by nosa_admin | Jun 25, 2021 | Guides & Resources, Workplace Safety
The term Health and Safety, also known as Occupational Health and Safety, relates to the prevention of accidents and incidents that could happen in the workplace. It is also about promoting positive well-being for staff in terms of comfort, contentment, happiness and...
by nosa_admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Workplace Safety
On 4 August 2020, a devastating explosion ripped through the city of Beirut, lighting up the sky with ballooning orange clouds of smoke, and leaving 190 dead, 6,500 injured, and over 300,000 homeless. The cause of the explosion? Improper storage of dangerous ammonium...
by nosa_admin | May 5, 2020 | Guides & Resources, Workplace Safety
As our country emerges from a full and total lockdown into a situation where some stringent regulations are relaxed ever so slightly, those businesses who’ve been green lit to work now face the seemingly daunting task of readying themselves, their premises and – most...
by nosa_admin | May 23, 2019 | Risk & Safety Management, Workplace Safety
On Thursday, 23 May 2019, NOSA confirmed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Stellenbosch University’s Water Institute (SUWI). The MoU is focused on Stellenbosch University providing assistance to NOSA, in the co-ordination, development and alignment of current,...
by nosa_admin | Sep 25, 2017 | Risk & Safety Management, Workplace Safety
Indoor and outdoor air quality topics have been a global concern for a number of years. In 2016 the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported that 92% of the world’s population lived in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. Imagine an entire global...
by nosa_admin | May 15, 2017 | Risk & Safety Management, Workplace Safety
Construction, and the costs of construction accidents, is an area of major concern to employers. Many people do not realise how much accidents really cost, because a lot of the expense isn’t obvious. Attention to accident prevention can and will improve a company’s...
