S&V Protect Magazine Vol11 No4 Fourth Quarter 2017
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IN THIS ISSUE: News
- SARS eyes undervalued safety footwear imports. Study planned on impact of stopping pairs under R80 FOB.
Working at Height
- Dylan Sutherland of Protekta Safety Africa says too many trainees think of training courses as a holiday camp.
Themes from the A+A Fair - Head Protection
- 3M Speedglas Raging Skull.
- Delta Plus Services Baseball Diamond V.
- Cerva Group Alpinworker.
- Malina-Safety CA-40GW.
- Morganti Airkap.
- Bullard Magma Fire Helmet Platform.
- JSP Powercap Infinity, Evo5 DualSwitch Helmet, Hardcap AeroLite and VisiLite.
- Enha Ranger Innovation.
- Rosenbauer International Heros Firefighting Helmet.
- Artilux Swiss Safety Montana Forest.
- BSD Bildungs arc flash hood BSD-Classic.
- DPI Sekur Rock Helmet.
- Dehn + Söhne Arc Fault Protective Hood.
- Productos Climax Helmet 5-RG.
10 BBF annual awards
- Top performing resellers.
Advertisers in this Issue
BBF Lemaitre (OFC), Neptun Strident Camo Boot (6), Rebel SafetyGear / Du Pont Tyvek (2), Rebel SafetyGear / Wondergrip.
Footwear Industry Articles
- SGS adds to its ‘green’ certifications
International testing, inspection and certification company SGS has launched 2 additions to its SGS Green Marks programme: Product Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Reduced. Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) is an essential measurement of greenhouse gas emission and removal within a product’s life cycle. Brands, manufacturers, ...moreAlternative to master plan is not anarchyNote: This article is about the Department of Trade, Industry & Competition’s master plans as a concept, not about the R-CTFL Master Plan specifically. ...moreDrip Footwear’s financial crisis - a cautionary tale
Rapid Expansion BackfiresDrip Footwear, a once-promising South African sneaker brand, is facing a severe financial crisis that has sparked intense scrutiny and debate. The company’s rapid expansion into shopping malls has backfired spectacularly, leaving it with a R20 million debt, a foreign exchange blunder, and the looming threat ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- A gentle, decent man who contributed to a better environment professionally and personally
Obituary: Roger Alec Rowswell – Somerset West Municipality, Cape Town Municipality, Leather Industries Research Institute, Tannery Environmental Consultancy Services (12/01/1948 – 20/08/2024) ...moreTLU SA & John Steenhuisen: A positive and constructive conversationTLU SA had positive and constructive discussions with the new Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, on Tuesday morning.TLU SA attended the meeting this morning alongside other organisations where the main challenges in the agricultural industry were discussed. Steenhuisen welcomed the representatives and immediately addressed four ke ...moreANAEROBIC LEATHER
Anaerobic leather - most people have heard of the leather find that was a shoe or a bag from antiquity, stored in a preservation condition that has allowed the relic to last several hundred years without being broken down. Is this the model of how, as a material, leather can be stored in a fossilised form taking carbon out of the atmosphe ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- NCC blitz on ‘incorrectly marked’ gloves catches at least 3 importers, potentially threatens much wider group
Importers beware! The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has immense power over the labelling of goods, and it appears to be stepping up its efforts to police labelling legislation.A KZN-based PPE distributor, which has been a regular importer of plain white cotton gloves – 3 containers a year for 10 years, 120 000 pairs per co ...moreMBA North emphasises benefits of safety as regional safety competition closes
Entries for this year’s Master Builders Association North Regional Safety Competition closed in February, and the adjudication or auditing phase has begun. Gerhard Roets, Construction Health and Safety Manager at MBA North, says that the annual competition highlights the importance of safety in an intrinsically dangerous industry li ...moreTransitioning to climate-friendly construction: Bio-concrete and biogenic construction materials with cyanobacteria
Dresden, Germany (01 July 2024) – Fraunhofer researchers have developed a method of creating biogenic construction materials based on cyanobacteria. The bacteria multiply in a nutrient solution, driven by photosynthesis. When aggregates and fillers such as sand, basalt, or renewable raw materials are added, rock-like solid structure ...more
