INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
In the National Institute for Occupational Health External Quality Assurance Programme for Respirable Crystalline Silica Analysis
Risk Assessment Training Courses For Provincial Health Departments
Risk assessments are the foundation on which the control of occupational health and safety risks are based. It is therefore essential that all occupational health and safety (OHS) practitioners should be proficient in this technique. Read More...
The NIOH Introduces A New Course: Asbestos - The Devil’s Dust
The National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) hosted the first in a series of 3 courses on Asbestos. Module 1, entitled Understanding Asbestos, was held on Thursday October 15 2009. The course was developed and presented by 2 experts from Occupational Hygiene Division at the NIOH: Mr. Adriaan Greyling and Mr. Gabriel Mizan. Read More...
Respirable Quartz Dust Analysis By XRD Or FTIR
Both the Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) and the Department of Labour (DoL) have committed to the International Programme for the Elimination of Silicosis.
The Occupational Hygiene Section of the NIOH can now offer direct-on-filter (DOF) analysis of respirable crystalline silica by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) or X-ray diffraction (XRD) using the latest internationally acceptable methods. Read More...