Philip de Witt Running OHS Compliance by Hand or by System: An Honest Comparison Most South African businesses still run health and safety from a lever arch file: a hand system of printed registers, signed appointment letters and a risk assessment compiled at a point in time. A hand system is cheap, familiar a Jul 3, 2026
Philip de Witt Counting the crowd: how many first aiders, reps and fire wardens does a hybrid workforce really need? In brief The Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations were written for a single, fixed workplace, and they set the number of statutory appointments based on the number of employees [1][2... Jul 2, 2026
Training Landscape and Gaps: Local and International South African OHS training is strong on legal compliance and physical hazards but thin on psychosocial risk and short, affordable options for small employers. The landscape and the gaps. Jun 27, 2026
In Progress Now: Live Tracker of OHS and ISO Changes The Draft Construction Regulations, the move to a management system model, the phased COIDA rollout, the inspectorate expansion and the ISO 45001:2027 revision. Where each sits and what to watch. Jun 27, 2026
Beyond fire and falls: why psychosocial risk is the strategic OHS question of 2026 The ISO 45001 revision moves psychosocial risk into the core of OHS. Why South African employers should act on the three year transition now, not in 2030. Jun 27, 2026
Philip de Witt The 30 June COIDA deadline: what the Return of Earnings means for your Letter of Good Standing The COIDA Return of Earnings closes 30 June 2026. What to file, the 10 percent late penalty, and how it affects your Letter of Good Standing. Jun 25, 2026
Recent Audit and Inspection Findings South African enforcement has shifted from paperwork to action, ISO 45001 auditors are weighing psychosocial risk, and the immigration climate is becoming a workplace issue prepared employers can manage. Jun 25, 2026
What We Think Happens Next The direction of travel is clear even where the detail is not. Here is what we think happens next in South African OHS, with the facts kept separate from the opinion. Jun 23, 2026
The Last 24 Months in South African OHS and ISO 45001: A Look Back New regulations, the COIDA amendments, a tenfold inspectorate expansion, and a national shift from holding a policy to proving a working system. Here is what changed, fully sourced. Jun 21, 2026
Philip de Witt Why South African SMEs fail OHS audits, and what costs R50 000 Most South African SMEs only discover their OHS compliance gaps when an inspector shows up, an injury triggers a claim, or a tender requires a Letter of Good Standing. By that point, the problem is no... May 2, 2026
Philip de Witt Welcome to GRC Shop Insights Welcome to GRC Shop's Insights blog. We'll publish here regularly with plain-English takes on South African compliance — OHS Act updates, POPIA enforcement decisions, FICA/AML changes, and practical t... Apr 25, 2026