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Call For The Designation Of Construction Sector As Essential Services

The submission is calling for an immediate re-activation of live construction sites that were at various stages of completion when the lockdown came into effect on the 27th of March, under strict safety requirements. This would be followed by a phased re-opening of the industry at the beginning of May.

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Department of Employment and Labour pays out Covid-19 benefits to workers

The Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi has called on employers who are registered with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) to apply for the Covid-19 benefits through theTemporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme on behalf of their employees.

As part of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department has issued a directive for relief to be provided to contributors who have lost income or required to take annual leave as a result of the Coronavirus breakout.

To date, the UIF has received just over 55 268 applications from employers representing about 1 601 767 employees. In total, the UIF has over 1 800 000 employers registered on its database representing more than 8-million workers.

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Two-Day ACHASM 2019 Construction Health and Safety (H&S) Summit

 

Two-Day ACHASM 2019 Construction Health and Safety (H&S) Summit,

Westville Country Club, Durban, 2 - 3 October 2019 

The role of Industry 4.0 in Construction H&S

Introduction

The objective of the summit is to provide a forum for construction industry role players to address construction H&S related matters with specific emphasis on topical issues, the development of knowledge and skills areas, and to debate ‘challenging’ issues.  

The summit will be of relevance to architects, construction managers, construction project managers, Construction H&S Agents / Managers / Officers, contractors, engineers, inspectors, interior designers, landscape architects, quantity surveyors, and all interested construction role players.

 

 

 

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Visit the 7th Cape Construction Expo to grow your knowledge and your business

As a role player in the construction and built environment industry in the Western Cape you cannot miss out on cutting edge product solutions and invaluable learning opportunities presented at the 7thCape Construction Expo, 11-12 September 2019 at Sun Exhibits GrandWest

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Compensation Fund Commissioner set to host a breakfast networking session in George

Compensation Fund Commissioner Vuyo Mafata will host a breakfast networking session in conjunction with the George Business Chamber on the 19th June 2019 at Pine Lodge (Chilli and Chive) in George. This is the first session that the Commissioner is hosting with the George Business Chamber members and it forms part of the implementation phase for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed by the Fund and the Chamber in 2018. 

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1st Association of Researchers in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-Being (ARCOSH) Conference

Industry Day, 4 June 2019

 1st Association of Researchers in Construction Safety, Health, and Well-Being (ARCOSH) Conference, Cape Town

 Introduction

The Industry Day will focus on topical issues and processes related to managing construction H&S, among other, ‘The role of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in H&S’, ‘The role of Industry 4.0 in H&S’, and ‘Cannabis use in construction’.

The Industry Day will be of relevance to architects, Construction H&S Agents / Managers / Officers, construction managers, construction project managers, engineers, inspectors, interior designers, insurers, quantity surveyors, and all interested construction role players.

 The Industry Day, although linked to the conference, will be priced separately to the Scientific Paper Day on 3 June.

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SAVE THE DATE

SAVE THE DATE

If you are serious about doing business in Africa's construction and concrete sector, you cannot afford to miss the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo powered by the Big 5, 

11 - 13 June 2019
Gallagher Convention Centre
Johannesburg

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Minister Thulas Nxesi to address issues of national importance at Transformation Indaba

The Honourable Minister of Public Works, Mr Thulas Nxesi at the inauguration of the CBEs 5th term Council on Wednesday 16 January 2019 expressed his Department’s expectations of the CBE, specifically that of transforming the South African Built Environment sector. During his address the CBE was reminded of its priority mandate to be the leader and driver of transformation in the built environment. These issues would be further interrogated at the CBE’s second annual Transformation Indaba, set for 7-8 February 2019 at the CSIR Conference Centre in Pretoria.

The Minster called for a renewed and sustainable approach to address the slow pace of transformation and working in silos so prevelant among sector stakeholders. To this effect the CBE will act as lead sector coordinator of the South African built environment, with a specific focus on building public / private sector partnerships while drawing on the active participation of the academic sphere of our country.

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Clarity on the specification of registered persons appointed to provide services within the context of the Built Environment

SOUTH AFRICAN COUNCIL FOR THE PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONS (SACPCMP)

 

We wish to advise that the SACPCMP is one of the six (6) Councils for the Built Environment Professions (CBEPs) that has been established by Acts of Parliament and in the case of the SACPCMP this is through Act No 48 of 2000.

 What is synonymous with each of these CBEP’s is that under Section 18 of the Act they prescribe the categories of Registration that reside under the ambit of each of these CBEP’s. 

We would like to provide clarity on the specification of the registered persons to be appointed to provide services within the context of the Built Environment.

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6TH PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONS CONFERENCE

29-31 OCTOBER 2018 (MASTER CLASS: 29 OCTOBER 2018)

VENUE:

GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE, MIDRAND

For a copy of the detailed Programme, click HERE

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