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Viewpoint By Agatha Pretorius, CEO

In 2015, we marked OCSAs 20-year anniversary milestone

While we have a solid history and heritage to be proud of, these are incredibly

exciting times. The MMI Holdings acquisition of OCSA puts us in an even stronger

position to support the long-term occupational health risk management of our

many clients, and provide them with a value proposition that speaks to their

specific requirements.

We recently experienced that pivotal moment we’ve been working towards:

OCSA tendered with two members of the Group and were awarded a national

tender with SAPS. While each brand will deliver to its strengths, this achievement

confirms the collective power of the MMI Group. It ticks all the right boxes!

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In this issue

December 2015

Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence pg 2

This sister is on top of her game! pg 3

Academy of Excellence - Into Africa pg 4

A colourful heritage pg 5

Elsa uncovers a rare disease pg 6

Celebrating 20 years of democracy pg 8

New Pep clinic opens pg 9

Everyday heros pg 11

SASOHN - a glittering experience pg 13

The

Times Celebrating 20 years of excellence

OCSA execs take to the rescue mid-flight Two of our top

executives rolled

up their sleeves mid

-flight, and showed

that they had what

it takes to help a

passenger suffering

from a sudden

epileptic seizure.

CEO Agatha Pretorius and Knowledge, Risk

and Wellness Executive, Reggie Stiglingh,

were flying en route to Joburg on a Kulula

flight from Cape Town when they heard a

commotion in the aisle ahead. Realising

that a passenger required urgent medical

assistance, they immediately set laptops

and documents aside to administer first

aid. “In such a limited space, it was

important to clear and calm the

immediate environment for the passenger

without causing too much fuss and panic,”

said Reggie. Once the situation had

stabilised and everything possible was

being done, there was immense relief from

immediate passengers and assisting crew.

“We are so used to being on the

management end of our business that it

was pure instinct and our medical

backgrounds from decades ago that

moved us into automatic pilot,” said

Agatha. “It felt good to jump in as good

Samaritans, test our skills and know that

we’ve got what it takes!”

The best news of all: the passenger

is fine.

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Gauteng news

2 December 2015

Regional Manager, Petro de Wet runs 23 clinics in

the Gauteng region. Here are some of the faces

that make up her team. The pictures represent

each woman’s individual professionalism and

team spirit as much as they mark OCSA’s 20th

year of excellence in 2015.

Thanks to Client Services Manager, Charmain

Joubert for taking pictures of a few of the

dedicated members who add so much passion,

personality and commitment to OCSA every day.

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The lifeblood of this business has always been our clients

I’d like to thank every one of our customers for choosing and

retaining OCSA as their provider of choice. Of course, it is more

important than ever to be client centric – particularly in this

economic climate where both long-standing and new clients

have new demands and we need to respond positively. Steel

and manufacturing clients are being impacted by the economy

and it is our job to make sure that we pull hard together with

them.

One of our core capabilities is client engagement and we want

to keep building on this as part of our client-centric approach. In

addition, the OCSA 360MIS system is seen as a huge capability,

and the IP attached to the system is being harnessed.

As we bring 2015 to a close, I would like to say how pleased we

are with the progress we’ve made in the last couple of months.

Thank you to the OCSA team, we are really pulling together as

one and it is always my privilege to work with such a passionate

and committed team across the country.

May you all enjoy the year-end holiday season – and may we all

be blessed with happiness

and peace in 2016.

Agatha

Celebrating 20 Years of Excellence - a snapshot in time

Ask the expert

June - Dr George discussed the importance

of Corporate Wellness on Lotus Radio

87.7 - 106.8. It was another move towards

creating awareness of our industry.

2016 - The Year of the Diploma The Academy of Excellence (AoE) received a record number of 266

enquiries for the 2016 Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing. The

training team is looking forward to welcoming the new group of

students who will start in January 2016.







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Passion for the brand, professionalism and

teamwork were the outstanding character

traits that lead to OCSAs Sr Chanel

Lombard being the recipient of a

Performance Ownership Program (POP)

Award. OCSA Regional Manager, Petro de

Wet proudly delivered the news pointing

out that this was the first time ever that

Barloworld Equipment has awarded a POP

Award to an external service provider such

as OCSA. What a great achievement for

Chanel and such a pleasure to

be acknowledged for meeting high levels

of service for our client!

This was the internal nomination from

Barloworld:

Sister Chanel planned a splendid

Wellness Day for Isando which was well

attended.

Employees enjoyed the activities

planned and gained a lot of information

and knowledge from the day.

In her planning, she conducted a study of

issues that our employees on campus are

suffering from, or being challenged with.

She ensured that invited suppliers were

relevant and procured their services for

free.

Sister Chanel doesn’t only focus on the

clinic role, but ensures that employees'

wellness in totality is enjoyed.

She plays a pivotal part of the Isando

campus, and is involved with the HR

fraternity and is helpful to line managers

and the HR team.”

This Sister is on top of her game!

Barloworld

October - The AfriSam Nurses Forum was a gathering of

heads – and hats it seems!

Hats off to you!

Hang on to your hat!

Standing: Vanessa Pottas - AfriSam Jukskei, Sub Nigel and Witbank; Margie Dickinson -

AfriSam Roodekrans; Gail Prinsloo - OCSA Regional Manager; Letisha van den Berg –

AfriSam and Melisa James – AfriSam Administrator.

Seated: Elmari Barnard - AfriSam FERRO and Olifantsfontein; Leagh Mitchell - OCSA

Executive, Ntutu Dlova - AfriSam Eikenhof and Rooikraal

Clinic Sister, Chanel Lombard receives her POP Award from Portia Masekela, Senior HR Manager

Barloworld-Equipment







4 December 2015

AoE update

Into Africa

With training proposals constantly churning and training always on the go, we’ve really seen how we are

geared to making things happen beyond the logistics of training in Africa – and there is a lot involved in

‘just’ the training. Beyond this, we’ve been able to assist clients with requests for new equipment, support

with service and calibration of audiometry and spirometry equipment; we get to mix things up for clients,

customise to their needs and provide a well rounded service into Africa. It’s challenging and exhilarating at

the same time to see how the AoE is developing and fulfilling its vision of being a one stop solution.

Sudan

OCSA ventured into this Northern African

region for the first time - growing our

footprint as we train on the Continent. Jana

Myburgh facilitated a 2-day Spirometry

Refresher Training workshop for a client in

Khartoum.

OCSA sent certificates to the participants,

which were well received:

“On behalf of the participants, I would like

to thank you so much for sending these

certificates. Hanna and I will deliver them

because it means a lot to those who

attended the workshop. Welook forward

to further collaboration with OCSA.”

Rashid Osman, Project Coordinator

Jana on travel

On arrival at Asala Village where I

stayed, I decided to use room service

for a late lunch. I wanted to try the

local Sudanese dishes and I selected

the first on a menu listing 5 “Gulf

dishes” - Tekka Rice. It was a lamb

and rice dish consisting of four side

salads, three types of rice, and pieces

of lamb with a delightful seasoning!

The red, white and mixed rice is tasty

and I was unable to decide which

element I liked best: hummus, baba

ganush (a Levantine dish of cooked

eggplant mixed with onions,

tomatoes, olive oil and seasonings)

tomato or raita – fortunately I did not

have to choose!

I especially appreciated the free wifi

at Hamad International Airport and

the hotel as well as my room’s

extremely effective air conditioner!

Our client was a wonderful host and

the change in culture was an

incredible experience, which

involved real-time translations over 2

days and advice on how to coach in

a culturally appropriate way! Thanks

to Gary Manson, OCSA Liaison Officer

for taking care of all the logistics for

this workshop!

Jana

Angola

The AoE is very pleased to be able to

customise to client requests in cases where

courses fall outside of our usual ‘basket’ of

offerings. It is always good to see the OCSA

promise of “tailor-making” so efficiently being

put into practice. We use our in-house expertise

to simply develop a course and go for it! In

Angola, it was a need for Health & Hygiene

Inspection training. And on the local front, the

other extraordinary course we ran was for a

client in Nigel - Health & Wellness Management

training.

DRC

Repeat business is always a pleasure and

we’ve been holding refresher courses for an

existing client in the region as well as training

their new people.

Kenya

Spirometry training continues for the ESDL

‘European Spriometry Drivers License’ where

medical professionals gather from all over

Africa for this accreditation. OCSAs Lindsay

Zurba is the official ESDL Africa Director and

Training Manager. We have also trained in

Cote d’ Ivoire and Benin in the West, Uganda

and Kenya in the East and Cameroon and

Ethiopia in central and East Africa respectively.

There is also an exciting training collaboration

with DPM Health holdings in Zimbabwe and

OCNAM in Namibia. We are all steam ahead

for 2016 in both countries with training

schedules and co-branded flyers printed and

ready for marketing!







A colourful Heritage! September - Our team looked exceptional in

traditional garb on Heritage Day! They really

enjoyed learning more about the individuality,

history and influences of each person.

“Enhancing our

appreciation for each other

increases our beauty in

each other’s eyes.”

5 December 2015

Gauteng news

EcoMobility!

October was the month of EcoMobility in the heart of Sandton, where commuters

were encouraged to find alternative ways of travelling into the Gauteng business

district. Between 7.30am and 8.30am every weekday about 95 700 people move

into Sandton and just over 50 000 leave.

With our Head Office located in Rivonia, the festival affected OCSA staff and

visitors. It was an adjustment at first with certain lane closures, but the campaign

was necessary and the start of finding solutions for getting about by foot, bus,

bicycle or scooter!

www.ecomobilityfestival.org

A new Doctor

in our house In 2015 it was with pleasure that we welcomed Dr

Phumla Mkumbuzi as Occupational Health

Medical Practitioner (Company Doctor) for

several of our clients:

National Treasury Clinic in the City of Tshwane

Responsible for employee wellness at the on-site

clinic (the Siyaphila program)

Outsurance Head Office, Embankment Road

Involved with the OCSA Outsurance Outlive

Wellness Program

Lancet Clinic, Richmond and Centurion Walk-in

Clinic

Takes responsibility for the OH and wellness

program and assists the OCSA walk-in clinic.

Lancet is one of the leading pathology

laboratories in Africa, providing vital diagnostic

and monitoring pathology services in over 11

different countries.

Dr Phumla

Mkumbuzi

OH Medicine

Practitioner

By 2050, two thirds of the world

population will live in cities. Without

changing transport policies and

patterns, most urban areas will

continue to be major drivers of

climate change, while pollution

and congestion will only increase.







6 December 2015

LEADEREX September - OCSA was one of 200

exhibitors to join Africa's largest

gathering of executives, professionals

and entrepreneurs in Sandton for

Leaderex 2015. With 10 000 visitors

passing through, the event gave great

exposure to OCSA and the chance to

network with business leaders.

We launched into social media when

the marketing team took part in a

“Break Twitter Day” where many of the

Leaderex event and media partners

agreed to send out coordinated tweets

on 4 August. OCSA sent out tweets

every hour throughout the day and had

a good following pre-event. The team

also ran a competition and gave away

mini first aid kits to visitors for retweeting

any OCSA message. Prizes went to

Andra Sonea, Matebesi Khumalo, Solly

Matheba, Donna Moritz, Teyonah Parris,

Nkululeku Ngubene and Nile Rodgers.

Leaderex—bustling with visitors

Executive Managers attended leadership sessions

The OCSA Academy of Excellence is

always proud of its past students and we

enjoyed this story from one of our 2014

Occupational Health Nursing Diploma

graduates – Elsa Opperman.

Elsa has worked for Life OH since 2010 and

after completing her Diploma with AoE,

put her knowledge to the test when she

identified a trend amongst employees.

She noticed that some of the warehouse

workers and cleaners presented severe

upper respiratory tract infections and

general malaise. She found this was

happening far too frequently and

because it was ongoing, she decided to

investigate. During a walkabout of the

warehouse she noticed bats and pigeons

roosting in the premises with evidence of

animal droppings on the floor. Suspecting

that this could be the source of the health

problems, Elsa researched further and

realised that the problem may be

Histoplasmosis. The clinical picture of the

workers presenting with recurrent

infections was consistent with the

symptoms. Three workers tested positive.

While sweeping the droppings on the floor

during housekeeping, they are likely to

have inhaled the spores of the fungus.

Elsa contacted

the National

Institute for

Occupational

Health (NIOH)

and they were

very interested

in the results of

her research

and took the case further.

AoE NEWS

Elsa uncovers a rare disease

Don’t put a plaster on company

health. Visit #OCSA at

#Leaderex2015 tomorrow & win

one of 20 First Aid kits.

‘Occupational Health Nurse discovers rare

disease’ – was a news highlight in Life’s

‘LifeStyle’ newsletter.

The OCSA Academy of

Excellence focuses on

empowering Occupational

Health nurses, and

advocates the use of critical

thinking skills. Most of the

nurses will work alone in

clinics and must have the

skills to be able to dig

deeper, ask questions and

do research - taking nothing

for granted.

Well done Elsa.







7 December 2015

AoE News Message from Africa

We received a lovely couple of lines from a current

Occupational Health Nursing Diploma student of the

Academy of Excellence (AoE) who is working on contract in

Guinea, West Africa.

“All is well here, the confirmed Ebola

cases are at least 700km from us

now. I am finding what I have

learned on the OCSA course so far

very helpful in my work here. The on-

site senior expatriate management

team has also noticed and

commended you and the

AoE team on what you

are passing on to your

students.”

From Dionette Alfredo-Mucata

Lancet Laboratories prides

itself in being a highly

customer-centric environment

and OCSA is very pleased to

be managing their on-site

Clinic for them. Linda is very

experienced and manages

OH, primary health care,

family planning, travel

medicine and emergency

services for Lancet. She holds

a BCur Degree in

Management and Education

as well as advanced

qualification in OH, Basic Life

Support for Health Care

Providers, audiometry,

spirometry and HIV aids care.

Linda attended a travel

medicine course and is a

member of the Resuscitation

Council of Southern Africa, so

we feel Lancet is in extremely

good hands! Alongside her is

Fikile who is largely responsible

for the administration of the

clinic and holds a qualification

in data capturing, first aid and

a certificate in health and

safety. Her welcome at

reception would make any

clinic visitor feel better.

Great staff at Lancet

July - OCSA welcomed Sister Linda

van der Westhuizen, Occupational

Health Clinic Manager and Clinic

Administrator, Fikile Dlamini to

Lancet Laboratories’ Employee

Clinic

Alberton is home to SA’s largest brewery –

SAB Alrode, producing hectolitres of

beverage per annum! It is also home to an

excellent Occupational Safety, Health and

Environmental Risk Management Program.

An annual legal compliance audit is

conducted at SAB using the NOSA CMB 253

program. This establishes compliance levels

against which SAB can measure its own

standards.

So, what’s the score?

A world class 95.5%-96% was achieved for

the total outcome!

Part of this audit is to evaluate the

maintenance of the legal compliance and

standards of the OCSA clinic. The health

status of the workforce is also evaluated.

Sister Buang Kobue, OCSA SAB Alrode Clinic

Manager, indicated that it was a team effort from

the OCSA on-site clinic staff that enabled this top

result and she was quick to thank Sisters Freda

Molefe, Magdeline Molwatse, Mirriam Moopelo

and Pulane Jiyana as well as Dr Poly Kranidiotis

and the OCSA Management Team.

Well done!

Gauteng News

Working the largest brewery in SA - SAB Alrode

Sisters making it world class at SAB Alrode







Western Cape news

8 December 2015

August - an HIV testing and counselling

day was arranged for Macsteel using

OCSAs preferred partner in the Western

Cape– Touching Nations, who provided a

very informative and interactive workshop.

There was a good level of interest and

participation in discussions from

employees and a stand was set-up to

display information about sexually

transmitted infections.

The real achievement on wellness

days such as these is when

individuals volunteer for counselling

and testing. A total of 21 employees

took that step.

702 Walk the Talk

July - The Rivonia team braved the cold and joined about

50 000 walkers to “walk for a cause” in celebration of 20 years of

democracy at the annual 702 Walk the Talk event held at Marks

Park Sports Club in Emmerentia.

So what did our team have to say?

Thank you once again to the marketing department for such a

team building experience. It was lovely to get to know each

other outside the context of our day-to-day roles.

Sizo NsibandeSoftware Developer

It was real fun and thank you very much to OCSA and the

organisers of the 702 walk. It was a good Sunday.

Anna Molly Ramasehla – Clinic Administrator

What a lovely day we had! Thanks to OCSA Exco for sponsoring

the event for us. We really had so much fun. Let us all do it

again next year, 8km challenge!

Martha Matsoyiyane – Office Administrator

The OCSA team was part

of the popular ‘talkers’

field, choosing the 5km

distance to celebrate

OCSAs 20 years of

excellence, while the

‘walkers’ were able to walk

a kilometre for every year

of democracy in the 20km

event.

The vibe of joining

thousands of proud South

Africans on the streets of

Joburg was a great way to

get active and enjoy the

outdoors.

Well done Team OCSA!

Wellness Day—Macsteel

Gauteng news Celebrating 20 years of democracy

An informative presentation covered

current developments in HIV/AIDS







9 December 2015

Mpumalanga update

What our clients say!

August - We love it when we receive words of thanks

and were thrilled to hear from Safcol and their Primary

Health partner AgriAids – as well as our own clinic staff

on-site. On 4 August 2015, we marked a birthday mile-

stone for Spitskop Clinic.

An OCSA vehicle was handed over to Spitskop clinic staff.

The team was really appreciative of the benefits the wheels

will provide in boosting efficiency during their daily work

at the Clinic.

This wasn’t any old opening – it was a celebration all around when the new

Pep Clinic opened its doors. “We had all waited so long that when the time

came to open the clinic it was a very special occasion,” reports Jacque

Geyser, Client Service Manager at OCSA in the Western Cape.

Cutting the ribbon

The clinic was opened by General Manager,

Marthie Raphael.

The “Wellness + Health + Joy Open Day” was a

fun event to add to the cutting of the ribbon. A

zesty drinks bar added real colour with two very

healthy options on the menu - Rooibos iced tea

with lemon slices or plain water with strawberry

and lemon slices. Refreshing alternatives when

washing down a doubly healthy bran muffin –

no sugar, no butter (this team meant business!)

All the rooms were converted into stations where employees could

complete questionnaires and tests - one of which was to score eating

lifestyles while the social worker team asked employees to rate themselves

sad, mad or glad in a DASS questionnaire. On the primary care side the

motto was “A happy employee is a productive employee”. When it came

to testing, the OT team asked “Do you pack a punch?” and checked hand

grip and lifting strength while the physio team taught employees correct

standing, sitting and bending techniques.

Once the speeches were made there was plenty of praise for the work put

in by the OCSA team. With everyone getting involved and having a part

to play, it was teamwork at its best.

Congratulations to Spitskop and the

team.

Happy first birthday and thank you

team for all your hard work.

A journey well travelled. SAFCOL

Congratulations Spitskop team….Happy, happy,

happy first year!!!

Job well done, continue to allow three behaviours

to lead you:

Dedication, commitment and caring. Agriaids

It’s been a year today since we started Spitskop Clinic,

happy first birthday to the team & its management.

Wishing it many years to come.

Spitskop Clinic Management

Western Cape news

Teamwork at its best as new Pep clinic opens

The three prizes were all about getting the wellness

game on: each set was made up of a skipping rope,

pedometer, BMI measuring tape and scale.







AoE update

Short courses

The flagship short courses in occupational health are Audiometry, Spirometry and Vision

Screening in 2015. The majority of our students (61%) are from the private sector, and 20%

are trained in African countries. The 2016 short courses are up on the OCSA website and

the AoE team have been working on making it as easy as possible to access information.

Check it out! There’s an aerial view of what’s on offer with the focus

on providing fast access to detail and bookings.

10 December 2015

Eastern Cape update

Upwardly mobile!

One of the new additions to the Eastern

Cape team this year was the new

marketing mobile – specifically modified

for golf and wellness days and similar

events. It will also go a long way to

promoting OCSA in the region.

Set-up and ready for use!

A golf day clinic was held in April at PE Golf club,

- a very wet and cold day with that!

Our people

GMSA welcomed 3 new staff members,

Gaynor Booysen, Lynn Sysaar and Marilize

Marais.

We also welcome

Wendy Klue back to

the GMSA clinic.

Karen Pinterac is the

new clinic sister at our

OCSA on-site clinic at

MW Wheels.

Noleen Dippenaar, is the

Clinic Sister at our OCSA

on-site clinic at Autocast.

OCSA welcomed clinic

sister, Latiefa Cupido, for

SP Metal Forging’s on-site

clinic in Uitenhage.

And holding it all together is Heila

Potgieter, Regional Manager of OCSA

Eastern Cape. She completed her first

triathlon this year – the Vodacom/Algoa

FM Corporate Iron man in PE. It just proves

you’ve got to be tough if you want to be

at the top!

Eastern Cape

Barloworld Wellness Day

Boksburg

All went well at the Barloworld Boksburg

Wellness Day. Thank you to Regional

Manager - Petro de Wet, Clinic Manager -

Louisa van der Merwe, the Barloworld

Boksburg team, and the rest of the

hardworking team!







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June - The chain of events that took place on

what started out as an ordinary winter

morning was linked by good people, great

timing and small miracles.

Security Call Guard, Charles Vundla was on

duty at our client Afrisam in Olifantsfontein

near Kempton Park in Gauteng when he

found a woman had collapsed on the

premises. He ran for help as fast as he could

– it was an act that saved OCSAs very own

Clinic Sister, Elmarie Barnard’s life. She had

taken routine medication during her clinic

hours and the tablet got stuck behind her

vocal cords. This resulted in collapse followed

by a seizure. Charles called Afrisam’s Willem

Hartzenberg and Leticia van den Berg who

immediately started first aid and lifesaving

support. Elmarie was transported to Unitas

Hospital by car where she had immediate

surgery. “If it was not for the quick actions

and support of the Afrisam team, Elmarie

would not have made it alive to the hospital.

Please thank your team for this exceptional

service to saving a life today,” said Leagh

Mitchell, OCSA National Operations

Executive.

Afrisam said they were glad to have been

able to assist and hailed the act of Charles

Vundla who had raised the alarm and was

the key to this happy ending. It just goes to

show how tables can turn so quickly and first

aid knowledge is a powerful and lifesaving

tool. In this case, thank goodness there was

more than one first aid expert in the field!

Oddly enough, Letitia’s e-mail signature has

the following quote: "You can't appreciate

the good days without the bad ones." How

true! We are truly grateful to Afrisam.

A gift of appreciation from OCSA for security guard

Charles Vundla who saved the life of

Sr. Elmarie Barnard.

Gauteng news Everyday heroes

Tables turn as client saves an OCSA life!

Western Cape news

Corporates going big on in-house gyms

Sunday Times reporter, Farren Collins contacted

OCSA for comment on occupational wellness

and the fact that corporates are ‘spending big

bucks on installing fancy gyms at their offices.’

He wanted to pursue the advantages of

having gyms at work.

“Never mind the communal coffee station and

the annual staff braai, South African corporates

are pulling out the stops to keep their

employees happy and healthy on the job.

In-house gyms - many of them kitted out with

the latest equipment worth millions - are

becoming commonplace at wealthy

companies' offices,” reported Collins. The

merits of maintaining a healthy work-life

balance are all too apparent when it comes

to productivity and efficiency, and the

proximity of a gym at work makes it easier for

corporate employees to relieve stress, keep

fit and enjoy a healthy lifestyle on the go.

Gyming at work - FirstRand National

headquarters in Cape Town.

Image: Esa Alexander/Sunday Times

Sun City Our people

A Degree for Sister Ruth

She works at OCSAs Sun City Clinic - yet

it’s the stars she’s aiming for! Congratu-

lations to Sr Ruth Tshelane for achieving

her Bacculaureus Technoligiae Nursing

in Occupational Health from Tshwane

University of Technology. This was no

easy task as she had to complete the

degree during her time off, between

shifts and during a very busy work

schedule as OH Nursing Practitioner at

the clinic.

Good heart

Ruth has held her position at Sun City

since 2012 and is a woman of great

spirit and a true asset to OCSA. She

has a gift for caring and volunteers her

time to alleviating poverty. Getting

involved with the community is a way

for her to meet their spiritual and social

needs.

Caring for others is

close to Sr. Ruth’s

heart. Well done on

your Degree!







December 2015

Why is first aid important?

Think about what could happen if someone

at work suddenly stopped breathing and

nobody knew how to help.

Or, what if the necessary first aid supplies

and equipment weren’t available for a

heavily bleeding employee or someone had

been splashed with a corrosive chemical?

There is no doubt that first aid is an essential

part of any company’s emergency response

system and overall health and safety

program.

Competing in 2015

This year’s regional Industrial First Aid

Competition was arranged by leading first

aid brand St John’s, at Melkbosstrand. OCSA

client, THS Bellville Mill entered two teams of

four members each as well as two individuals.

The great thing about this event is that it

boosts the confidence levels of first aiders in a

practical environment and offers so much

insight and information while having fun,

learning and sharing.

Winning teams!

The winning team walked away with 2nd prize

– a hard earned shield and a first aid kit for

each team member. Well done to:

Nolubabalo, Ronel, Sikhumbuzo, Pamela and

Jehiel.

Individual contestant, Ronel was proudly

placed in the number two position out of four

entrants.

Next year the aim is to bring

back first prize!

YOU CAN DO IT!

Industrial First Aid

Competition 2015

AoE Update

Last lecture!

"We have come to the end of the study year and the 2015 students had their last day of lectures on

2 October. Next is their final exams – good luck," says Alta Kruger,

OH Diploma Quality & Risk Manager.

Western Cape news

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December 2015

The task was simple – make wellness fun!

And so, the team at OCSAs Bellville Clinic

put their heads together to host a

Wellness Day for Barloworld. “We really

wanted to bring the message home that

Barloworld-ers could have fun with

wellness and everyone was issued a

‘passport’,” said OCSAs Celeste Murphy.

Each station had a sticker for the

passport, and those who had a full card

went into the lucky draw where 20 prizes

were given out.

Getting involved

Planet Fitness held popular exercise

sessions that had people smiling as they

replaced their normal work mode with a

muscle toning and shaping regime

instead. There were queues when it

came to donning a pair of special glasses

giving the wearer the effect of drunk

driving while navigating an obstacle

course, and plenty of comedy.

Most people had a go at this and it

was a great way for supplier, Master

Drive to educate employees about

the sobering effects of this issue on our

roads. The ladies enjoyed Annique’s

facials and hand massages, and lucky

draw prizes were awarded and

donated from our friends in the

industry from water bottles and pens

to flavoured condoms. There was

plenty of testing to choose from, and

any abnormalities were

communicated to the OCSA Clinic for

professional follow up.

The day was a great success - 75%

attendance

“The mix of putting together an interesting

event that would encourage people to

take part for free while keeping their

wellness in check was our motivation,”

said Celeste. Thanks to Barloworld for

being such a great partner in arranging

this as well as the suppliers who put so

much energy into the day.

Western Cape news Passport to wellness!

All year round wellness

Barloworld takes wellness seriously

and provides health talks,

awareness sessions and tests to its

employees all year round.

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Eight speakers, a motivational talk by well-known radio

psychologist and expert, Dr Helgo Schomer - this was the essence

of SASOHN 2015, held in the Western Cape. The 35th Annual

National Conference and AGM took place from 4 to 6 November

2015 at the Lagoon Beach Hotel.

Three pre-conference workshops were facilitated by experts in the

subjects of audiometry, the ageing worker, and TB in the

occupational health worker. But it wasn’t all work, a full program of

entertainment was lined up:

from the Making Waves cocktail function with its nautical theme;

to the gala dinner and awards evening with its touch of gold.

The attending OCSA team

enjoyed their 3 days and gave very positive

feedback. There were plenty of visitors to the

OCSA exhibition stand, manned by Sary,

Mpho and Jacque who received many

training academy requests. The 360ºMIS

initiative was also a major drawcard and we

had a slide presentation looping throughout

the conference as well as a PC to demonstrate its capabilities.

Wrapping up

A great opportunity to network, a great chance to learn – SASOHN

really lived up to its ‘STAR’ quality!

SASOHN – a glittering experience

Theme: STAR (safety/theory/action/research)





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