Lihhawu Risk Services “safety is our main priority”

Lihhawu Risk Services “safety is our main priority”

Lihhawu Risk Services is a health and safety company founded and situated in Richards Bay, we strive to provide quality services at competitive rates. Our philosophy demands that we set high standards that ensure our clients are compliant with local and international health and safety regulations.

Lihhawu, which means ‘battle shield” in Siswati which is �tting as our main goal is to protect employers, employees and their equipment. There are a multitude of services provided and an adequate track record to prove our commitment to Occupational Health and Safety.

Vision

Our vision is to be the client’s �rst choice in Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).

Mission

Lihhawu Risk Services, an empowered enterprise, founded upon service to our customers and committed to ensuring the legal and physical safety of cliental. Our corner stone is knowledge in the health and safety �eld and extensive site work. To provide a quality service that distinguishes itself on the basis of quality, customer service and value that can be trusted.

Premier Values

The values that guide our business include:

• Leadership: Lihhawu is a company with the authority to lead, and enforce proper health and safety procedures and the will to foster positive social and environmental change.

• Passion: In the health and safety �eld you have to be passionate about the wellbeing of not only yourself but those around you, at Lihhawu we share that passion, and the premium service and our commitment to safety shows that.

• Respect: We treat our team members, customers and suppliers with mutual respect and sensitivity, recognising the importance of diversity.

• Integrity: We are committed to the highest level of integrity in every aspect of our business.

• Excellence: We strive to be the best in the health and safety �eld and in everything that we do.

• Innovation: We do follow the traditional health and safety methods that have been trusted but always keep an eye out new and improved methods and procedures.

• Empowerment: To assist young Health and safety o�cers to reach their goals

• Teamwork: We promote and support a diverse, yet uni�ed team. We work together to meet our common goals.

Strategic Focus Areas:

Lihhawu Risk Services di�erentiates itself from its competitor’s because we provide a high quality and more personal service. Engage directly with our clients and ensure they are satis�ed with the service we provide. We strive to have a positive impact on our clients business. Work towards achieving the highest safety rating that will in turn attract more cliental.

These are main focus areas and services

Safety Policies: Developing and implementing safety policies helps employers reduce accident-related costs and prevent losses due to a decline in productivity. The safety o�cer determines what policies are needed and solicits input from managers and workers. Once a policy has been �nalized, the safety o�cer alerts workers about the change and monitors compliance. He may also ask each employee to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the information.

Workplace Inspections: Safety o�cers inspect interior and exterior work areas to determine if there are any safety hazards. During these inspections, a safety o�cer looks for broken equipment and damaged equipment, slip-and-fall hazards and other potential hazards. The o�cer also observes workers to ensure that they are wearing required personal protective equipment and following company safety policies. In the construction industry, safety o�cers check the stability of sca�olding, ensure that workers use hard hats and protective footwear, and check to make sure employees operate construction equipment in a safe manner.

Accident Investigations: When a workplace accident occurs, a safety o�cer conducts an investigation to determine why the accident happened. The o�cer may question witnesses, inspect the accident scene and take pictures of any property damage. Once the o�cer determines the cause of the accident, he writes a report detailing the cause and provides recommendations that can help prevent future accidents.

Training and Coaching: OHS Act requires employers to provide training on dozens of safety topics. Theseinclude �re prevention plans, hazardous materials handling and machine guarding. Safety o�cers identify training needs, develop appropriate training programs and deliver training to employees. They may also solicit feedback from workers and use that feedback to improve existing programs or create new ones.

Regulatory Compliance: Employers must comply with regulations published by OHS Act and state occupational

Key Services

• Site visit(s) to Conduct Risk / Safety Assessments• Site visit(s) for Consultancy• Consultancy for Professional Teams, Principal Contractors, Sub-contractors• Training Needs Assessment & Identi�cation• Risk Identi�cation & Elimination• Compile Health & Safety Files• On-site Management of Health & Safety Files• Incident & Accident Investigations• Inductions• Identify & Facilitate Training Need• Risk Managment

BBBEE and Transformation: Lihhawu fully supports transformation and black economic empowerment (BEE), aswe are still a growing company we are awaiting our BEE rating and certi�cates.

Projects (Current and Upcoming):

Safety agencies. This involves reviewing standards, implementing plans to meet those standards and following all record-keeping requirements. Safety o�cers complete the injury logs required by the OHS Act, which is a summary of all injuries that resulted in lost work time, restricted duty or job transfer. They also ensure that the poster entitled "Job Safety and Health: It's the Law" is displayed in a conspicuous place in the workplace to ensure sta� are aware of the importance of workplace safety Baseline Risk Assessments, Method statements and Safe Working Procedures: risk assessments are an important part of risk management, it ensures that the risk is been observed and methods to eliminate the risk have been done and communicated to the management and the sta�. At Lihhawu we compile job speci�c risk assessments,method statements and safe working procedures. These will all assist in the reduction of job time loss and on site injury.

Lihhawu Risk Services provide services for a multitude of clients, from logistics companies to petrol stations. We have worked on a few projects and continue to maintain their monthly health and safety maintenance. These are the projects we work on

Greenville Trading (North Park Offices -Dept. of Agriculture, Richards Bay): We worked on this site while construction was on going and maintained the �le work (Note of construction, letter of good standing etc.) and ensured that all sta� were issued correct PPE and all health and safety methods and functions were followed. After completion and occupation of new o�ce blocks we are now doing monthly audits and consulting on the site Greenmile Investments (Bhambanana, Emangusi and Mkuze): these sites are all in the same area so we maintain the site safety �les and recommend signage for all three sites when job scope changes. Induction for new contractors are done and weekly sca�olding inspections are done with the green tag system. These sites are all construction of o�ce blocks.

Greenmile Investments (Department of Sports and Recreation, Richards Bay): We have just issued a new health and safety �le for this site. This site has ongoing maintenance but also has been occupied by the department of Sport and UNISA so the safety of the public is a concern and we have ensured that all sta� have been trained and informed about the hazards of working in a public area.

Siyazama Warehouse Extension (Richards Bay): We have issued a �le for this site and are in charge of the risk management. Sca�olding erectors and inspectors are provided if requested as requested for this site. Earth Movers are present so checklists have been drawn up and risk assessments have been done to prevent occupational hazards and incidents from occurring.

Emric Motors - Total Garage (Tanner Road Empangeni), Greenmile Investments - Total Garage ( Mtubatuba): We maintain the Health and Safety �les for both these petrol stations. We provide a consulting service as well to assist with the health and safety on site and work hand in hand with the Total South Africa auditors to ensure the highest level of safety is achieved and maintained.

Zidedele Logistics Solutions: This is the �rst site we worked on and still do monthly reports and inspections (�re equipment, medicals and general tools inspections). This company was only awarded a 3 star rating before we were requested to assist with their safety. They have now been awarded a 5 star rating by Technilaw and continue to strive for health and safety excellence.

Mtubatuba Mall: We worked with the Foreman to ensure that the safety standards were maintained as it was a big project and now of completion do monthly audits and issue letter of non-conformance to store occupants that do not follow required Health and safety practices.

Lihhawu Risk Services “safety is our main priority”Contact details:

Shawn Naidoo |MEMBER| Lihhawu Risk Services (Pty) Ltd 2015/128865Tel: 035 786 1036 | cell: 0764419549 | fax:+27 866697808lihhawuriskserv@gmail.com |71 Via Verbena, VeldenvleiRichards Bay 3900