Mar 29, 2019 | Disaster Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Fire Protection, Safety
WHEN Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality needed to upgrade its existing fire-fighting fleet, they procured these tough fire-fighting machines right on their door step. Locally built at Isuzu Motors South Africa’s Port Elizabeth truck plant, the Isuzu FXZ 26-360 6×4...
Feb 27, 2019 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Safety
SLEEP-deprived employees are at higher risk of life-threatening chronic illness and disability, more likely to cause workplace accidents, less productive and more absent – adding up to an economic liability in the billions. That’s according to a recent study conducted...
Feb 1, 2019 | EC Industrial & Business News, Food & Beverage, Heating, Cooling & Ventilation, Materials Handling & Bulk Handling, Occupational Health, Packaging, Safety, Transport & Logistics
THE quality, shelf life and saleability of consumables are dependent on several factors, including their freshness. Linked to this is the absence of pollutants and unsafe micro-organisms. Creating favourable environmental conditions with temporary climate control...
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...
Jan 14, 2019 | KZN Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Safety
THERE are specific guidelines that should always be followed when storing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders. These help to prevent unnecessary accidents that could cause serious damage. • When using LPG indoors always keep a window open for purposes of...
Nov 20, 2018 | Construction, Civil & Structural Engineering, Consulting Engineers & Project Management, EC Industrial & Business News, Metals & Alloys, Safety
IN the current economic climate, with project managers under increasing pressure to reduce costs, there may be a very real danger that inferior quality products will be used, posing a potential safety risk. That’s according to National Technical Sales Consultant at...
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 10, 2018 | Chemical & Allied Industries, EC Industrial & Business News, Government & Municipal, Occupational Health, Safety
THE government is no longer going to tolerate lead in paint and methanol in thinners – and offenders will face prison sentences of up to 10 years or heavy fines. Noluzuko Gwayi: Senior Policy Advisor (Director), International Chemicals and Waste Cooperation of the...
Oct 10, 2018 | EC Industrial & Business News, Occupational Health, Safety, Social Development, Transport & Logistics
Prudence Dumbo goes through one of the Health checks during the Engen Driver Wellness campaign As part of Transport month Engen Petroleum has launched their annual Driver Wellness programme which commenced on October 1st. Truck drivers in and passing through the...
