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South African Colliery Environmental Safety and Health Association (SACESHA)

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SACESHA which was formerly known as SACEPA was founded in the year 2001 following the need identified by SACMA for HSE practitioners to network and share knowledge and information as well as address HSE matters of common interest.

The South African Colliery Environmental Practitioners Association (SACEPA) was founded during 2001 by Environmental Engineering (Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene) and Environmental Management staff members of a few collieries. The SACMA Safety forum already existed then, but amalgamated into the SACEPA SHE structures a few years later and renamed SACESHA in September 2015.

The aim with this association was to establish a single platform within the SACMA networking structure to address legal matters, transfer of knowledge through technical benchmarking andsharing of SHE information.

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Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa (PASASA)

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PASASA is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the safe use of paraffin in the domestic. Paraffin Safety Association of South Africa was founded in 1996 by the petroleum industry of South Africa for avoiding paraffin incidents and poisoning amongst children at that time. PASASA is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa and has offices in Durban, South Africa.

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Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC)

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The Mine Health and Safety Council is a national public entity (Schedule 3A) established in terms of the Mine Health and Safety Act, No 29 of 1996, as amended.

The entity comprises a tripartite board represented by State, Employer, and Labour members under chairmanship of the Chief Inspector of Mines. The MHSC is funded by public revenue and is accountable to Parliament.

The main task of the Council is to advise the Minister of Mineral Resources on occupational health and safety legislation and research outcomes focused on improving and promoting occupational health and safety in South African mines. The Council also oversees the activities of its committees; promotes a culture of health and safety in the mining industry; arranges a summit every two years to review the state of occupational health and safety at mines; and liaises with the Mining Qualifications Authority and any other statutory bodies about mining health and safety.

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Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa (FPASA)

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The Fire Protection Association of Southern Africa (FPASA) was established in 1973 to provide a specialized fire safety management technical and training service to industry, commerce and society at large.

Over the years the Association has developed a range of membership options and technical, training and fire safety management services that are recognized for their quality, professionalism and value.

Today the role of the FPASA covers Education, Information, Advice, Consultancy and Training (Fire College).

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Fire Fighting Equipment Traders Association (FFETA)

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The Fire Fighting Equipment Traders Association [FFETA] promotes high standards in equipment, workmanship, maintenance and service to the public. We meet regularly with the South African Bureau of Standards and our members ascribe to the highest level of safe working practices and hold a FFETA recognised certificate of competence for each employee engaged in service maintenance.

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Southern African Emergency Services Institute (SAESI)

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Fire fighting has grown, developing through the years, guided by SAESI into a professional discipline many are proud to call their own through our emergency service training. The united voice of SAESI is proud to have, through the years, successfully guided and developed the industry into the giant it has become today through the use of effective emergency service training.

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