by admin | Jul 20, 2020 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Health and Safety, Mediation & Arbitration, Work Environment
Wilbrink and Associates was founded in 1990 and registered as a Closed Corporation in 1993. The Company has been working in the industrial / technical sphere. Frans Wilbrink, the managing member, is a graduate from the University of Natal. He completed his post...
by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Mediation & Arbitration, Records, Work Environment
With the publication of the long-awaited Rule 41A by the Rules Board of the Court of Law a new era in handling disputes has drawn upon us. As of the 9th March, all parties in dispute will have to consider Mediation before they can proceed to litigation. Should the...
by jenny | Sep 5, 2012 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Health and Safety, Work Environment, Workplace Hazards
In terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85/93) all hazards must be engineered out and only if the hazard(s) cannot be engineered out should Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) be issued (S 8) The correct selection of PPE is very important. The selected...
by jenny | Sep 5, 2012 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Health and Safety, Work Environment, Workplace Hazards
Safety is on every production/ operation person’s mind. The level of commitment does vary from person to person and from organization to organization. You may ask the question “Why the difference?” Those that have a low level of commitment see it as a drain of...
by jenny | Sep 5, 2012 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Health and Safety, Records, Work Environment, Workplace Hazards
Every employer who has two or more safety representatives must have a safety committee. Each safety representative should be a member of the committee. In the case of large companies who may have more than one safety committee, every representative must be a member of...
by jenny | Sep 5, 2012 | Employee Duties, Employers Duties, Health and Safety, Work Environment, Workplace Hazards
During my audits of various companies I have come across two major concerns that I would like to discuss when we are starting a new year: 1. I came across a number of emergency escape doors in buildings being locked and no key was found next to the door behind a break...
