Frequently Asked Questions

Health and Safety Advisor Handbook

How does the Health and Safety Advisor Handbook work?

Our Health and Safety Advisor Handbook is written in layman’s terms with no legalese. It explains how to manage health and safety issues using step-by-step instructions, checklists and examples.

Everything is referenced to the Occupational Health and Safety Act but we have interpreted it for you.

What does the Health And Safety Advisor Package include?

  • A loose-leaf binder containing 509 pages
  • Your essential Health and Safety Toolkit CD, which contains 73 sample letters, forms, procedures, checklists and meeting agendas.
  • Weekly Health and Safety e-newsletter, from Christel Fouché, the editor-in-chief
  • You’ll also receive regular health and safety additions, updates and reports which will keep you updated on changes in legislation and new health and safety topics. These updates are priced at R1.97c per page and are about 100 pages.
  • If you subscribe to the updates you’ll have access to our Health and Safety Helpdesk – where you can email us any health and safety questions and we will get our panel of health and safety experts to assist you.
  • As a subscriber to updates you’ll also have access to our health and safety website where you can access every past article in our archive.

Best of you all, you don’t have to pay anything upfront. Complete the order form and we’ll courier the book to you. You will have 14 days to review it. If you decide to keep the book, simply pay the invoice that’s sent with the book, or you can send it back to us and we will credit the invoice.

The price of the handbook is R490 excl vat.
 

You will automatically participate in the updating service, which will ensure you’re always on top of changes in health and safety legislation. Each update is about 100 pages (price per page is R1.97c). Don't forget: The price, of course, is tax deductible.

What’s the difference between the Health and Safety Advisor Handbook and other loose-leaf publications?

The Health and Safety Advisor Handbook is alphabetically organised just like a dictionary and provides practical answers that are brief, comprehensive, and precise.
 

Can I really rely on the information provided in the Health and Safety Advisor Handbook?

Each individual topic, even if written by the most renowned expert, will be checked by two independent experts. This guarantees that you may fully rely on the recommendations of the Health and Safety Advisor Handbook.
 
What if my employees or the health and safety committee do not believe me?

We provide references to the relevant acts and regulations that you can use to prove you’re right.
 
Why should I buy a loose-leaf publication?

This is the only way to guarantee you’ll have access to the most recent information. By receiving regular updates you can ensure that your binder is always 100% current.

In writing, it all appears quite straightforward, but in practice its not so easy. Will the handbook help me apply the information to my situation?
With each recommendation in the Health and Safety Advisor Handbook you’ll find practical tips, sample forms and templates, as well as checklists. And most important of all, examples that relate to everyday business situations, and are easy to understand. Plus, you can also email any questions you have, and we’ll get back to you within 72 hours.