Welcome to the Association of Construction Health and Safety Management

The Association of Construction Health and Safety Management is a registered (section 21) company and has been established to provide all those working as OHS Agents, OHS Consultants and OHS Managers/Administrators working in construction companies, under the terms of the Construction Regulations 2003 with an advisory and representative body to assist in the development of this field and activity.

The Association is a body for all who work as construction OHS Agents, OHS Consultants and OHS Managers/Administrators in South Africa enabling the construction industry to respond to the demand for those who are both trained and monitored.

The Association provides a Forum in which the necessary knowledge base can be developed and disseminated, provides guidance and training for Construction OHS Agents and for others affected by the Regulations, and provides a central source of information for clients seeking Contsruction OHS Agents, Construction OHS Consultants and Construction OHS Managers/Administrators.

DOL OHS NATIONAL CONFERENCE - NOTES BY RYAN BINNEDELL
 

ACHASM IS AFFILIATED TO

Ryan was kind enough to make his notes of the recent OHS International Conference available.

We suggest that you download the program of the conference and compare that to the notes by Ryan Binnedell. The simplest way to do this will be to right-click on the links, then save the documents to your computer. You can then print the two documents and compare them at your leisure.

ACHASM SIGNS MOU
 

A Memorandum of Understanding between 6 major construction industry bodies was signed at a recent ceremony in Bryanston.

The MOU’s aim is to assist Government in effectively unlocking infrastructure development.

Click here to view the article that appeared in the March 2012 issue of Construction World.

ACHASM ADDS THE ACLF TO IT’S VALUE PROPOSITION
 

The “ACHASM” Client Leadership Forum” [ACLF] is the only Association dedicated to supporting both private and public sector customers of construction. The ACLF supports all clients, regardless of their core business activity, by promoting construction health and safety best practice for construction procurement and ultimately an improved built asset.

Of equal importance, ACHASM has a significant Built Environment Professional representational role with recognised voluntary associations and councils being.

ACPM (Association of Construction Project Managers)
ASAQS (Association of South African Quantity Surveyors)
CESA (Consulting Engineers South Africa)
ILASA (Institute for Landscape Architecture in South Africa)
SABTACO (South African Black Technical and Allied Careers Organisation)
SAIA (South African Institute of Architects)
SACPCMP (South African Council For The Project and Construction Management Professions)
which provides Construction Clients with a credible platform to voice their concerns.

As a forum we will/be:

• A voice for all Construction Clients
• Provide opportunities for Construction Clients to network and share Construction OHS Best Practice
• Provide regional Construction Client events
• Offer opportunities for Construction Client OHS training and development
• Provide guidance and disseminate Construction Client OHS Best Practice

The ACLF will be launched during the OHS International Conference to be held in Johannesburg between 6 and 9 March 2012.

“As Construction Client YOU have the POWER to ensure a sustainable development”

Please click here to download the information sheet and contact details.

CONTRACTS ON DEMAND WORKSHOPS

OPEN ONE DAY WORKSHOPS 2012
For The Building And Construction Industry

“Pathways To Profitability Series”
Organized in conjunction with the South African Institute of Architects

“Know the National Building Regulations”
This Workshop has been organised to inform building industry professionals on the application of the amendments to and the new Building Regulations which came into effect from November 2010 to present day.

Right-click here to download the order form if you interested in attending any of these workshops

A number of research papers are now available under  “Publications” and the latest to be added is:

Feedback Report on a Study ‘FEM Special Award Recipients’

This report has been compiled to provide feedback to both respondents and non-respondents to the survey, detailed feedback to delegates of the FEM Health and Safety Summit 75th Anniversary at which summit a paper, based upon the findings was presented, and does not include the findings of a survey of the related literature.

Please note that the PROCSA Client/Colsultant Professional Services Agreement with Annexures A&B for the Occupational Health and Safety Consultant are now available from ACHASM.

The costs are as follows:
Documents Members: R250.00
Non Members R285.00.
Delivery costs. Estimated depending on how many they buy: 
SAPO: Ordinary Mail: R11.20
Registered Mail: 20.55 No insurance
Berco Express: R180.51 +- also depending on quantity

Documents can be ordered by phoning, faxing or e-mailing ACHASM
Tel: 021 465 6963
Fax: 086 637 5392
Email: info@achasm.co.za

ACHASM JOINS BEP GROUPING OF V.A.’s

ACHASM joined the “Built Environment Professions Grouping Of Voluntary Associations” this week through an official group MOU signing in Gauteng on Thursday 1st September 2011. We were officially put forward by the ACPM/CESA/CIDB.

The SAIA, ACPM, ASAQS, CESA, SABTACO, ILASA also form part of the BEP Grouping.

To view the signed MOU please click here.

DESIGNERS KNOW YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
A simple guide to integrating health and safety into your designs

ACHASM IS NOW ON FACEBOOK!!!

Please click here to visit us on Facebook and leave us a message on our wall. We will be using social media to interact with our members and to provide them with a space to communicate with one another.

CLIENTS AND THE CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS – WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

If you are about to maintain, alter or extend a building, or structure, thinking of putting up a new one or demolishing an old one then the Construction Regulations will almost certainly apply to your project.