Author:Schreiber, WLDate:Nov 2008Underground mines are divided into ventilating districts. This means that two or more workings use the same ventalation air to cool and provide workers with breathable air. Every year, a substantial number of Self-Contained Self-Rescuers ...Read more
Author:Genthe, Bettina; Steyn, MaronelDate:2006The Health sector should play an integral part to accomplish Integrate Water Resource Management (IWRM). The overarching aim of IWRM is sustainability. Health of people and health of the environment is an outcome of IWRM through sustainability. ...Read more
Author:du Preez, MDate:Sep 2010Access to affordable, safe and sufficient quantities of water is fundamental to health and dignity of all humans. However, in 2006 an estimated 1.1 billion people still had no access to safe water and 2.6 billion lacked access to basic ...Read more
Author:Ampofo-Anti, NDate:Dec 2015This paper highlights the need for a non-chemical approach to the cultivation of fibre crops intended for building applications in South Africa. A case study considered four fibre crops – flax, industrial hemp, kenaf and sisal – that are ...Read more
Author:Muller, E; Diab, RD; Binedell, M; Hounsome, RDate:May 2003In Durban, South Africa studies have shown that more than seven out of ten households in low-income metropolitan areas rely on kerosene for domestic purposes, leading to widespread problems of poor indoor air quality. In light of the known ...Read more
Author:Fatoki, O; Olujimi, O; Odendaal, J; Genthe, BettinaDate:Mar 2012The aim of this study was to assess the potential human impacts health associated with PE found in the final effluent from wastewater treatment plants and river water receiving effluent wastes. The screening risk assessment has highlighted ...Read more
Author:Makunyane, MS; Rautenbach, H; Sweijd, Neville A; Botai, J; Wichmann, JDate:Jan 2023Epidemiological studies have provided compelling evidence of associations between temperature variability (TV) and health outcomes. However, such studies are limited in developing countries. This study aimed to investigate the relationship ...Read more
Author:Abbott, GR; De Jager, Peta; Gasa, NDate:Nov 2008Health infrastructure is essential to the successful delivery of health services. With a normal planned lifespan of over 50 years, such capital investment endures for extended periods and major changes in the estate take a long time to achieve. ...Read more
Author:Van der Watt, R; Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:Jul 2016A public multi-disciplinary primary-level hospital delivers clinical services to both in and out patients within its catchment area. A multi-disciplinary hospital is a healthcare facility of which the commissioning or transition into operations ...Read more
Author:Arhete, LE; Erasmus, Louwrence DDate:May 2016Despite the end of apartheid decades ago, the South African healthcare system continues to face significant challenges. Although efforts were made in the past to address the crisis, the system is said to be performing below standard. The South ...Read more
Author:Wright, C; John, JDate:Jan 2009Air pollution in South Africa is a serious environmental health threat, particularly in urban and peri-urban metropolitan areas, but also in low income settlements where indoor air pollution from domestic fuel use is a concern. A healthy ...Read more
Author:Edwards, ADate:Sep 2010This paper deals with noise-induced hearing loss protection in the South African mining industry. I deals with several issues, including standards and regulations, medical issues and compensationRead more
Author:Seid, ER; Majozi, TDate:Jul 2014Energy saving is becoming increasingly important in batch processing facilities. Multipurpose batch plants have become more popular than ever in the processing environment due to their inherent flexibility and adaptability to market conditions, ...Read more
Author:Nyoni, NMB; Grab, S; Archer, Emma RMDate:Apr 2018Compared to other types of livestock, poultry is widely owned by rural households in developing countries. Rural poultry production is not a primary agricultural activity per se, but rather serves to supplement other farming activities in ...Read more
Author:Schutte, PDate:Sep 2009Occupational heat stress is a recognized health and safety hazard in South African mines. The consequences of high occupational heat loads can be expressed in terms of impaired work capacity, errors of judgment with obvious implications for ...Read more
Author:Schutte, PC; Kielblock, AJ; Marx, HEDate:Nov 1994The present report presents the findings of SIMRAC project GAP 045 entitled ‘Heat stress protection in abnormally hot environments’. It is intended as a reference to develop guidelines which, in turn would assist mine management in establishing ...Read more
Author:Arthur, Nana KK; Siyasiya, CW; Pityana, Sisa L; Tlotleng, MonnammeDate:Jan 2022During the laser metal deposition additive manufacturing processing of Ti6Al4V ELI alloy, the parts produced were exposed to high levels of thermal gradients, which resulted from rapid heating and cooling rates in the material. This had an ...Read more
Author:Osburn, LDate:Feb 2009The heating, ventilation and cooling loads of typical commercial office space can range between 30-50% of the total energy load of the building. However, this figure is highly variable due to the high variability in building design, the climate ...Read more
Author:Steenkamp, Anton J; Kienhofer, F; De Saxe, CCDate:Sep 2021Previous research investigating the dynamic road wear produced by heavy vehicles has not included the effect of road crossfall. This study shows that road crossfall, even at values as low as 1%, has a significant effect on the predicted dynamic ...Read more