RiskCom SA Mpumalanga

Looking for a Job? – Soek jy werk?

RiskCom will help to qualify you for work in Construction or any work environment.

RiskCom sal jou help om te kwalifiseer vir werk in Konstruksie of enige ander werks omgewing.

Do training in your office or computer at home via RiskCom E-learning much cheaper than classroom training. You will get the same information and the same certificate.

Doen jou opleiding in jou kantoor op rekenaar by jou huis via RiskCom E-learning, baie goedkoper as klaskamer opleiding. Jy kry dieselfde inligting en dieselfde serfifikaat.

Just contact [email protected] to get your form for enrolment and your link to start training. Cost per subject start at R380.00 to R580.00 VAT excluded.

Kontak [email protected] vir jou inskrywings vorm en “link” om te begin. Koste per vak begin by R380.00 tot R580.00 BTW uitgesluit.

You can also do the HasPrac (Health and Safety Practitioner) course via E-learning for less than R5,550.00 excluding VAT.

Visit our web pages www.riskcom.co.za and click on E-learning to see all the available subjects.

Do not hesitate just get yourself qualified.

RiskCom – Specialists in Occupational Health and Safety Services, Training, Consulting and Audits

RiskCom E-learning : Training at low cost

RiskCom E-learning now active and learners can go to www.riskcom.co.za click on E-learning click on subject and at the bottom below subject click on “Book Course” or send e-mail to [email protected] with your name, surname, Identity Nr and the name of the subject and we will create and account for you and will enrol you as learner for the chosen subject.

Note that we are adding subjects on a weekly basis, now available is the following:
- COVID-19 Awareness
- COVID-19 Return to work management
- Legal Liability
- Working at Heights

RiskCom plan to do accredited training also from this platform.
Always contact [email protected] for all your training needs.

E-learning.

From the middle of May 2020 you will now be able to do your Health and Safety training via the RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd E-learning program on your laptop, computer or even smartphone. Contact [email protected] or for more information [email protected].

E-Learning Health and Safety Short Courses and Qualifications
As indicated by the Minister of Higher Education and Training distant learning or e-learning will be the new way of training in the future. Considering this RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd employed an E-learning Group to prepare our business for the future. Subjects will become available from the end of 1st week in May 2020. The first two subjects COVID-19 Awareness and COVID-19 Return-to-Work Preparedness Management followed by Work at Heights and Legal Liability.
Learners will be able to choose a Health and Safety subjects from a list Short Courses and a list of Qualifications, pay for the subject on the system, get a link and do their training on the system. Learners will in the case of qualifications pay separately for each subject. We will now start bringing the training to you on your laptop, computer or cell phone.
RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd is now one of the few legitimate companies Accredited by the HWSeta HW592PA0500129 and the Quality Council for Trades and Qualifications (QCTO) in the Western Cape QCTOSDP1228/19/00140, Gauteng QCTOSDP00180816-1263 and Mpumalanga QCTOSDP00180816-1259.
Important before training is to establish the company’s accreditation and official status defined by law. Note a fair warning do not make use of “Fly-by-Nights” it will cost you or your company dearly.
Contact RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd for all your training needs on our contact list www.riskcom.co.za or for more information [email protected] .

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Corona virus Disease 2019 COVID–19.
The OHSAct read with the Hazardous Biological Agents Regulations requires the employer to provide and maintain as far as is reasonably practicable a working environment that is safe and without risks to the health of employees.
“Section 8(2)(b) requires steps such as may be reasonably practicable to eliminate or mitigate any hazard or potential hazard before resorting to personal protective equipment (PPE). However, in the case of COVID–19, a combination of controls is required, although the main principle is to follow the hierarchy of controls.
Hierarchy of Controls focuses on the need for employers to implement the following:
• Engineering controls - isolating employees from work-related hazards, installing high-efficiency air filters, increasing ventilation rates in the work environment and installing physical barriers such as face shields to provide ventilation.
• Administrative controls – these controls require action by the employee and employer. Examples of administrative controls include: encouraging sick workers to stay at home; minimizing contact among workers, clients and customers by replacing face-to-face meetings with virtual communications e.g. conference calls, Skype, etc.; minimising the number of workers on site at any given time e.g. rotation or shift work; discontinuing nonessential local travel; developing emergency communications plans, including a task team for answering workers' concerns and internet-based communications, if feasible, providing workers with up-to-date education and training on COVID-19 risk factors and protective behaviours (e.g. cough etiquette and care of PPE); training workers who need to use protective clothing and equipment on how to put it on, use/wear it and take it off correctly, including in the context of their current and potential duties.
• Safe Work Practices – these include procedures for safe and proper work used to reduce the duration, frequency, or intensity of exposure to a hazard. Provide resources and a work environment that promotes personal hygiene. For example, no-touch refuse bins, hand soap, alcohol-based hand rubs containing at least 70 percent alcohol, disinfectants, and disposable towels for workers to clean their hands and their work surfaces, regular hand washing or using of alcohol-based hand rubs, and display hand washing signs in restrooms.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – while engineering and administrative controls are considered more effective in minimizing exposure to SARS-CoV-2, PPE may also be needed to prevent certain exposures. Examples of PPE include: gloves, goggles, face shields, face masks, aprons, coats, overalls, hair and shoe covers and respiratory protection, when appropriate.
“However, before the implementation of control measures, current risk assessments need to be reviewed and updated, taking into account the new hazards posed by exposure to COVID-19 in the workplace. This is in accordance with Section 8 (2) (d) of the OHS Act".
Employers who have not prepared for pandemic events to prepare themselves and their workers as far in advance as possible of potentially worsening outbreak conditions. Important is that employers to “go back to basics" by conducting hazard identification and risk assessment to determine the level of risk exposure and communicate to all workers.
Note that in terms of the General Safety Regulations 2(5) “an employer shall instruct his employees in the proper use, maintenance and limitations of the safety equipment and facilities provided”. Corona viruses are a group of viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans, corona viruses cause respiratory tract infections in nose, sinuses or upper throat. Symptoms of the virus include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.

Training the COVID 19 way.

Since COVID 19 we had to change our way of living, the standard pattern of human behaviour have been affected and is now forcing businesses to adapt and implement certain changes in their own working environment.

The Management of RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd took notice of these changes and accepted that in the future in South Africa and the world the wearing of face masks will become the norm wherever people congregate.

Considering the above, the following will apply at all times, now and in the future at RiskCom offices or wherever Health and Safety training is done:
- All training sessions will include and start off with a short summary regarding personal and occupational hygiene and possibly the regulations in the Disaster Management Act and Regulations related to COVID 19 and other serious diseases;
- Face masks will be worn at all times during training sessions;
- Offices, Toilets, Kitchens and Training rooms will be kept clean and tables and desktops will be sanitized constantly;
- Hand sanitizers will available and used at all times;

For all your training needs contact your Regional Office of the RiskCom Group with contact detail on our web site www.riskcom.co.za or contact my office on e-mail [email protected] . We will make a difference.

Registration as College

Following our registration as a Private College with the Department of Higher Education and Training, RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd will in future be known as Edu Power Skills Academy (Pty) Ltd. RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd and RiskCom RCCT Gauteng (Pty) Ltd also recently obtained full accreditation with QCTO (Quality Council for Trades and Occupations).

The Future of First Aid training - update 3

In terms of this update the compliance in lieu of accreditation with the Quality Assurance Bodies (QCTO) is extended until 31 March 2020 provided that First Aid Training Providers submit the applications for accreditation with the Quality Assurance Bodies (QCTO) on or before the 30 April 2019. Only providers accredited with the QCTO will be allowed to do First Aid training. Note that this training will be on a Level 5 meaning that learners will have to be in class for 5 days, write exams at an approved AQP (Assessment Quality Partner) site under supervision of members from the office of QCTO (Quality Council for Trade and Occupation).

Training Schedule for next week:

Monday, 25 June 2018
- Supervisory Health and Safety
- Legal Liability

Tuesday, 26 June 2018
- Legal Liability

Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Working at Heights
- HIRA

Thursday, 28 June 2018
- HIRA

Book your seat today at [email protected]

Enjoy your Festive Season, but please remember safety does not stop when you leave work. Be safe.

Occupational Injuries and Diseases.

Ever heard any of the following: “ I was fired because I got injured” or “my employer do not report injuries, or is not registered with the Compensation Commissioner” or my employer bully me if I dare talking about workplace injuries.

While employed ensure that you are covered by COIDA or when injured you will have to bear your own medical costs.

In terms of the COID Act, all employers conducting business in South Africa are obligated to register with the Compensation Commissioner and pay contributions to the compensation fund.
The Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA) provides compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases sustained or contracted by employees in the course of their employment, or for death resulting from such injuries or diseases.

A business that has one or more employees is required by law to contribute to a central compensation fund. This amount varies according to how dangerous the industry is, the number of employees, and their salaries. According to the Act, the fund provides compensation for: death, permanent disablement, temporary disablement, medical expenses and additional compensation.

The Workmen’s Compensation Act was replaced by COIDA on 1 March 1994. The Act has a wider scope, protecting all casual and full-time workers, with a few exceptions. Members of the South African National Defence Force and the South African Police Services have a separate fund from COID from which they claim. Employees in the mining sector will be covered under the Occupational Diseases in Mine and Works Act (ODMWA) and therefore not by COIDA.

“Workers that fall within the scope of COIDA no longer need to prove that an employer has been negligent, they can claim compensation through the ‘no-fault’ system”.