S&V Protect Magazine Vol18 No1 First Quarter 2024
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IN THIS ISSUE:
03 Upfront
- Beyond the lens: How Vision AI is transforming PPE usage and monitoring.
- Workwear: There’s no such thing as bad publicity, the saying goes, and the decision by women’s workwear brand Reformation to choose Monica Lewinsky as the face of its ‘You’ve got the power’ voter awareness campaign proves it.
07 OHS in Focus
- Occupational Health & Safety in procurement: PPE is not just about price, advises Leighton Bennett, Benrisk Consulting, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA. The key is having all the information to be able to make the correct decision. OHS and procurement staff must work together.
12 Academia
- Construction 5.0: Towards a collaborative and people-centred industry. Instead of replacing people, technological advances will lead to re- and upskilling them, writes Professor John Smallwood.
13 Innovation
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Innovations in poultry farming: UV disinfection instead of antibiotics.
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Targeted pest control with RNA spray.
15 Notice Board
- Association of Construction Health and Safety Management appoints 2 new directors.
16 Buyers' Guide
- What's on offer.
Advertisers in this Issue
Hi-Tec Interceptor (OFC), Kaliber (02), Palm Footwear/Terrapod (OFC), Rainbow Group (10), Rebel SafetyGear (04), S&V Calendar (01), S&V Directory (05), SAFLEC (09), Timberland/Keystone Trading (06).
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- Beyond the lens: How Vision AI is transforming PPE usage and monitoring
It’s an increasingly surveilled world – now Big Brother can keep an eye on staff not complying with PPE rules. ...moreMonica Lewinsky, 50, Becomes the Face of Reformation’s “You’ve Got the Power” Voter Awareness Campaign
In just 15 years, the eco-friendly clothing line Reformation – their cheeky-chic slogan is Being naked is the #1 most sustainable option. We’re #2 – has transformed from little-known LA vintage shop to behemoth brand staple on racks at Saks and Nordstrom. This is partly thanks to Reformation’s cult f ...moreOccupational Health & Safety in procurement
PPE is NOT just about price: The key is having all the information to be able to make the correct decision. OHS and procurement staff must work together ...moreConstruction 5.0: Towards a collaborative and people-centred industry
18th Built Environment Conference, 24-25 July, Nelson Mandela University. Instead of replacing people, technological advances will lead to re- and upskilling them. ...moreInnovations in poultry farming: UV disinfection instead of antibiotics
Infectious diseases pose a huge problem in poultry farming. Poultry farmers are often forced to rely on antibiotics to tackle this issue. However, this can sometimes result in germs developing resistance to these drugs. These resistant pathogens then find their way into our food via animal products. The frequent use of antibiotics can the ...moreEnvironmentally friendly crop protection: Targeted pest control with RNA spray
Protecting plants efficiently against pests without harming other organisms — this is the objective of the joint research project ViVe_Beet, which is coordinated by the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) and funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL). Scientists from the JKI Institute for Plant Protection in ...moreAssociation of Construction Health and Safety Management appoints 2 new directors
Port Elizabeth, E. Cape, SA – The Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) has appointed 2 new directors.Benny Boyce, who is registered as a Construction Health & Safety Manager (CHSM) with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), is the Health, Safety, ...moreClothes remaketh the woman – or perhaps the other way aroundThere are several points to make about this remarkable article, which appeared in multiple major magazines and news channels at the beginning of March. As noted by 19th Century American showman P.T. Barnum, “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” An apparel brand is an apparel brand. Former sports brands Nike and ...moreFootwear Industry Articles
- Obituary: C. Lionel Astill – Apeco (Pty) Ltd / Italian Leathers (Pty) Ltd (19/11/1940-07/11/2025) Born in a mortuary, and forever marked as different
My father was born during World War II in Leicestershire, England. Literally during the war. The Luftwaffe was bombing at the time, and the safest place they could take my Grandma Marge to deliver was underground in the mortuary, where, without fuss, he was born on the mortuary slab. We all swear that his sometimes dark sense of humour c ...moreMizuno: New distributor plans increase in marketing, and diversification of sports categoriesJohannesburg, Gauteng, SA – Digital Wellness has been appointed by Mizuno Europe as the new Mizuno Footwear distributor for Southern Africa.It was previously distributed by Performance Endurance Solutions.Brian Kerby will continue with the brand, filling the role of Mizuno Brand Manager. He and Digital Wellness MD Ricky West respond ...more‘We can grow this industry’ – new SAFLIA director brings a strong legal and business background
Durban, KZN, SA – Zamani Oliphant has been appointed as the incoming executive director of the Southern African Footwear & Leather Industries Association (SAFLIA). She will start on 01 February 2026, and will work alongside outgoing executive director Jirka Vymĕtal for a handover period.An attorney, she joins from LexisNexis, w ...more
Leather Industry Articles
- TRUTH: A message to the anti-leather lobby: Cattle aren’t killed for their hides. Q.E.D.
Benedict Spinoza (1637-1677) had many great contributions to the field of philosophy, especially his book entitled Ethics. In that great book he talks about false and true ideas. He mentions that a true idea, specifically the truth of an idea that you hold in your head is a very powerful intellectual tool. He draws a distinction between i ...moreEUDR Update: What Africa’s Leather Sector Needs to Know NowThe European Commission’s latest proposal to simplify the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) timeline has sparked debate, and arguably a little relief, across global supply chains. However, while there are signs of continued flexibility, the message from the European Commission in Brussels remains firm: the regulation is ...moreSam Setter's 'Pills': Ethiopia 2As per coincidence, the day that S&V published the October Pill about the Development Aid which was focussed on the results obtained by UNIDO in Ethiopia, I was able to access a document published by UNIDO on their website called "Independent Evaluation of LEATHER INITIATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT CREATION (LISEC) &ndash ...more
PPE Industry Articles
- The Competency Dilemma: Determining Competency for Construction Health and Safety and Designations Outlined in the Construction Regulations (2014)
IntroductionThere are substantial ambiguities and debates about the definition of a “Competent Person” when assigning legal appointments and responsibilities for supervision, oversight, and management of key tasks. These are outlined in the Construction Regulations (2014) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act of (1993). Va ...moreWhat workplace PPE innovation trends are anticipated?We are being flooded with in the innovation of Artificial (narrow) Intelligence and the risk of its use within the Occupational and Construction Health and Safety fields where the machine learning and artificial intelligence data sets are not locally sourced.However, when it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE), the future is in t ...moreHong Kong residential towers fire: Spotlight will fall on bamboo scaffolding
The fire in Hong Kong which affected 8 32-storey residential towers in November will lead to scrutiny of the bamboo scaffolding which encased the buildings.There will be pressure to ban it, or at least modify it perhaps to the point where it loses the properties that have made it an attractive option for so long.Bamboo scaffolding is wide ...more
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