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Do you know your company’s emergency evacuation and duress procedures?
When the emergency plan is in the file, but the workplace is not ready. Many South African workplaces have an emergency plan somewhere in the safety file. The plan may have been drafted during an audit, copied from a previous template, placed in a folder, and updated only when someone asks for it. Evacuation diagrams […]
The risk of treating contractors as visitors
Why contractors must be managed as part of the workplace risk profile, not simply signed in and left to work. Many workplaces manage contractors as if they are ordinary visitors. They arrive at reception or security, sign a register, receive an access card or visitor sticker, and are allowed onto site. From an administrative point […]
The difference between compliance evidence and compliance theatre.
When paperwork looks impressive but the workplace tells a different story. Many South African workplaces have become very skilled at producing occupational health and safety paperwork. Safety files are neatly indexed. Appointment letters are signed. Inspection registers are available. Policies are printed. Certificates are copied. Committee minutes are filed. On the surface, the organisation appears […]