With technology evolving daily we have seen a movement with interactive classrooms to ensure candidates have a touch and feel and more of a participation concept to ensure they understand the outcomes.

The certified agent would be required to add certain data to the information that accompanies secure cargo (i.e. the cargo security form).

Certified agents would be required to ensure that only authorized cargo representatives to have access to air cargo. An authorized cargo representative would be an employee of the certified agent, be trained to perform his or her duties…

AM Risk And Training have presented at the largest and busiest airport in Africa (ORTIA) boasting a CAT 9 / 10 airport the first accredited ARFF course. At such a busy international airport the most important aspect is the life safety of passengers/ contractors and staff. Training is a critical and essential part of any large airport. AM Risk Fire Programs have developed and created the First NFPA …

• Your company’s Occupational Health and Safety Policy statement not visibly displayed (OHS 7) and signed by the CEO. Failing to do so is a Schedule 2 offence and the employer is liable to a fine of R50 000.00. Next month’s newsletter will clearly define how this OHS policy must be draw up and the details it must contain.
• The CEO must ensure that that the company has a valid risk assessment done by a competent person specific to the identified hazards and risks in the workplace. This includes ergonomics (Ergonomic Regulation will soon form part of the OHSA regulations). Failing to do so is a Schedule 1 offence and the employer is liable to a R5 000 000.00 fine and or 5 years imprisonment or both fine and imprisonment.

“Every employer with five or more persons in his employ shall have a copy of the Act and the relevant regulations readily available at the workplace: Provided that where the total number of employees is less than five, the employer shall, on request of the employee, make a copy of the Act available to that employee”

Copenhagen – A Russian helicopter with eight people on board has fallen into the sea off Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago that belongs to Norway, rescue officials said Thursday.

The rescue service for northern Norway says the helicopter was en route to Barentsburg, Svalbard’s second largest settlement, from the Russian settlement of Pyramiden.