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Lecture highlights technology benefits for SMME finances
Oct 16, 2025 - By: Gosego Phutieagae A public lecture at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus on 1 October 2025 highlighted how telecommunications and information technology are transforming financial management for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), both in business operations and personal finance. The lecture was delivered by…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/cynthia-ramotsehoa
Cynthia Ramotsehoa
Oct 17, 2025 - My belangrikste navorsingsfokus is die beroepsblootstelling van buite werkers aan ultraviolet bestraling. Die primêre doel van die navorsing is om 'n basislyn dosis blootstelling van hierdie werkers te vestig, aangesien daar geen beroeps blootstellingslimiete in Suid-Afrika beskikbaar is nie en daar nog beperkte navorsing in hierdie verband gedoen…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/cynthia-ramotsehoa
Cynthia Ramotsehoa
Oct 17, 2025 - My main research focus is in occupational exposure of outdoor workers to solar ultraviolet radiation (SUVR). The primary aim of the research is to establish a baseline exposure dose of these workers to seeing that there is no occupational exposure limit in South Africa and very little work has been done in this regard. The secondary aim is to…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene/johan-du-plessis
Johan du Plessis
Oct 17, 2025 - Prof du Plessis het ’n BSc, BSc Honneurs (Fisiologie), MSc (Fisiologie) en ’n PhD (Beroepshigiëne) grade verwerf. Hy het ‘n Y2 navorsingsgradering van die Nasionale Navorsingstigting ontvang in 2014. Hy het onderrig-leer ondervinding in fisiologie, toksikologie en beroepshigiëne. Tot op hede het hy 30 Meestersgraad- en PhD-studente begelei en meer…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri-occupational-hygiene/johan-du-plessis
Johan du Plessis
Oct 17, 2025 - Prof du Plessis holds a BSc, BSc Hons (Physiology), MSc (Physiology) and PhD (Occupational Hygiene) degrees. He received a Y2 research rating from the National Research Foundation in 2014. His teaching-learning experience is in physiology, toxicology and occupational hygiene. To date he has supervised 30 Masters and PhD students and authored more…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/sonette-du-preez
Sonette du Preez
Oct 17, 2025 - Mev du Preez is ‘n lektor en navorser in die veld van Beroepshigiëne. Haar navorsing fokus op die gesondheids risikos betrokke by laagvervaarding prosesse (3D druk werk) by fasiliteite regoor Suid-Afrika. Haar navorsing sal bydrae tot belangrike inligting vir die opleiding vir operateurs rakende gesondeheids kwessies. Mev du Preez doseer…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/sonette-du-preez
Sonette du Preez
Oct 17, 2025 - Dr du Preez is a researcher and lecturer in the field of Occupational Hygiene and is mainly focused on identifying the health risks associated with Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) processes undertaken at different facilities in South-Africa. Her research is also aimed at providing important information necessary for training employees on the…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/corn%25C3%25A9-cj-van-der-merwe
Corné (CJ) van der Merwe
Oct 17, 2025 - Mnr van der Merwe doseer ventilasie en risikobestuur binne die konteks van beroepshigiëne aan voorgraadse studente en begelei nagraadse studente wat 'n MSc in Beroepshigiëne voortset. Sy huidige navorsing fokus op Beroepshigiëne-onderwys in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks.http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/corn%25C3%25A9-cj-van-der-merwe
Corné (CJ) van der Merwe
Oct 17, 2025 - Mr van der Merwe lectures ventilation and risk management within the context of occupational hygiene to undergraduate students and supervises postgraduate students pursuing a MSc in Occupational Hygiene. His current research focusses on Occupational Hygiene Education in the South African context.http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri
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Oct 17, 2025 - Globally 2.9 million annual deaths (nearly 8 000 deaths/day) in 2019 were attributed to work with 2.58 million due to occupational diseases and 0.32 million related to occupational accidents. The burden of occupational diseases and injuries increased by 26% from 2014. The economic loss due to occupational diseases is estimated at 5.8%…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri
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Mar 10, 2017 - Oorsig Ten spyte van beroepsgesondheid- en veiligheidswetgewing word daar beraam dat 2,3 miljoen werkers jaarliks as gevolg van beroepsverwante ongelukke en aan werksverwante (beroepsverwante) siektes sterf, waarvan laasgenoemde vir 2 miljoen sterftes verantwoordelik is. Daar word voorts beraam dat 160 miljoen werkers aan beroepsverwante…http://news.nwu.ac.za/study-examines-south-africas-aviation-carbon-emissions-and-tourism-policy-challenges
Study examines South Africa’s aviation carbon emissions and tourism policy challenges
Oct 17, 2025 - By Gofaone Motsamai and Phenyo Mokgothu When aircraft take off from South Africa’s major airports, they do more than connect people with destinations, they also leave behind a growing environmental footprint. The complex relationship between aviation, tourism and climate change is the focus of a recent book chapter by Kgomotso Mereotlhe, a…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/clyde-ca-uren
Clyde (CA) Uren
Oct 17, 2025 - Mnr Uren se navorsing fokus op die invloed van alkoholgebaseerde hand vryf op velgrensfunksie. Hy is betrokke as ʼn junior lektor in die onderrigleer van voorgraadse studente in die veld van beroepshigiëne.http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/clyde-ca-uren
Clyde (CA) Uren
Oct 17, 2025 - Mr Uren’s research is focused on the influence of alcohol based hand rubs on skin barrier function. He is involved as a junior lecturer in the teaching and learning of undergraduate students in the field of occupational hygiene.http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/alicia-van-der-merwe
Alicia van der Merwe
Oct 17, 2025 - Me Alicia van der Merwe is betrokke by die onderrig-leer van voorgraadse studente in die veld van fisiologie en beroepshigiëne en oorsien nagraadse studente in die veld van beroepshigiëne.http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/ohhri-occupational-hygiene-physiology/alicia-van-der-merwe