About Us

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