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  • Health and Safety Representative (SHE Rep)

    Back to Home The purpose of this training guide is to: Section 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) requires employers to maintain a workplace that is safe for all workers. To achieve this, he needs the co-operation of the workers in his employment. Obviously, it is impossible for an…

  • Hazard Indemnification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)

    Back to Home The purpose of this training guide is to: Risk assessment is an important step for an employer to protect his workers and his business, as well as comply with the law. It helps to focus on the risks that really matter in the workplace – the ones with the potential to cause…

  • First aid in the workplace

    Back to Home The purpose of this training guide is to: First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by a non-expert, but trained person until expert medical treatment can be provided. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the…

  • Basic Fire Prevention

    Back to Home The purpose of this training guide is to: Fires are the cause of 90% of all property losses in South Africa. It is good to be ready if a fire breaks out but studies have proven that only 3% of all fires that occur have been successfully prevented from progressing out of…

  • Employee Occupational Health and Safety Act (EBOSHA)

    Back to Home Page The purpose of this training guide is to: The Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, requires the employer to bring about and maintain, as far as reasonably practicable, a work environment that is safe and without risk to the health of the workers. This means that the employer must ensure that…

  • Fall Protection

    Home Develop, Implement and Maintain a Fall Protection Plan The purpose of this training guide is to: It is the duty of employers to ensure that workers are working safely when they perform their duties in elevated positions in excess of 3 meters from ground level. To achieve this, a person with the necessary knowledge…