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24 Jun 2020

Can you claim workplace compensation for contracting COVID-19?

Since March, employees in South African have been expressly entitled to claim for compensation if they become infected with the COVID-19 virus in the course of their work. Proving that the infection occurred in the workplace, however, could still be difficult, says Grant Nirenstein, director at law firm Knowles Hussain Lindsay Inc. According to Nirenstein,...

19 Jun 2020

Unmasking the contribution of local innovation to the COVID-19 response in SA

BBF Safety Group has managed to completely localise the manufacture of its masks, contributing to both the need for PPE as well as the South African economy

11 Jun 2020

Automated COVID-19 screening solution enables seamless return to work

After two months in lockdown, most South African businesses have the all clear to return to work. However, the recommencement of trade will be far from business as usual, with workplaces required to take precautionary measures against COVID-19 to protect their staff, contractors and visitors for the foreseeable future. As well as requirements for social...

27 May 2020

Keep the winter chill out at your manufacturing facility

With the temperatures dropping Apex Strip Curtains & Doors presents its well-known Apex General Purpose Strip Curtains, high speed doors and impact traffic doors which are specially designed for applications where the maintenance of consistent temperature on the work floor is required. Large doorways left open to facilitate easy access at manufacturing and storage facilities...

15 May 2020

SA mines take on COVID-19 protocols learned from global experiences

South Africa’s surface mines are learning lessons from across the globe on how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace and mitigate its effects during and after the pandemic. With the spread of the virus at different stages around the world, reports from countries who find themselves in the later stages, or those...

06 May 2020

Conceptainer responds to Government’s call for more PPE

Conceptainer – specialists in the design and manufacture of packaging and material handling systems – has responded to the Government’s call for assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic and now supplies a full range of personal protection equipment (PPE) to enhance safety in the workplace. “The company’s range of locally-manufactured PPE encompasses non-medical facemasks, ambidextrous gloves,...

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