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Current Issue – Volume 30, Issue 3, 2024


Editor-in-Chief: Gill Nelson, PhD (Occupational Health): University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Assistant Editor: Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, PhD (Occupational Health): University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Publisher: MettaMedia (Pty) Ltd
e-ISSN: 2226-6097
ISSN: 1024-6274
Frequency: 4 issues per year
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Occupational Health Southern Africa is on the Department of Higher Education and Training’s list of Approved South African Journals; authors of peer-reviewed papers thus qualify for subsidies for their affiliated tertiary institutions. It is also listed in African Index Medicus; and is on the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) website list of journals following the ICMJE recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing and publication of scholarly work in medical journals.

From the Guest Editor

Sponsored Article


HealthONE Enterprise

Altron HealthTech

Award


Winner of the SASOM 2023 Annual Author Prize

Obituary


In memoriam: Dr Ferdie Smith 1938-2024

Book Review


From Suspicion to Submission - Occupational Lung Diseases in the South African Mining Industry By Dr Vanessa Govender

Original Research


A scoping review of occupational biological exposures among horse grooms: a neglected group of workers in a thriving horse-racing industry

T Duba, N Naicker, T Singh

Chronic musculoskeletal pain in municipal workers and associated psychosocial factors

SS Mathenjwa, S Naidoo

Correlations between levels of essential metals and arsenic in the urine of exposed copper smelter workers

VR Schillack, ER Rohwer, MW Coombe

Short Report


Acute effects of front face infant wearing on the pulmonary function of carers

BK Grobler, TJ Ellapen, Y Paul, MB Ntjana

Opinion


Cannabis at home, sobriety at work: legal and policy implications

JB Laurens

Standards


ISO 23875 implementation: what success looks like (Part 3)

J Moredock

Report


International Labour Conference first standard-setting discussion: protection against biological hazards

Press Release


Trust faces delays in processing mineworkers silicosis and TB claims

Tshiamiso Trust

Call for research


IOSH issues new call for research proposals

Society Newsletters


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