by iohsol_admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Hazardous Chemical Substances
Workplace Safety – The Control of Hazardous Chemical Substances For centuries, workers have been forced to operate in unsafe and unhealthy conditions while their employers largely dismissed the high incidence of illness and injury as unrelated to their jobs. More...
by iohsol_admin | Jun 13, 2022 | Occupational Hygiene
Occupational Hygiene and How it Could Help Your Business Given the current concerns regarding industry’s growing carbon footprint and its visible effect on the earth’s climate, one can be forgiven for believing that occupational hygiene (OH) is about cleaning up the...
by iohsol_admin | May 12, 2022 | Ergonomics, Hazardous Chemical Substances
The Important Role of Workplace Ergonomics in Modern Times The health and safety of employees whilst at work only became a legal issue in most countries during the latter years of the twentieth century. Facing the risk of injuries and illnesses like silicosis and lead...
by iohsol_admin | May 12, 2022 | Blog, Occupational Health and Safety
Failure to Arrange a Health Risk Assessment Could Prove Costly Most of the more established companies in South Africa are members of a group medical aid scheme and contribute to their employees’ monthly premium payments. However, while these schemes provide...
by iohsol_admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog, Hazardous Chemical Substances
Maintaining Workplace Safety When Working with Hazardous Chemical Substances Most people assume that they would be able to recognise danger if they see it. If someone smells smoke and sees a fire, they would likely know there is danger and would either try to leave...
by iohsol_admin | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog, Occupational Hygiene
How You Can Benefit from A Course in Occupational Hygiene or Industrial Safety Employees are the heart and soul of a company. No matter which way you look at it, if a company loses its employees or if they become unable to work, the company will be in serious trouble....
by iohsol_admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, Ergonomics
Workplace Ergonomics – The Three Primary Risk Factors Work-related accidents and illnesses were once far more commonplace. Most employees considered these to be the risks one must take to ensure sufficient income for their family to cope. However, as governments...
by iohsol_admin | Mar 10, 2022 | Blog, Indoor Air Quality
Indoor Air Quality – IAQ Standards in South Africa The growing danger of high levels of atmospheric pollution due to toxic emissions, such as nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from internal combustion engines, are common knowledge and a cause for worldwide concern....
by iohsol_admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog, Noise
The Compliance Requirements for Noise Measurement You can get a pretty good idea of the ambient noise level to which you may be exposed merely by turning on your smartphone and running one of the numerous apps now available for this purpose. However, while the results...
by iohsol_admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog
A Health Risk Assessment Now Could Avoid CCMA Complications Later In 1993, South Africa’s Occupational Health and Safety Act mandated employers to ensure their workplace was free of hazards that might pose a threat to employees. Just a few years later, the Commission...
