Africa

Egypt | Nigeria | South Africa | Tanzania

Egypt

Legislation

• ILO Legislation Index
  The section for Egypt in the CIS (International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre) database of legislative texts on health and safety.
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization web resource detailing the WHO Collaborating Centre for Egypt.

Culture

• BBC Country Profile
  A profile of Egypt with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.
• CIA World Factbook
  Periodically updated country information on Egypt from the Central Intelligence Agency.
  

Institutions

• Settec Ltd
  Settec's goal is to provide means and tools to manage, protect and train human resources as well as protect equipment and preserve the environment. Their services include health, safety and environmental audits, monthly reports on new health, safety and environmental legislation in Egypt, energy management, equipment supply and training.

Nigeria

Culture

• Nigeria – BBC Country Profile
  A profile of Nigeria with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.

Institutions

• Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals (NISP)
  The central organisation for safety professionals in Nigeria.

Special Interest

• WHO Co-operation Strategy

Oil & Gas

• International Comparative Legal Guide Series (ICLG)
  The ICLG series provides current and practical comparative legal information on a range of practice areas. This section deals with natural gas.

Food

• Nigerian Experience on Food Safety Regulations
  The overall goal is the attainment of a high level of food hygiene and safety practices in production, storage, handling, processing, preservation, trade, transportation and marketing.

Factories

• FACTORIES ACT (No. 16 of 1987)

This Act deals with the registration of factories and with occupational health, safety and welfare.

South Africa

Legislation

• Association of Societies for Occupational Safety and Health (ASOSH)
  This page focuses on safety, health and environmental legislation in South Africa. There is a list of links to legislation, reviews, universities and inquiry reports.
• Department of Labour
  This site is run by the Department of Labour for South Africa. It contains legislations, guidelines and health and safety incident reports.
• ILO Legislation Index
  The section for South Africa in the CIS (International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre) database of legislative texts on health and safety.

Culture

• BBC Country Profile
  A profile of South Africa with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.

Institutions 

• Department of Labour
  The Department of Labour website contains information about occupational safety and health legislation.
• Ergonomics Society of South Africa
  The site contains news articles, conference and event information, membership information and other useful links.
• Institute of Safety Management (IOSM)
  The IOSM offers education and training in occupational safety to its members.
• University of Cape Town
  This institute provides educational and advisory services relating to labour law.
• Rhodes University – human kinetics and ergonomics
• South African Chemical Institute
• University of the Western Cape – Enviro Facts

Special Interest

• Mbendi - Information for Africa
  Information on the chemical industry in South Africa. It contains an overview and basic structure for the industry.
• University of the Western Cape – Enviro Facts
  This link takes you to the index page of the site, which covers aquatic facts, terrestrial facts and environmental education information.

Tanzania

Special Interest

• WHO/ILO
  Summary of the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Labour Organization (ILO) joint effort on occupational safety and health in Africa following the December 2004 meeting in Tanzania.

Culture 

• BBC Country Profile
  A profile of South Africa with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.
• CIA World Factbook
  Periodically updated country information on Egypt from the Central Intelligence Agency.