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Enterprise risk assessment methodologies: conclusions and strategic recommendations
Risk management and assessment are not new concepts and have been evolving for decades. Many methodologies and techniques originate from the military, aviation, shipping and petroleum industries, such as FMEA and bow-tie analysis. Today, they remain some of the major...
How effective is your HSE training?
It’s important to evaluate your health and safety training because it’s easy to assume that if you’ve provided training to workers, you can pat yourself on the back and think you’re done. But if you do, you’ve put your cart before your horse. If your goal is to...
2017 Winter project: Cosmoore Primary School
2017 Winter project
Winter project: Cosmoore Primary School
NOSA is proud to have been involved in helping the Grade R learners at Cosmoore School in rural KwaZulu-Natal to keep warm and comfortable, by brand-new jerseys and beanies during the cold winter of 2017. NOSA’s Training Facilitator Cheryl Simchowitz shared the...
The true cost of construction accidents
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...
Quiz: Are you up to global HSE standards?
Everybody needs a benchmark. How can you know whether what you’re doing is good enough, if you have nothing to compare it to? Take this quick quiz to see how your HSE efforts measure up! Answers at the end. General 1. The most important reason for carrying out a risk...
6 Ways health & safety training will make your business more efficient
Training is a major responsibility. Whether you’re a training professional, a veteran of company training, or have just been asked to take over or start up a training programme, you have a great deal of responsibility. Just think about all the different kinds of...
FAQs: ISO 14001: 2015
Here’s a look at the 2015 revisions to ISO 14001, and how these have change and improved the standard. What is ISO 14001? What is ISO 14001? It is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. It helps...
What is ISO 9001:2015? FAQs, Benefits & Certification Guide
What is ISO 9001:2015 and why does it matter? This international quality management standard is the most widely adopted in the world, helping organisations across every sector deliver consistent results, build trust, and improve efficiency. For South African...