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On 29 November 2025, Palucraft hosted the GCC Open Day at their Bryanston Training Center. The purpose of the GCC Open Day was to provide a platform for GCC Factories and GCC Mines Candidates to network and gain insights that will advance their careers as Certificated Engineers. The article shares highlights of the event.

Key Insights on the Draft GMR The General Machinery Regulations (GMR) have been in their current form since 1988. In recognition of technological and regulatory changes, the Department of Employment and Labour (DOEL), through the Technical Committee, revised the regulations and issued a draft for public comment on 22 August 2025. As one of the most important sets of regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), the GMR affects every industry that uses machi

PDF download of the OHS Act and its associated regulations. The perfect reference material for preparing for the GCC Factories OHS Act exam.

Learn about the facilities regulations requirements to ensure workplace compliance and prepare for the GCC Factories OHS Act exam.

A comprehensive guide on the health and safety experience that needs to be demonstrated by GCC Factories candidate applicants and those aspiring to be appointed as GMR 2.1 or GMR 2.7(a)

A quick summary of the types of safety audits that every GMR 2.1 and GCC Factories Candidate must know to ensure safety compliance

The post shares the practical implementation of the Ergonomics Regulations as it relates to the workload being an ergonomics risk.

Learn about the legal context, requirements, and appointment of the GMR 2.1 in South Africa.

Table of contents Introduction How to submit comments? Where to submit comments? What is the deadline for submitting comments? Call for the GCC Factories community to be involved Lead Regulations Course Introduction On 1 March 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour gave notice of the intention to make the Draft Lead Regulations in the schedule in terms of Section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993). Interested persons are requested to

In this blog post, we will delve into the advantages of oil analysis on rotating equipment and understand how it benefits industries.

A summary of the three compressor room design considerations

Call for comments on the Draft Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Regulations, 2022

The article captures the developments & noticeable changes around the Construction Regulation 3(1) relating to the 2018 Temporary Exemptions

The article provides a review of the book 'Betting on a Darkie' by Mteto Nyati. The review is centred around the caring leadership theme.

The article covers some productivity tips that could help engineers achieve their life and career goals.

In Episode 4 of the Engineering in Africa Podcast, Nkululeko speaks with Itumeleng Mmutloane about his experience.

In Episode 3 of the Engineering in Africa Podcast, I talk to Thabo Moyo from Omang energy to unpack some renewable energy challenges.

In this podcast, Nkululeko talks to Eric about his experience in job hunting in South Africa and securing a job in the Czech Republic.

The purpose of the Engineering in Africa podcast is to share the experience and lessons from African Engineers.

How can a mentee ensure that they get the best out of the mentorship relationship?