by willi | Jun 10, 2025 | Blog
Boatswain’s Chair (Bosun’s Chair) Boatswains chairs were originally just a piece of plank that a person sat on. These were intended to suspend a sailor to perform work aloft and evolved to raise commodores or admirals on-board of navy ships whilst at sea. This...
by willi | Jun 10, 2025 | Blog
Why the Basics Still Get People Killed Falls from height remain one of the leading causes of fatal injuries in South African workplaces. The majority of those incidents do not happen because the legislation is unclear or the equipment is unavailable — they happen...
by willi | Jun 10, 2025 | Blog
The Difference Between Fall Arrest and Fall Prevention Section 8 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act deals with the duties of employers to their employees and sub-section 2(b) requires in particular that the employer must take “such steps as are reasonably...
by willi | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
Temporary Suspended Platforms and the Law Construction Regulations 2014 cover various aspects. Some sections are very short, almost one-liners viz: “15-Tunneling”; “16-Scaffolding”; “26-Water environments”; “28 Stacking and storage” and “32-Approved Inspection...
by willi | Jun 4, 2025 | Blog
Anchor Points: The problem with eyenuts There are 4 standards specifically written to cover fall protection anchor devices for working at height. BS EN 795:2012; TS16451:2013; BS 8610:2017 and BS 7883:2019 BS EN 795:2012 replaces SANS 50795:1996 which is totally out...
