Health and Safety Bulletin Archive February 2010

YOU said it…

I was very pleased with your vociferous response to my question in last week’s bulletin. Surprisingly, there wasn’t the expected unanimous “YES” when I asked whether we should do what New Zealand is planning, and ban smoking completely. I wanted to share everyone’s comments, and a few readers very kindly gave permission for us to reproduce what they had to say here…
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You can’t smoke in your own car!

You should have received your first health and safety update for this year. You’ll see we’ve included the very important amendments Government made to the Tobacco Products Control Act on the 21st of August last year. There’ve been some very interesting (and prohibitive) developments!

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7 ways to prevent exposure of dangerous substances

Do you remember the explosion that occurred at the Bloed Street Mall last month? A recent investigation into the incident revealed that liquid petroleum gas (LPG) escaped from the gas line, causing the explosion. At least seven people were injured during the blast, and the damages cost an estimated R400 000.  Human error was to blame…
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Don’t conduct an HSE audit… until you read this!

You know the saying, “a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing”? In health and safety, this is sometimes scarily applicable. For instance, you know that it’s good business practice to conduct an audit once a year, so you faithfully do this annually.

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