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Research guidelines


CARE (CAse REport guidelines)

COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)

CONSORT (CONsolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)

EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research)

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)

SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials)

STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology)

African science academies


African Academy of Sciences (AAS)

Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

Network of African Science Academies (NASAC)

Southern African institutions and organisations


Aggregate and Sand Producers Association of Southern Africa (ASPASA)

Ergonomics Society of South Africa (ESSA)

Mine Health and Safety Council (MHSC)

Mine Medical Professionals Association (MMPA)

Minerals Council South Africa (MCSA)

Mine Ventilation Society of South Africa (MVSSA)

National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH)


South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)

South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Saiosh)

South African Institute of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (SAIRAC)

South African National Institute of Rock Engineering (SANIRE)

South African Society of Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners (SASOHN)

South African Society of Occupational Medicine (SASOM)

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)

Southern African Institute for Occupational Hygiene (SAIOH)

Southern African Protective Equipment Marketing Association (SAPEMA)

Southern African Society of Travel Medicine (SASTM)

Zambia Occupational Health and Safety Association (ZOHSA)

International governmental and intergovernmental organisations


Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland

Health and Safety Executive

International Labour Organization

Occupational Safety and Health Administration




Worksafe New Zealand

International non-governmental organisations


International Commission on Occupational Health

International Ergonomics Association

International Occupational Hygiene Association

Workplace Health Without Borders

Legislative updates