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The OHS Amendment Bill enforces stricter health and safety …

WEBThe OHS Amendment Bill provides for more formal processes, procedures and validation against health and safety requirements. Ultimately, this is about …

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Changes and updates to South Africa's OHS act will soon see …

WEBAccording to Health and Safety Practitioner Viann Nel of Afroteq Advisory, the recent Covid-19 pandemic has necessitated OHS in the workplace to be re …

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South Africa urged to dedicate 30% of healthcare public …

WEBTo build capacity and expand investment in South Africa’s pharmaceutical and healthcare products manufacturing sector, the country should ringfence 30% of …

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Bara500 ICU hospital handed over after six months of construction

WEBWith the surge in hospital admissions brought about by the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Gauteng departments of Health and Infrastructure Development …

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Tygerberg Hospital to be redeveloped in multibillion-rand PPP …

WEBIt acts as a teaching hospital, in conjunction with Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The decision to redevelop the hospital was …

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New Naledi Clinic to accommodate more patients

WEBWith 18 consultation rooms, including support buildings, the new Naledi Clinic will be in close proximity to the existing temporary clinic in Naledi Extension 2. The …

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Passage of NHI Bill would spell disaster for the health sector – BLSA

WEBBusiness Leadership South Africa CEO Busi Mavuso has warned of the deteriorating health sector without the prospect of recovery, owing in large part to the …

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Cintocare Hospital benchmark in sustainable healthcare facilities

WEBIt is the first Green Star South Africa Custom Healthcare-certified hospital in South Africa and in Africa. “The brief from developer Growthpoint was that Cintocare …

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Report outlines uses of AI in healthcare, education, financial …

WEBUSE CASES. In healthcare, AI can function as an assistant, transcribing and summarising each consultation and automatically keeping patient records regularly …

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New UNIVEN Faculty of Health Sciences building strengthens …

WEBThe completion of the University of Venda’s (UNIVEN) state-of-the-art, multi-million-rand Faculty of Health Sciences building at its campus in Limpopo is a key …

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Economic difficulties creating OHS challenges in S Africa

WEBThe enforcement of OHS regulations in South Africa is also usually perceived as reactive, he tells Engineering News. According to the National Institute of …

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OHS report calls for consolidation of legislation

WEBAlthough South Africa has a progressive occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation regime, it needs to fast-track the process of consolidating the related …

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Choose Health and Safety Manager as a career

WEBWhat is a Health and Safety Manager? As the title suggests, a health and safety officer is responsible for the health and safety of employees in the workplace, …

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Breathalyser tests should be adapted, not cancelled

WEB“People assume that breathalysers pose a health risk because of Covid-19 although there is an inherent increased risk in many daily tasks because of Covid-19, …

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Updates to the WET-Health and WET-EcoServices suite of tools …

WEBThe WET-Health and WET-EcoServices tools were developed in 2007 as part of a comprehensive wetland management programme which was initiated by the …

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Draft IRP 2023 lacks environmental, health, climate commitments, …

WEBThe IRP 2023 plan lacked sound climate commitments, raising questions and concerns about its impact on future greenhouse- gas emissions reduction pathways, …

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Collision prevention depends on more than just technology

WEBLourens explained that the available technology was just one aspect of the solution. “There have been great successes in the implementation of collision prevention …

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Futurelife opens new R75m manufacturing facility in Dube …

WEBSouth African health foods manufacturer Futurelife, wholly owned by food and beverage company PepsiCo South Africa, has opened its new manufacturing facility in …

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Coding and Labelling for Nutraceutical Products: Embrace …

WEBWhen it comes to the nutraceutical industry, the process of coding and labelling is a crucial step that requires precision, consistency, and dependability. With …

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Wetland rehabilitation: Success or failure

WEBWetland health is defined as a measure of the deviation of wetland structure and function from the wetland’s natural reference condition. In the case of the proposed …

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Engineering organisations, labour dept urge patience to …

WEBBy the morning of May 8, rescue workers had freed 25 construction workers from the rubble, while about 39 people remained trapped. Seven construction workers …

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Dozens trapped in building collapse in South Africa

WEBRescuers searched through the debris of a multi-storey building collapse in the South African city of George that left four people dead and dozens still trapped early on …

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