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5 easy steps to integrate health & safety to your FSMS

By Linda Jackson on 08 November 2016

Working smarter not harder! 5 easy steps to integrate your health and safety to your food safety management system. (Psst - you are doing most of it anyway).

10 Steps to health and safety - Part 1

By Linda Jackson on 08 November 2016

You are already losing sleep about your cashflow, now you find out that you have to implement a health and safety system. Let us show you how in 10 simple steps.

10 Steps to health and safety - Part 2

By Linda Jackson on 08 November 2016

In the first part of this article we helped you with identifying risks and training your employees. Learn more in the next 5 steps.

Farm worker training – what you need to know

By Guest Author on 08 November 2016

In our previous article we met Daisy and explained the basic care for dairy cows, (Ultimately our food). In this article we interview a dairy farmer and chat about his concerns to ensure the correct practices are practiced by farm workers.

Health and safety made simple – 10 basic steps

By Linda Jackson on 02 November 2016

You are already losing sleep about your cashflow, now you find out that you have to implement a health and safety system. Let us show you how in 10 simple steps.

Pre-employment medicals in the food industry – a legal contradiction?

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

You are fuming over the audit finding that you do not conduct annual medicals for all your staff. You are considering how to broach the subject with the MD and Finance guy. Think about the risks and make sure you know the facts from a legal perspective too.

A guide to health and safety in the manufacturing sector

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

Whether you are processing milk into cheese or manufacturing chocolate pudding, your work environment includes a host of hazardous equipment such as man eating mixers, finger chopping bowl cutters and more knives than a second grade karate movie. The Department of labour’s views

A guide to health and safety in the hospitality sector

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

You run a 5-star kitchen and churn out the best gourmet dishes. Your kitchen is probably tiny and comes equipped with hot tempered executive chefs armed with sharp knives. Health and safety in this environment – a piece of cake! Check out the Department of Labour's views on this.

Sow safely – a guide on health and safety in agriculture

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

Farm safety is a serious concern. Between hazardous farm equipment and sometimes erratic livestock, our frontline producers live in a very dangerous world. However, while farms are one of the riskiest places to work, farm safety doesn’t always get the attention it deserves.

Driving safety – don’t do it distracted

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

There aren’t many sectors in the food industry that don’t have employees driving. Whether its drivers of delivery vehicles or sales staff or even senior executives, road safety should feature on all safety plans. Make sure this hazard is addressed regularly.

A guide to health and safety in the retail sector

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

There is no one size fits all the occupational health and safety management systems. It’s all about the hazards you have to deal with, depending on where you are in the food chain. The Department of Labour have recognised this and have provided useful guides to assist with gettin

Bakery safety hazards – how you can beat them

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

The smell of warm baked bread can dull one’s senses but this should not be case when identifying hazards in the workplace. Our walkabout highlighted a few too many. We put them to music! See how you can improve safety in your bakery while humming a tune.

Office safety – more than paper cuts

By Linda Jackson on 30 October 2016

For those of us who spend more of our days inside the factory or kitchen, we scoff at our colleagues’ eye and neck strains. We consider ergonomically designed keyboards an unnecessary luxury. But read on! See if you can list at least 10 hazards by the end of the article.

Human Resources required under OHS Laws and Regulations in South Africa

By Guest Author on 30 October 2016

Are you confused as to what human resources you are required to appoint in terms of all the OHS Law and regulations? Well join the club, I was too. So I have put this information leaflet together that can assist you to get started with the basics.

Top 10 Forklift Health & Safety Tips

By on 24 October 2016

Health and Safety is never more important then when operating a forklift. Mitsubishi have compiled a list of the top 10 forklift health and safety tips for you. See the infographic below.

Latex Allergy in the Food Industry

By Guest Author on 24 October 2016

Are your gloves making you sick? In this article, South African allergy expert Dr Harris Steinman helps us to understand the issues with latex sensitivities and the implications for the food industry.

Occupational Medical and the Law

By Guest Author on 24 October 2016

The information regarding occupational medicals for can be very confusing. Some say yes and others say no. In this article we discuss the legal requirements and the element of risk you face as an employer.

General Code of Practice for Medical Surveillance

By Guest Author on 24 October 2016

Have you been looking for an example of a standard operating procedure for medical surveillance? Here we go – this will be a useful guideline to help you set up your procedure.

The truth about health hazards in the poultry industry - what's really happening to your workers - Part 2

By Guest Author on 19 September 2016

In part 2 of the article where we dig into the review on occupational ergonomic hazards research conducted on the poultry industry by South African Leon Harmse, we review what are the physical and ergonomic hazardous practices and where they originate from. You will identify pote

Shocking health revelations from workers in the poultry industry

By Guest Author on 19 September 2016

South African Leon Harmse, conducted an extensive review of related physical and ergonomic impacts entitled “The Impact of Physical and Ergonomic Hazards on Poultry Abattoir Processing Workers”. The following shocking revelations were made by workers interviewed by the reviewed r

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