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Safety of Woman In The Working Environment
July 14th, 2010Woman in the working environment has become a more prominent force over the past decade due to factors such as employment equity and gender equality issues, to mention a few examples.
This means that we need to cater additionally for more conditions exclusive to the female population.
A few examples that spring to mind are:
Pregnancy including breast feeding (before and after the child is born)
Child care facilities on and off the site
Sleep deprivation and the impact on productivity and safety
Child emergencies while the mother is at work
School holidays and children at home or daycare
Juggling a variety of portfolios in one day such as mother, business woman, educator, nurse, wife, psychologist, nutritionist, etc.
Moving up in the career-path development process and additional stress
That time of the month
Facilities such as SHE bins in the female ablution areas
Feelings of guilt because you are working and not at home with children
Me time
We are going to discuss some of these issues further:
Pregnancy and related topics
During the first nine months of carrying the unborn child there are many factors that the mother (employee) and child can be exposed to such as chemicals, noise, radiation, stress or incidents on site.
Health Safety Legal Liability
June 22nd, 2010It is 17 years since the promulgation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993), yet there are many organisation who have not yet complied with the …
Health and Safety of Children at Work Regulations
April 8th, 2010The Health and Safety of Children at Work regulations were promulgated on the 15th of January 2010 and subsequently added to the list of existing regulations in the Occupational Health …
