Feb 1, 2019 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News
EVERY workplace accident generates cost, and potentially includes a severe human toll that impacts morale and productivity. Managing safety risks to prevent workplace accidents from happening is both a humane and an economically sound strategy to protect or even...
Jan 14, 2019 | Disaster Management, KZN Industrial & Business News
TO safeguard employees, valuable assets and property against the risk of fire, a fixed fire protection tank is an extremely valuable investment for your premises. Whilst no business owner likes to think about probable disasters that may arise, accidents do...
Jan 14, 2019 | Disaster Management, Electrical & Electronics, Fire Protection, Instrumentation, Measurement & Control, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Safety, Security
COMTEST is offering what it says is a unique tester, one that sources both AC and DC steady-state voltage for Hi-Z and Lo-Z instruments, thus simplifying safety compliance testing. The Fluke PRV240 Proving Unit provides a safe and convenient method for “test before...
Dec 12, 2018 | Disaster Management, Fire Protection, KZN Industrial & Business News, Property – Commercial & Industrial, Pumps, Valves, Pipes & Fittings
PINETOWN-based Natal Pump Services manufactured several containerised hydrant, ASIB and NFPA fire pump rooms during 2018. That’s according to General Manager Richard Gatlish, who added these containerised pump rooms had been cleverly packaged to make the best use of...
Nov 7, 2018 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Education & Training, Harbour Infrastructure & Shipping, Import / Export
THE SA Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) is investigating the recent incident in which the MSC Chloe lost 13 Containers overboard 22 miles off Durban. This will include checking securing facilities on board as well as whether the cargo owners and packers’ personnel...
Oct 31, 2018 | Disaster Management, Fire Protection, KZN Industrial & Business News, Social Development
THE FTS Safety Group, through its corporate social investment initiative FTS SPARC, has trained 19 residents at the Kennedy Road / Blackburn Village and Malacca Road informal settlements north of Durban, in the hopes of empowering residents to prevent and contain...
Oct 30, 2018 | Disaster Management, Fire Protection, KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Safety, Security
MSA Africa, a manufacturer of safety solutions for hazardous environments such as mining, used the recent Electra Mining Africa 2018 expo to display some of its latest products. These included the Workman range of tripods, which are used specifically to assist with...
Oct 24, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News
SUSTAINING a business in an economy under prolonged pressure is a challenge. Add the risks associated with the engineering and construction sector, it’s no surprise that many companies are closing or scaling down, and mining operations are showing contraction. That’s...
Oct 24, 2018 | Commerce & Trade, Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News
THE South African Competition Commission has established a reputation for relentlessly pursuing its cartel enforcement objectives. Over the past three years, the Commission has raided over 70 companies and conducted hundreds of cartel investigations. It is imperative...
