PPE Industry Articles
- Impact of the new EN ISO 20344-20345-20347 – 2021 versionThe ISO standards for safety footwear, EN ISO 20344 (which governs test methods), 20345 and 20347 (the requirements, marking and information to user for safety footwear and occupational footwear respectively) have been updated to a 2021 version.The key changes are:New definitions- seat region becomes heel area- scuff cap: abrasion resista ...moreEmpowering South African farmers to export: the role of BPOs in streamlining the processAgriculture is a consistent, major contributor to South Africa’s exports, offering a wide range of products to a diverse range of customer countries. Food exports must conform to high standards of health and safety, and farmers need help understanding and meeting them, says the writer. ...moreMental health in constructionIntroductionThis article is intended to constitute an ‘Introduction to mental health’, which is a subject on its own, in an endeavour to create awareness of the problem and challenges, and conscientise construction stakeholders.United Kingdom (UK) construction statistics courtesy of The Holistic Health Care Group (2020) indica ...moreThe effect of loadshedding on workplace safetyBy the nature of their work, risk assessors naturally look for things that might go wrong. Loadshedding, viewed by most South Africans as the worst of the country’s many failings, has a negative effect many people don’t consider: it can also affect workplace safety. ...moreAnother fine for Covid-19 over-pricingTribunal fines SAPS hand sanitiser supplier BlueCollar and its partner R3.5m, tells SAPS it can take further legal action against them. ...moreCannabis in the workplace: If it’s detectable in the bloodstream, zero-tolerance companies can fire staffPretoria, Gauteng, SA (04 May 2023) – Since the Constitutional Court judgement in the Prince-matter in 2018, which did no more than legalise the possession and use of cannabis “in private”, employers were uncertain as to the effect this may have on their ability to regulate the use and possession of this drug by their em ...moreForklift safety – a combination of new technology and better habitsWith most accidents in the material handling industry attributable to collisions between forklifts and pedestrians, more needs to be done to reduce injuries and potential fatalities. ...more'Health' laws harm small businessFree Market Foundation [FMF@fmfsa.org] 12 12 2022. This article was first published on Businesslive.co.za on 28 November 2022 Gary Moore is a Senior Consultant at the Free Market Foundation. He was a practising attorney in Johannesburg for 30 years. He is the author of published articles and monographs about the rule of la ...moreNext Generation Safety Footwear
D. Janson*, S.T. Newman, V. Dhokia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility o ...more© S&V Publications
