ACHASM

26/05/2026

Philippines ends rescue efforts as hope fades for victims of building collapse:

The focus on May 26 shifted to recovering the remains of the victims. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

25/05/2026

Prof John Smallwood, Emeritus Professor of Construction Management, Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University, delivered four presentations at the CIB W099 and W123 and ICONS 2026 International Conference ‘Empowering People, Protecting the Planet, Unlocking Possibilities’, Hanoi, Vietnam, 21 May 2026. Major thanks are due to my co-authors, and to the hosts, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE), for hosting our 2026 conference.

24/05/2026

Construction workers have significantly higher rates of injuries, fatalities, death by su***de, and overdose deaths than American workers overall. For example, although construction workers are only about 7% of the entire workforce, they were 20% of on-the-job fatalities and 16% of opioid overdoses....

24/05/2026

White Paper on National Labour Migration Policy for South Africa, May 2025
https://www.labour.gov.za/DocumentCenter/Regulations%20and%20Notices/Notices/Public%20Employment%20Services/National%20Labour%20Migration%20policy%20White%20paper.pdf

24/05/2026

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Henry Swartz, a 54-year-old father of nine from Gqeberha, tragically lost his life after he and a colleague were found inside a milk cooling tank at a Humansdorp dairy farm while carrying out technical work.
Read on https://tinyurl.com/yc55vam4

20/05/2026

Prof John Smallwood, Emeritus Professor of Construction Management, Department of Construction Management, Nelson Mandela University, delivered the keynote address ‘Health and Safety in Higher Learning: A Holistic Perspective’ to the ‘Rhodes University Health & Safety Symposium Risk, Research, and Resilience: Addressing the Unique Challenges of Health and Safety in Higher Learning’, Grahamstown, 08 May 2026. Selected slides from the presentation have been included.

16/05/2026

ESSA WEBINAR - MAY 2026!

ESSA proudly presents a webinar under the theme, “Incorporating AI in Occupational Health and Human Factors/Ergonomics”.

📅 Webinar Date: 20 May 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 – 11:00 (SAST)
🎙️ Presenter: Prof Thomas Alexander

Topic:
“Artificial Intelligence – Just Another New Technology or a Game-Changer for Decent Work and Human Factors?”

Join us for an insightful discussion exploring the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence in shaping the future of Occupational Health, Human Factors, and Decent Work.

Important Information:
- Attendance is free for ALL ESSA members.
- ⁠Non-members can attend at a fee of R100. (NB: Members of SAIOH and SAIOSH qualify for a 10% discount).
- Earn CPD points.

Registration Details:
Webinar landing page:
https://lnkd.in/dq8M4pwf

Webinar registration link:
https://lnkd.in/drYGq5AB?

12/05/2026

Yaseen Francis, Executive Director, Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) delivered a keynote address ‘Integrating Life Cycle Risk Management into Design’ to the City of Cape Town’s ‘Facilities Management: A Safer Future: Integrating Occupational Health and Safety (H&S) into the Built Environment’ event on 8 May 2026.

Yaseen addressed the following key areas: 1. How to use an operational H&S risk register for managing, mitigating, transferring, and documenting risks for facilities; 2. The contents of a handover operational H&S file for facilities; 3. The importance of human-centered design and sustainability within design processes, and 4. The role of digital asset management and Building Information Modelling (BIM).

Yaseen advocates the involvement of facility managers and operators during the design process, as their understanding of a building is key to a successful facility.

Yaseen features second on your left in the group photo.

11/05/2026

Brett Watson, Health and Safety Manager, Impofu Windfarm, Power Construction, delivered a presentation ‘What it takes to be different' to the Association of Construction Health and Safety Management (ACHASM) Nelson Mandela Bay Metropole Chapter Meeting, Port Elizabeth, Tuesday, 05 May 2026. This follows the recent achievement of 2 million Lost Time Injury (LTI)-free person hours on the project.

11/05/2026

Master Builders KwaZulu-Natal uniquely tailors comprehensive, modular occupational health and safety services specifically created to meet the needs of the South African market. Our solutions are cost effective and flexible for all sectors, such as construction, civils, mining, retail, security - whether large or small.