It’s back to celebrate over a decade of all things occupational health and safety (OHS) related! The continent’s leading OHS trade show, A-OSH Expo, returns to Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, running over three days from 31 May to 2 June 2022.
“All aspects of safety, security and health at work and environmental issues are brought together at A-OSH Expo. We are so pleased to see our OHS exhibitors making their plans once more,” says Mark Anderson, portfolio director at Specialised Exhibitions.
Entrance is free, and to add to the visitor’s experience, A-OSH Expo will be co-located with three other Specialised Exhibitions shows, namely Securex South Africa 2022, Africa’s leading security trade exhibition; Facilities Management Expo, which brings together all aspects of products and services associated with property and building management and maintenance; and Firexpo South Africa 2022, focusing on the fire safety and rescue sector.
New products, on-stand expertise, competitions and more with BBF Safety Group
A-OSH visitors are in for a treat this year with BBF Safety Group, an integrated workplace safety solutions provider. The organisation will have a number of new products on-stand, as well as competitions, give aways, and more.
BBF Safety Group is launching a host of new products at the show, including the new and improved BOVA Rigger Boot. The mould was developed in consultation with a podiatrist to improve fit and comfort, with better slip resistance of the sole. This range has also achieved electrical resistance to 20 kVA and improved water resistance with S2 rated leather.
Another new BOVA product to be introduced at A-OSH Expo is the Obsidian work boot, custom-engineered to meet the specific requirements of the bottling industry. With SeamSecure™ water proofing treatment, a Dual Compound Rubber sole and SRC Slip resistance rating, Obsidian provides the ultimate protection in damp environments. The boot also features a DualGuard™ system with a steel midsole to defend against vertical penetration by sharp objects, and a steel mesh layer on the upper to protect against horizontal penetration. As an additional protection feature, the boot features an anti-scuff wrap to protect the leather upper from the general nicks and cuts.
With BOVA moving into the Work at Heights category, the BBF Safety Group is sponsoring the Work at Heights Theatre at A-OSH Expo this year. Interested parties are invited to see the BOVA range to be showcased here, including new products – rope, rescue kits, lifelines and more. BBF will be giving a sneak peak of its Premium Range too, due to be launched later in the year. Aside from enjoying the fantastic speakers, the first 50 people to attend the Work at Heights theatre talks will receive a BOVA gift bag, as well as being entered into a draw to win a R10 000 voucher to the Apple iStore.
The company will also feature its new and improved TRAX range – TRAX 2.0, which boasts fantastic improvements in terms of weight, flexibility, styling and slip resistance, as well as a number of new safety footwear styles recently launched by Lemaitre. Visit the BBF Safety Group stand, scan the QR codes for a video tutorial on each style and take a pic of your favourite new Lemaitre style to win a daily prize of a portable braai stand and tongs set.
In addition, with a growing offering in thermal protection, BOVA’s new Arc flash range offers innovative protection from the hazards of an arc flash with inherent flame resistance in a lightweight and breathable solution. BBF will also be showcasing some of its offerings for protection in oil and gas environments and molten metal splash protection.
Visitors to the BBF are invited to enjoy a barista-brewed cappuccino, take a moment to get their shoes shined, book time to consult on any SHEQ requirements in the meeting rooms, and stand a chance to win safety footwear prizes and other giveaways regularly during the course of the show.
Finally, the Group is proud to host Dr. Anette Thompson, a noted research podiatrist focusing on foot anthropometry and haemodynamics applied to footwear design, on 1 June 2022, who will be giving a presentation on the importance of foot health and the role that safety footwear plays. BBF will be giving away gift packs for the first 20 individuals to attend. Dr. Thompson will also be available for the rest of the day to answer any foot-related queries that companies may have and impart valuable advice.
Secure your health and safety compliance with HSEC Online®
Powered by Saryx Engineering Group, HSEC Online® enables organisations of all sizes to proactively manage and track health and safety document management and compliance for the company, its people, and equipment. HSEC Online® is now being implemented in both local and international markets, and particularly in difficult and dangerous working environments, such as mining, where real-time, accurate monitoring is essential. It is accessible on any device, from anywhere and at any time. The solution enables the relevant proactive sending of communications, as well as the ability to receive automatic reminders about items that require attention.
Make your workplace safer in a creative way with Amber
Amber, a Health and Safety Communication Platform, is a tech solution that assists OHS professionals trying to entrench safety practices as part of their company’s business culture. The platform assists these individuals to look at health and safety through a creative lens. The platform is not focused on training safety professionals but instead allows users to access a range of tools that can be used to create holistic campaigns, and motivate employees to work together to ensure safer work environments, using a human-centric approach.
The creators of the platform have adapted global learnings to the local environment to ensure a custom-made offering for the African continent. Phase one of the rollout will focus on the mining and construction space with the aim of expanding into other industries, including agriculture, manufacturing and hospitality.
Safeguard the environment with spill barriers from proMHS
proMHS Limited is a systems engineering and project management organisation that specialises in the planning, design, integration and implementation of logistics and materials handling solutions for the distribution, manufacturing and warehousing industries. Its product range includes rack guards to protect warehouse pallet racking and modular column guards to protect poles, pillars, columns, walls and structures in warehouses, carparks and other facilities. The company’s new product development encompasses the design and development of spill barriers, normally referred to as fire extinguishing water retention barriers, flood barriers or automatic retention barriers, to prevent the uncontrolled discharge of contaminated extinguishing water through doors and gates.
Manage corporate governance and legal compliance with Sabinet and Libryo
Sabinet Legal Registers, provided in partnership with Libryo, takes the effort and stress out of managing your organisation's corporate governance and legal compliance.
Designed to offer organisations convenience, simplicity and peace of mind with regards to managing legal compliance, Sabinet Legal Registers offers at-a-glance access to information about your legal corporate governance obligations, and helps to ensure that these obligations are met on an ongoing basis.
Innovative and easy to use, Sabinet Legal Registers are innovative and easy to use, further allowing for the creation of unique site-specific profiles that take into account the geography of each site's location. Sites can be further classified by industry or risk item.
Be gas-safe with SAQCC Gas
When it comes to working with gas, safety is paramount. SAQCC Gas is a non-profit company that has been formed by four member associations to establish a central database which displays details of registered and authorised gas practitioners to work on gas and gas systems.
The company has been officially appointed and mandated by the Department of Employment and Labour to register gas practitioners, on their behalf, within the following gas industries:
- Natural gas
- Liquefied petroleum gas
- Air conditioning and refrigeration gas
- Compressed industrial and medical gases
At A-OSH Expo, SAQCC Gas will be promoting compliance in the gas-related industries, as well as increasing public awareness on each association’s role, how gas practitioners can become members, how the public can use the authorised gas practitioner database, as well as the technological advancement of digital Certificates of Compliance. Be aware of gas safety with SAQCC.
The Skills Resource Group (SRG) launches its safety app
SRG is no stranger to A-OSH Expo, having previously shared a portfolio of workplace safety courses. This year, the company is proud to showcase its online safety training academy, which essentially offers all the required legislative required courses online, accredited through SAIOSH. This has allowed its clients to stay compliant with the law, during the strict phases of COVID-19 lockdown, as well as promoting its safety training into the online universe.
The company is also developing a safety app for mobile phones, both Android and Apple, that will automate the inspection process in health and safety. OHS safety inspections need to take place on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis, and have traditionally been paper-based.
The new SRG app, named OHSDoc, sets out to automate and digitise this process by putting all the inspections online, in an easy to use mobile and PC-based application. The goal is to promote safety in the workplace, and the app will offer a free version as well as a paid-for service, which will allow clients to customise the app and unlock more features.
About the sponsors…
- Dromex, a major company in the supply of technology solutions for personal protective equipment (PPE), is again the platinum sponsor (Stand A04), while BBF Safety Group is once more the show’s gold sponsor (Stands B08 and B09).
- The South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (SAIOSH), recognised as the professional body to register occupational health and safety professionals in South Africa, is back as a silver sponsor (Stand A01), and is joined as a co-silver sponsor for the first time by Pinnacle Welding and Safety (Stand C08), which provides overall welding and safety solutions, services, products and technical support.
A real mix of exhibitors creates our OHS bouquet of offerings
- The hearX Group is a digital health technology company, passionate about healthy hearing and on a mission to make it more widely accessible. Using smart tech, artificial intelligence and big data, hearX has built a suite of smart digital solutions to detect, diagnose and treat hearing loss around the globe, making cost-effective hearing accessible to those who need it most. In a few short years, hearX’s footprint has grown to reach 191 countries and more than 1,4-million people, globally.
- The core business of AMS Haden Instrument and Mining Services is the import and distribution of instrumentation for environmental monitoring and control, mine ventilation, occupational hygiene and process control. This includes instrumentation to monitor sound, airflow, temperature, humidity, pressure, noise levels, gas, illumination, dust, water quality, vibration and climate. The company also manufactures its own range of instruments and in-house calibration services for airflow, temperature and dust measuring instrumentation (Stand B07).