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S&V Protect Magazine Vol18 No2 Second Quarter 2024

The only SA magazine aimed exclusively at the PPE end user.

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IN THIS ISSUE:

03 Upfront
- Online from China: Noncompliant footwear, respiratory protection products slip in undetected.

05 OHS in Focus
- Be mentally prepared for emergencies, advises Leighton Bennett, Benrisk Consulting, Johannesburg, Gauteng, SA. At home, at work, take time to practise your reaction to potential dangers.

07 Safety in Construction
- The long overdue overhaul of South African construction health and safety, by Professor John Smallwood, Professor of Construction Management, Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University.

13 Housekeeping
- Pristine spaces promote wellbeing, writes Francois van Zyl, GM of Broll Specialised Services.

14 Standards
- ASTM International shows how standards underpin sustainability efforts, and devises a standard for ‘deadly’ beach umbrellas.

15 Competition
- Master Builders Association North Regional Safety Competition.

17 Water
- South Africa’s water crisis – a call to action for climate-resilient solutions, by Robert Erasmus of Sanitech.

18 Workwear
- Pioneering protection: The evolution of Da Gama’s D59 workwear fabrics, by Janice Roberts, Technical Projects Manager, Da Gama Textiles.

19 Innovation
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Helmet with vibration sensor for excavator drivers.
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Sensor measures oxygen content of breath.
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Web platform and app aim to improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease.

23 Buyers' Guide
- What's on offer.

Advertisers in this Issue
Kaliber (02), Palm Footwear/Terrapod (OFC), Rainbow Group (06), Rebel SafetyGear (04), S&V Calendar (this page), S&V Directory (12), SAFLEC (03).

The next issue
Will be out on 14 August 2024.

  • Being mentally prepared for emergencies: At home, at work, take time to practise your reaction to potential dangers
    In the light of the tragic George building collapse being fresh in our minds, would you know what to do if an emergency occurred while you were on the job or at home?Do you know what actions to take if a co-worker was seriously injured, a fire ignited, a vehicle accident or a structure collapsed? Are you prepared to react?Emergencies and ...more
  • Pristine spaces promote wellbeing
    A clean, peaceful, and safe workplace fosters confidence in both employees and visitors, while poorly maintained environments have the opposite effect. Francois van Zyl, the General Manager of Broll Specialised Services, emphasizes the significant impact of a well-kept workspace on employee morale and the impression it creates for visitors or clients. ...more
  • New ASTM international standard covers beach umbrella safety
    W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S.A. (11 April 2024) – ASTM International’s consumer products committee (F15) has developed a standard specification for beach umbrellas and anchor devices.The new standard (F3681) is overseen by ASTM’s market umbrellas subcommittee (F15.79). According to the subcommittee’s chair, Bill Scher ...more
  • MBA 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 ...more
  • South Africa's water crisis - a call to action for climate-resilient solutions
    Durban, KZN, SA (09 April 2024) – South Africa faces a water crisis of immense proportions, a dire situation fuelled by a confluence of challenges. Unevenly distributed water resources, exacerbated by unpredictable rainfall patterns due to climate change collide with the burden of outdated and deteriorating infrastructure, threateni ...more
  • Helmet with vibration sensor for excavator drivers
    Darmstadt, Germany (02 April 2024) – Fraunhofer researchers have developed a helmet with an integrated acceleration sensor for drivers of construction vehicles. The helmet sensor measures harmful vibrations that affect the body. A software analyzes the sensor signals and shows the stress on the affected person. This allows corr ...more
  • Sensor measures oxygen content of breath
    Freiburg, Germany (02 May 2024) – Oxygen saturation in the blood that is either too low or too high can cause lasting physical harm or even death. This is why patients’ oxygen concentrations are monitored continuously in both intensive care and trauma units. However, the pulse oximeters typically clipped onto a patient&rs ...more
  • Online from China: Noncompliant footwear, respiratory protection products slip in undetected
    Chinese online retailers Temu and Shein, which deliver parcels to individual consumers directly from China, have opened a loophole for noncompliant safety footwear and respiratory protection equipment to enter SA.The safety footwear styles offered by both do not have National Regulator for Compulsory Standards (NRCS) approval numbers, and ...more
  • The long overdue overhaul of South African construction health and safety (H&S)
    IntroductionNotable events in the South African construction industry over decades indicate a need to overhaul South African construction health and safety (H&S), and for that matter, quality management, which requires a range of interventions.‘Chapter 1 The need for construction health and safety’ in the title Applied Con ...more
  • Report addresses how standards activities in innovative industries underpin sustainability efforts
    W. Conshohocken, Pa., U.S.A. (02 May 2024) – A major new report from ASTM International highlights the impactful role that standards play in supporting global innovation trends. The Standardization Impact Report (SIR) serves to showcase the direct links between these emerging technologies and the work of several key ASTM commit ...more
  • Web platform and app aim to improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease
    Sankt Augustin, Germany (02 May 2024) – Parkinson’s disease is one of the most prevalent neurodegenerative conditions worldwide. It causes motor impairments such as tremors, slow movement, muscle stiffness, and balance problems. Memory can also worsen as the disease progresses. The individual course of the disease cannot be pr ...more

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    On Saturday 26th April 2025, the global leather industry will come together in recognition of the fourth edition of World Leather Day—a global movement dedicated to celebrating leather as a material and promoting a deeper understanding of the leather industry. This social media kit can be used by Leather Naturally members and i ...more
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