Friday 1 January 2021

Health Safety November 2014

PURPOSE OF THE BLOG

The purpose of the blog is to make people aware of the health and safety problems in the Govan Mbeki District
 
You can send photo and locations of health and safety issues via e-mail to
gmbekisafety@webmail.co.za

COMPLAINTS CAN ALSO BE LODGE WITH THE MUNICIPALITY AT
callcentre@govanmbeki.gov.za
 
 
ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS

(Problems that were found include the following)
 
 Missing covers on lamp posts leaving electrical connection open


 
 
 
 
Poorly secured lamp post covers that can be removed even by children
 
 
 
 
 
Open electrical connections only taped, which could easily be removed by children
  
 

Open electrical Boxes
 
 
 
 
CIVIL PROBLEMS
  
Dangerous storm water drain covers

 
 
 
 
 
MANHOLE PROBLEMS
 
Missing manhole covers

The City Council of Johannesburg has recently lost a High Court case, after a runner got injured due to a missing manhole cover. Their argument, that they are not responsible; because the manhole covers were stolen, was dismissed by the High Court. The City Council stay responsible even if they are stolen.  They had to pay the claimant.


 
 
 

 
 
 
SEWERAGE PROBLEMS

The sewerage in our area  flowing into the streams and into the rivers ends up in dams. It pollutes not only Mpumalanga but also Gauteng’s dam and rivers

Overflowing sewerage drains 
 


 
 

Is this sewerage been pumped into the stream?
It looks like it – It smells like it.


 
 
Sewerage marsh?
  
 

 
MORE TO FOLLOW – PLEASE SEND YOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE PICTURES AND LOCATIONS

 
THERE ARE ALSO GOOD THINGS HAPPENING REGARDING HEALTH AND SAFETY – WILL REPORT SOON!!

 


Wednesday 22 November 2017

Evander November 2017

Evander November 2017
 
On a short walk through Evander on 21November 2017 the following was found, only some are displayed below.
 
WATER
 
 In a country like ours water are a precious. Leaks on the main systems are water that individuals don't get billed for, but it still costs the municipality, thus the taxpayer. Water leaking ginto a steam coming from the sportgrounds in Evander.
 

 
 
ELECTRICAL DANGER
 

Open electrical connections waiting to kill your children.
 




 
 
POOR MAINTENANCE

Concrete Palisades costing the taxpayers millions, erected just a few years ago, now falling to pieces, because of bad maintenance.






 
ROAD SIGNS
 
Where are the Traffic department? The culprits even supply their telephone numbers. Where are the law enforcement?









 

 
 
LOOK OUT FOR DANGERS, ECT AND REPORT TO callcentre@govanmbeki.gov.za
 

Wednesday 15 March 2017

STATS REGARDING THE GOVANMBEKI BLOG

12.03.2017

WORLD CHART OF VISITORS

 
 

VISITS FROM COUNTRIES

SOUTH AFRICA, FRANCE, RUSSIA, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM, IRELAND, PORTUGAL, UKRIANE, AUSTRALIA, etc.
 
 
 

GRAPH OF VISITS

 
 

Monday 21 November 2016

PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED

PROBLEMS AS ON 2016/11/21

ELECTRICAL
 
Recently (10 August) an 8 year old girl, Charlene Jacobs, ’n was killed at an open electrical connection in Leandra.  But there are still a number of open electrical connections in the Govan Mbeki area.



 
 
 

MANHOLES AND PAVEMENTS

SOME TIME AGO - An Mpumalanga farmer who fell into a manhole containing human faeces and condoms in 2009 is suing the Govan Mbeki municipality for R255 000, Beeld reported  - 2013-07-29 http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Mpumalanga-man-sues-after-manhole-fall-20130729
 
Still there are a number of similar problem in the Govan Mbeki area.
 



 

SEWERAGE AND WATER MAINS

Another problem that are still with us, but do receive attention from time to time.
 





 

ROAD SAFETY AND SIGNS

Road sings and markings in the Govan Mbeki area lave a lot to desire. a Number of sings and marking are not according to what the law requires.
 
Look at these road signs, daily members of the Traffic Department see it but does nothing. The perpetrators even supply them with telephone numbers, but nothing gets done.

 



 
 
Two lanes ahead, but the left is marked as a must "Turn Left" - why? It causes drivers to break the law on a daily basis


 
What about this, thank you for re-tarring the road, but look at the solid white line down Bram Fischer road. The residents must break the law on a daily basis to be able to turn into their residences. The line is suppose to be a broken white line according to the law.




 
THATS ALL FOR NOW.
 
Problems get noticed, not in the office but in the streets of our towns.