Returning to work in 2025 requires a renewed focus on health and safety to ensure that all staff, contractors, and visitors operate in a secure and compliant environment. Under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993 (OHS Act), employers are mandated to provide sufficient information, instruction, training,

We dive into the basic occupational health and safety requirements as mandated by South African legislation. Understanding these requirements is crucial for ensuring safe, compliant work environments, whether you’re in a laboratory, office, school, factory, or field-based setting. OHS in South Africa is governed primarily by the Occupational Health and

As spring arrives in South Africa, it brings not only warmer weather and blossoming flowers but also an increase in seasonal allergies, asthma and hay fever. For many individuals, spring can be a challenging time due to the prevalence of pollen and other allergens in the air. These allergens can

Under section 8(2)d of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993: General duties of employers to their employees states: “establishing, as far as is reasonably practicable, what hazards to the health or safety of persons are attached to any work which is performed, any article or substance which