Jan Johan Kotze
Managing/ Operations Director
SACPCMP CHSM/535/2018
20+ Years experience in construction, engineering and management
johan@safeapproach.co.za
Martin Mechanic
Technical Director
SACPCMP CHSM
30+ years experience construction safety management
martin@safeapproach.co.za
Carlo Gagiano
Training Director
Registered trainer, facilitator and Moderator with SETAS and TETA
30+ Years experience in training in construction, engineering, mining etc.
carlo@safeapproach.co.za
ABOUT US
Occupational Health and safety on site or in your business has always been seen by most as a legal necessity but also as unfortunate evil. It is seen as a bottomless pit for finances that does not contribute to the financial wellbeing of the business. It is a principal of "Us against them". Production versus safety...
At The Safe Approach we have a vision of Occupational Health and Safety as a support service for your site or Business. A proper safety system will involve the following:
Application for permits and notification to the relevant governing bodies and interested and affected parties
Design and approval of a relevant and practical OHS System
Implementation of system and closing of loopholes
Legal compliance to protect workers, directors, management and company
Regular and in depth audits to monitor progress and determine short falls in company and system
Training will help you and your comply under the duty to inform under the Act. It also helps to improve your production and it is used as a tool to make the workers buy in on your system
What is the advantages of investing in a Safety system and culture:
Helps companies to legally comply to the Act
Helps company to better motivate and manage
Brings down accident and incident frequency. Lower premiums on COID and builds moral. Also lower downtime
Better trained and informed worker is more focused that increases production.
Lower DIFR rates and statistics bring larger and more cost effective jobs
Training and development creates future management which leads to higher BBBEE status leading to larger job market
Regular audits helps create customer trust and better cooperation with interested and affected parties as well as with the Department of Labor and other roll players