When you receive a calibration certificate from your supplier a few things should be noted: The certificate is giving you the outcome of the inspection and is NOT an indication that your equipment is fit for use. READ the certificate. Check that the certificate indicates traceability to the equipment that your supplier has used to…
When you write up a system do it according to your processes and departments and not in a format that follows the ISO clauses. The system needs to make sense to your staff, let the certification auditors pick out what they want. Use your policy section to create references in your documents to the standard…
The QUALITY of products and services can only be achieved through quality employers and employees. Train your staff and make the necessary resources available.
ISO9001-2008 requires Companies to have a mechanism to assess their suppliers and continually evaluate the overall products and services they offer you. It is not necessary to assess every single supplier who you might purchase from. It is more important to control your critical suppliers who do supply products and services that affect your product…
The OHS act requires that lifting equipment be assessed and validated as fit for use. Remember a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Therefore when having lifting equipment inspected and certified you need to ensure it’s done from the beam or gantry that the lifting equipment is attached to, right down to…
Did you know it is a legal requirement stipulated in the OHS act that all companies need to have a Health and Safety meeting at least quarterly? It is a good idea to ensure you have representation for all levels or departments in your business to make the meeting effective and have overall input. Each…
It should be noted that it is a legal requirement for all lifting equipment to be inspected and passed as fit for use according to the rated lifting load. This includes all supporting beams, chain blocks, chains, ropes, slings, as well as bottle jacks and stays. Make sure all equipment is on a register, and annual load tests…
Always ensure fire hydrants are strategically placed in the workshop so you can access any fire hydrants within 25 meters of where you are standing. Make sure that fire hydrants are hung securely on the required hooks and are no higher than 1.5 meters off the ground. Ensure that fire hydrant indication signage is placed high…
It is a legal requirement that you have the latest versions of the OHS act, The standard conditions of employment and the Equity act posted in strategic positions in your company, so that all staff have access to these documents. Make sure they are always legible.
The inquiry into the Grayston bridge collapse has revealed shocking short cuts being taken by construction companies South Africa’s building-industry code could be set for major changes following damning evidence of a cowboy culture and unprofessional practices that emerged during a probe into the collapse of a temporary structure over a highway in Johannesburg. This…
