Browsing by Subject "Safety"
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An assessment of health and safety management in selected rural hospitals
(North-West University, 2011)Health and safety is of the utmost importance for any company or institution to be successful. There is quite a negative perception regarding the health and safety of rural hospitals and clinics. Rural hospitals are most ... -
Die bestuur van die produktiwiteit veiligheid dilemma by 'n goudmyn
(North-West University, 2008)In early December 2007, tens of thousands of gold mine workers in South Africa downed tools to protest against the safety standards of their industry. The strike action caused major losses for the gold mining industry and ... -
Breaching the skin barrier through temperature modulations
(Elsevier, 2015)The impermeability of the stratum corneum often hinders the transport of molecules across the skin. Temperature modulations in the skin and the application of local heat both have the potential of circumventing this problem ... -
Cyberbullying: should schools choose between safety and privacy?
(2015)In this theoretical article, we explore the tangled messiness of the application of human rights versus the 21st-century monster called "cyberbullying" in schools and focus on some of the challenges schools face daily. The ... -
Disaster risk reduction : integrating sustainable development goals and occupational safety and health in festival and event management
(OASIS, 2022)The purpose of this article is to develop a theoretical disaster risk reduction model, creating a virtuous cycle of knowledge and action across the festival and events industry, based on occupational safety and health ... -
Disasters in ‘development’ contexts: contradictions and options for a preventive approach
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)The relations of development and disaster offer a starting point for an overview of disaster risk reduction (DRR) in African contexts. A social vulnerability approach is adopted with its goal of improving conditions for ... -
The educational role and value of junior traffic training centres within the Outcomes-based education curriculum
(North-West University, 2004)The aim of this study was to outline the importance of Junior Traffic Training Centres in both primary and secondary schools. This would aid the effective integration of Traffic Safety Education in the school curriculum ... -
Effective inventory management in small to medium-sized enterprises
(North-West University, 2008)We live in the age of the informed consumer creating a business climate of increasing competition, which implies that all companies need to be as efficient as possible at every level, and this includes inventory management. ... -
An exploration of indigenous contraception among the Batswana of Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality, North West Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Fertility regulation in pre-colonial Africa took place through a range of African cultural practices that ensured safe and effective prevention of unwanted pregnancies. One of the effective ways to prevent unwanted pregnancies ... -
Guidelines for successful implementation of total productive maintenance in a chemical plant
(2014)With the world economy becoming unpredictable, it has become a necessity for businesses to relook at the way they do business. The world has become competitive and companies that aim to become profitable have seen the need ...