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Targeted training to address potential workplace hazards

Published: 07 Jun 24

In fostering an awareness of safety in the workplace, adult-based education and training provider the DEKRA Institute of Learning (IOL) stresses the importance of targeted occupational health and safety training, which provides crucial information on workplace hazards. The company highlights the importance of cultivating an inclusive workplace safety culture, emphasising the importance of behaviour-based safety. This aims to create behavioural change by encouraging people to take ownership and collective responsibility for workplace safety. Neurocentric safety training further enhances this safety approach and culture, by reshaping how individuals perceive and react to safety issues, fostering a proactive safety mindset.

Company uses card mechanism to incentivise safety

Published: 07 Jun 24

To address a multitude of workforce challenges, financial services company adumo Payouts advocates for the adoption by employers of behaviour-enhancing incentivisation for employees, and increased financial literacy among blue-collar workers in the mining, manufacturing and construction industries. The company‘s Premium iMali Card aims to create zero harm for employees across these sectors and become a de facto distribution mechanism for incentives. The card rewards employees for adhering to workplace compliance and safety regulations. It has been used by major mining companies, whereby employees have been rewarded for being conscious of their surroundings at work, and for promoting safe working areas.

Additives protect gears in industrial transmissions

Published: 07 Jun 24

Industrial equipment supplier BMG has introduced the Cera Tec high performance additives to its range of industrial lubricants. The additives offer significant resistance to high temperature and pressure, effectively protecting gears in various sectors, including sugar mills, mining, chemical plants, manufacturing, and general engineering. Developed by oils, lubricants and additives specialist Liqui Moly, Cera Tec is a micro-ceramic solid lubricant suspension based on hexagonal boron nitride (BN) in selected base oils. The lubricant reduces friction and protects the engine and transmission from wear, extending service life of assemblies, says BMG power transmission, agricultural, automotive and lubrication divisions business development manager Carlo Beukes.

Expo benefits from proven formula

Published: 07 Jun 24

Trade show organiser Specialised Exhibitions, a division of independent events organiser the Montgomery Group, says this year’s A-OSH EXPO – to be held from 11 to 13 June at the Gallagher Convention Centre, in Midrand – will follow a proven formula that continues to highlight the latest exhibitor products and services, “creating Africa’s most comprehensive source of occupational safety and health solutions” for many industries. The expo aims to provide an interactive forum for the suppliers of occupational safety and health (OHS) products and services, which will present these solutions to an audience that is actively seeking ways of mitigating risk and remaining compliant with regulations.

Eskom CFO calls for mechanism to ensure utility gets paid as municipal debt relief programme falters

Published: 07 Jun 24

Municipal debt remains one of Eskom’s biggest challenges, says Eskom CFO Calib Cassim. “At the end of March, we were sitting at around R75-billion of municipal arrears owing to us. That has grown in the last financial year in the region of R15-billion.

Plans for acceleration of Eskom’s transmission expansion falling into place – Scheppers

Published: 07 Jun 24

Eskom Transmission CEO Segomoco Scheppers says he believes the “pieces are falling into place” that will allow the power utility to “ramp up and move faster” in expanding the country’s constrained power grid. Grid expansion will enable Eskom and independent power producers to bring much-needed new generation capacity online.

Despite ‘visible progress’ on loadshedding front, Eskom boss says SA not out of the woods yet

Published: 07 Jun 24

On day 55 of no loadshedding in South Africa, on May 21, newly appointed Eskom boss Dan Marokane warned that the country was “not of out the woods yet” in terms of more reliable energy supply. However, he noted that Eskom was making visible progress towards where it wanted to be, “and we should acknowledge that”.

Increased competition, challenges facing S African cement sector

Published: 07 Jun 24

Cement producer Sephaku Cement notes that, over the last 20 years the cement industry has evolved and fragmented, which has, in part, resulted in challenges related to ineffective enforcement of regulation and quality standards, and excess capacity, in addition to the relatively new challenges of the carbon tax. The company explains that the cement industry has evolved from four integrated producers, which produced about 16 different cement types and/or brands, to six integrated producers, 11 cement blenders and five or six importers.

Enhanced steel grade meets demanding needs

Published: 07 Jun 24

Stainless steel producer Columbus Stainless, based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, has improved on the “workhorse” 3CR12 utility steel by adding the high-strength 3CR12HP400 version to meet the requirements of demanding applications. 3CR12HP400 offers the necessary corrosion resistance, along with the high-strength property requirements of a utility grade, says Columbus Stainless technical customer services manager Sean du Toit.

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Cost-effective corrosion technology excels in harsh climates

Published: 07 Jun 24

Corrosion control specialist Cortec’s migrating corrosion inhibitors (MCIs) technology offers a cost-effective solution to extend structural service life in high-temperature areas, such as those in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, says Cortec public relations manager Ana Juraga. The high temperatures and harsh conditions in such countries accelerate corrosion, threatening the durability of reinforced concrete, with corrosion activity doubling with every 10 °C rise in temperature.