Employers could enforce SA’s new sheq era in 2012
January 18th, 2012The biggest change in southern African health and safety education and practice in 60 years could start on January 19, 2012, when five construction and major hazard installation (MHI) employers form Buildsafe SA.
‘Zero harm’ is a dangerous notion, not a goal
December 13th, 2011A job advertisement for a mining group health and safety manager in December 2011 incidentally admits that ‘zero harm’ is a “notion”. The zero motto is entrenched as a false and cultic slogan.
Self regulation is our sheq backbone
November 21st, 2011Sheq practice is acknowledged by state, business, labour and society to be largely a matter of self regulation, but some DOL, DMR and DOH inspectors want to re-invent the health, safety and enviro wheel.
Sheq risk managers must study ‘human error’
July 11th, 2011Sheq risk managers know that the largest operational risk is human error. We should acknowledge that sheq practice itself is subject to human error.
Edmond is the editor for Sheq Africa