Are your employees a liability with POPIA?
Over the past year, numerous businesses have designed and implemented data protection policies, as well as adopted Protection of Personal Information Act No 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) compliance procedures. Following the initial euphoria of POPIA, it is imperative that organisations continue with staff training and awareness, or the impact and effectiveness of these data protection […]
ARISCU – More than just another SHEQ System!
In a competitive environment where clients are spoilt for choice in selecting a service provider to manage SHEQ compliance, it is prudent to consider what value add the service provides with their systems, other than the obvious cloud-based solution with the tools to improve processes and automate SHEQ activities. A unique approach by ARISCU in […]
Cruise Ship Environmental Compliance
There are almost 100 000 commercial vessels ranging from tankers, bulk carriers, container ships, barges, and passenger ships that transverse the oceans and other waters of the world, carrying cargo and passengers for commerce, transport, and recreation. All of their activities are subject to international protocols and domestic laws, including those designed to protect against […]
SANS 241-1: A Definitive drinking water quality standard
SANS 241-1 is the definitive drinking water quality standard in South Africa and water compliant with the stipulations thereof is deemed safe for consumption. A draft has been released for the 2021 edition 7 and is open for public comment until 29 June 2022. The proposed changes are outlined below. This document combines the requirements […]
POPIA: The difference between Chief Information Officer and Information Officer
Under the POPI Act, there is a mandate that all organizations must appoint an Information Officer (IO) – also previously referred to as the Privacy Officer, where then does the Chief Information Officer (CIO) then fit in? The CIO’s role and responsibilities are vastly different in that this role has no direct link with the […]
CDC Vessel Sanitation Program
Most cruise ships are pretty clean, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which inspects ships to make sure they maintain proper sanitation. Of the more than 200 active cruise ships the CDC has inspected, most received a passing grade: at least an 86 on a 100-point sanitation score. The Vessel Sanitation […]
ISO 45001 in Mining: A Must for Incident Reduction
The cost of incidents in mining: The costs of these incidents are very hard to quantify due to the complexity of the cost compositions. Each incident comprises both direct and indirect costs over a period of time following the incident (downstream costs) and not all may be included in the final estimation. Furthermore, the indirect […]
Using the Ariscu system for SHEQ Management: an overview
Suretha Vermaas, Ariscu’s Key Account Manager gave an overview of the Ariscu system functionality using real-life examples from closing out a finding to everyday management items such as:
Internal Auditing: Values and Pitfalls
Regardless of the size or complexity of any organization, the best practice to adopt in monitoring and measuring compliance is that of conducting internal audits on a regular basis to identify any “variables” as may exist. Such audits can be done using various criteria – either separately or combined in assessing the organization’s “compliance” status […]
Safety File Index Standardisation
Focusing on safe execution of high hazard jobs Ensuring zero harm has always been a dual responsibility between employer and vendor and consistent safety files indexes provide all accountable stakeholders greater opportunity to focus resources on risk mitigation activities rather than checking a variety of boxes in an effort to sequence information. However, the compilation […]