S&V Protect Magazine Vol14 No3 Third Quarter 2020
The only SA magazine aimed exclusively at the PPE end user.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
3 PPE Resellers: Getting Back To Some Sort Of Normal
- CGA Agencies: Facemask business was "overkill", says Craig Dorasamy.
- Cheftrapps: Some hopeful signs, says Lauren Trappler.
- Coetzer Fire Services: We stuck to what we know, says Wayne Behrens.
- DRM Safety: A crystal ball would be helpful, jokes André de Bruyn.
- Execuwear: We concentrated on the positives, and it's worked for us, says Christine O'Donnell.
- FG Uniforms: We're doing better than most, says Shanaaz Zimmery.
5 Fire Protection
- Fire equipment supplier Fire Unlimited fined by Competition Tribunal.
7 Working At Height
- Fall protection plans - the importance of a site survey: An ongoing series by Anderson Cilliers of Protekta SA.
11 Safety In Construction
- Primary Health Promotion: Synopsis of a presentation by Prof John Smallwood and Dr Claire Deacon.
13 Safety Footwear
- Wayne: Africa's largest gumboot manufacturer for 80 years.
- Lemaitre: One worker supporting another.
16 NRCS-Approved Products
- The most recent additions to the list of approved safety footwear.
17 Water Resources
- Fraunhofer Gesellschaft and Stellenbosch University establish partnership to develop cross-sectoral solutions for water, energy and food security.
19 PPE And The Virus
- Social distancing: People Counter developed for retail.
- Respiratory protection: Finlam Textiles has developed medical and PPE fabrics.
- Respiratory protection: Devan adds multivitamin blend to coated textiles.
- Respiratory protection: Lontana Apparel shifts from Madiba shirts to facemasks.
- Respiratory protection: Maamba Collieries donates ventilator and PPE.
- Coronavirus is a hazardous distraction in the mining and construction industries. An article by Rhys Evans of ALCO-Safe.
- Pricing issues: More firms fined by Competition Tribunal for 'excessive pricing' of PPE during pandemic.
30 Buyers' Guide
- What's on offer.
Advertisers in this Issue
Bar Global/Wolverine (12), BBF Safety Group/Wayne (OFC), BBF Safety Group/Lemaitre (14), Hi-Tec/Magnum (5), Neptun Boot (2), Palm Footwear/Terra Pod (4), Protekta Safety Gear (8), Rebel SafetyGear (6), Rolfes Leather (below), Selective International Footwear/Kaliber (10).
In the next Issue
What has the PPE industry learnt from the pandemic?
Footwear Industry Articles
- EU targets Shein as number of low value parcels more than doublesBrussels, Belgium (06 February 2025) – The European Commission has asked online fast-fashion retailer Shein to provide internal documents and more detailed information on risks linked to the presence of illegal goods and content on its marketplace, the EU executive said on Thursday.Shein said it welcomes "efforts that enhance t ...moreMasterplan at a halt – for now, anywayCape Town, W. Cape, SA – The R-CTFL Masterplan – at its most visible level – has come to a halt.The government-funded contract for the project co-ordinators, B&M Analysts (BMA), ended at the end of last year, and has thus far not been renewed.That has meant that the weekly and monthly PMO meetings, the interface betw ...moreA practical joker, honest and generous in all things – except maybe biltong
Obituary: Howard Charles Patterson-Roberts – footwear agent (22/06/1951-08/03/2025) ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- Africa Agri Tech Conference and Exhibition: ‘All problems have a common solution – technology’Pretoria, Gauteng, SA – The third Africa Agri Tech Conference and Exhibition (AAT), taking place from 18 to 20 March 2025 at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria, is the gateway to the latest AgTech breakthroughs.“The biggest challenges facing food producers today – rising input costs, erratic weather, theft, and logis ...moreAct on Agricultural Land Conservation is ‘just a veil for greater state controlPretoria, Gauteng, SA (29 January 2025) – TLU SA rejects the new Act on the Conservation and Development of Agricultural Land. The agricultural organisation believes this law is nothing more than a veil for greater state control and a direct threat to the future of agriculture in South Africa. It runs almost parallel to the Expropri ...moreFish skin leather – ‘In the absence of local expertise, we’re doing it ourselves, and 2025 has begun swimmingly’
7 Leagues is a Canadian fish skin leather tannery. CEO Tasha Nathanson previously wrote an article for S&V African Leather outlining the fish skin leather industry globally. 7 Leagues has been reinventing itself, as she explains below. You can also see more here: https://www.7leagues.com/ ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- Understanding respirator PPE
The subject of Respirator Personal Protective Equipment is confusing until one understands the basic concept requirements.OHS Act defines Respiratory Protective Equipment as a device which is worn over at least the mouth and nose to prevent the inhalation of air borne hazardous chemical substances and which is of a type or conforms to a s ...moreBeier Group, Department of Higher Education and SETA ‘better together’
Pinetown, KZN, SA – The Beier Group, which includes the BBF Safety Group, in December hosted the Department of Higher Education & Training (DHET) and the FP&M SETA for an oversight visit to ensure that state funds are being used in accordance with the Sectoral Skills Plan.DHET deputy minister Dr Mimmy Martha Gondwe and SETA ...moreNew standard for PFAS assessment for consumer products ‘is useful for manufacturers, consumers, laboratories, and regulators’W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S. (07 January 2025) – A new ASTM International standard will provide users with a road map for planning and executing assessments of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products and articles. The new standard, which will be published as F3700, was developed by ASTM&rsqu ...more
