environment file

By Guest Author on 17 October 2017

One of the banes in the lives of contractors and people employing contractors is the “Health, Safety and Environment file” that the law requires. This file is a legal agreement between the contractor and the customer. It is called a “File” because the paper required will not fit

Hazards and Risk Assessments | Part 2

By Guest Author on 02 October 2017

This article is the second in a series on Hazard and Risk Assessments, and addresses the requirements of a contractor’s Health and Safety file, which is legally required when a contractor works on a customer’s site.

Hazards and Risk Assessments | Part 1

By Guest Author on 24 September 2017

This article addresses the requirements of a contractor’s Health and Safety file, which is legally required when a contractor works on a customer’s site. I will describe the Hazard and Risk Assessment process, but you can use the same format for the Environmental Aspects and ...

Protecting your maintenance crew in a food facility

By Linda Jackson on 21 August 2017

Maintenance is a workplace activities that can affect health and safety not only of the workers directly involved, but also of other workers if safe procedures are not followed. When we consider health and safety hazards in a food facility we often only think about the production

Cleaning chemicals safety checklist - avoiding accidents

By Linda Jackson on 16 August 2017

Looking for a safety checklist for cleaning chemicals, that will help you and your staff handle them safely to avoid unnecessary accidents? This will help.

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