Occupational Health and Safety

At Isipani, safety isn’t just a priority—it’s a shared responsibility and a fundamental part of our culture.

Construction sites and builder’s yards can be hazardous environments, which is why we make sure that all our employees and visitors to our sites understand the inherent risks and remain vigilant.

Our unwavering commitment to occupational health and safety is reflected in the many safety awards we’ve received over the years. We continuously implement and enhance measures to reduce and eliminate risks, enforcing stringent safety protocols across all sites. Regular inspections of all equipment and scaffolding are conducted to maintain the highest safety standards.

To uphold these standards, we have a dedicated Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Manager and an in-house Safety Management System, ensuring full compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and all industry regulations. Our safety officers play a critical role, providing training, conducting inspections, and offering guidance to create a safe working environment for everyone.

We also prioritise experience and awareness on-site. Our teams include seasoned professionals who can quickly identify and address potential hazards. New workers undergo a thorough, site-specific induction program to build safety awareness, and all employees are equipped with the necessary safety gear and participate in regular safety training.

Winning awards for safety since 1980

Isipani’s builders’ yard in Drommedaris Street, Paarl, has won numerous national, and regional safety awards over the years. It has also routinely won the top award in MBA Boland’s regional safety competitions. In the MBSA National Safety Competition the Isipani yard has ranked among the top five yards in South Africa every year since 2012.

MBA Boland

PROSHOP Category C: 1st place Boland and 3rd place Nationals

GIM Category D: 1st place Boland and 4th Nationals

YARD Category A: 1st place Boland and 5th National

MBA Western Cape

Longkloof Category G (R250m – R450m): 3rd place

Lieben Category F (R100m – R250m): 1st place

Teraco Category H (R450m – R750m): 2nd place

This year’s award ceremony in the Master Builders Boland district we received prizes for the following projects: De Zwartland Market, Crestcare Malmesbury Hospital and Yard Category A: Paarl Dal Josaphat Yard.

Safety person and outstanding safety for the year was awarded to Michael Snyders. These awards resulted in participation in the National competition, where we received certificates for all three categories.

This year we once again took part in several categories of Occupational Safety competitions. The following sites participated in the MBA Boland and Western Cape regions:

Zevenview Sentrum
Delico Meat
Paarl Mall
Paarl Dal Yard
Engen Mbekweni

Zevenview site placed 1st in its category in the Western Cape competition, and 5th in Nationals. Paarl Mall and Engen Mbekweni placed 6th and 4th respectively in Nationals.

Delico placed 1st in Boland, and 1st in the National Competition. The site safety officer, Imeraan Anter, also walked away with the award of outstanding performance and safety person of the year.

30 November 2021 – Boland MBA – Safety Awards

Gizelle Clayton

(Projects over R40 Million – Campus Key)

(Projects under R40 Million – Delecta Fruit)

Ferdie Bothma (Building Yards)

Safety officer with highest percentage – Zubair Cook

Outstanding performance for overall safety enforcement and management – Gizelle Clayton

Covid period – no awards due to Covid closure

After winning their regional categories, the two sites and yard performed as follows at the MBSA National Safety Competition:

4th Category F Projects R75m-R150m (Packer Park, Epping2)
3rd Category C Projects Less than R10m (Eikestad Mall Woolworths, Stellenbosch)
4th Category A Plant & Storage Yards (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

On 3 October 2018 Isipani Construction received the following awards at the MBA Boland Regional Safety Competition:

1st Category Projects above R40m (Village Square, Durbanville)
1st Category Projects below R40m (Fountain Centre, Rondebosch)
1st Category Builders’ Yard (Isipani Yard, Paarl)
1st Category Safety Person of the year (Gizelle Clayton)
1st Category Best Advance in safety (Oliphant Qagana)

After winning their regional categories, the two sites and yard performed as follows at the MBSA National Safety Competition:

4th Category F Projects R75m-R150m (Village Square, Durbanville)
5th Category E Projects R25m-R75m (Fountain Centre, Rondebosch)
5th Category A Plant & Storage Yards (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

Gizelle Clayton, Isipani Construction’s safety officer, received an award of Excellent Performance in Health & Safety at the MBA Boland Regional Safety Competition, and came first in the category Safety Person of the Year. The company’s building sites and yard received the following awards:

1st Category Projects above R20m (Whale Coast Mall, Hermanus)
1st Category Projects below R20m (V&A Waterfront, Cape Town Waterfront)
1st Category Builders’ Yard (Isipani Yard)

After winning their regional categories, the two sites and builders’ yard performed as follows at the MBSA National Safety Competition:

3rd Federated Employers’ Mutual Shield Category H, Projects R300m-R500m (Whale Coast Mall, Hermanus)
3rd Safety Management Shield Category D, Projects R10m-R25m, (V&A Waterfront North Waste Facilities, Cape Town)
5th Category A, Plant & Storage Yards (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

The company entered three construction sites and the Daljosaphat builders’ yard in the MBA Boland Regional Safety Competition. On 28 September 2016 the three sites and the company’s yard won top honours at the competition:

1st Category Projects above R20m (Pepkor Campus, Parow Industria)
1st Category Projects above R20m (Warwick, Sea Point)
1st Category Projects below R20m (Comair, Airport Industria, Cape Town)
1st Category Builders’ Yard (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

The three projects and builders’ yard received the following positions at the 2016 MBSA National Safety Competition:

5th Category G Projects R150m-R300m (Pepkor Campus, Parow Industria)
5th Category F Projects R75m-R150m (Warwick, Green Point)
5th Category E Projects R25m-R75m (Comair, Cape Town Airport)
4th Category A Plant & Storage Yards (Isipani Yard)

Gizelle Clayton was voted Safety Person of the Year at the MBA Boland Regional Safety Competition in September 2015. She also received a Certificate for Exceptional Contribution to Safety in the work place. The company received three awards at the regional competition:

2nd Category Projects above R20m (Vergelegen Mediclinic, Somerset West)
1st Category Projects below R20m (Ford Dealership, Blackheath)
1st Category Builders’ Yard (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

The two projects and the builders’ yard received the following positions in the MBSA National Safety Competition:

6th Category F Projects R75m-R150m (Vergelegen Mediclinic, Somerset West)
3rd Category D Projects R10m-R25m (Ford Dealership, Blackheath)
4th Category A Plant & Storage Yards (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

The company received three safety awards at the MBA Boland Regional Safety Competition in September 2014. Gizelle Clayton, the company’s safety officer, received a Certificate for Exceptional Contribution to Safety in the work place. The company’s three award-winning sites were:

1st Category Projects above R20m (Hunting Energy Services, Brackenfell)
1st Category Projects below R20m (Oxford University Press, Epping)
1st Category Builders’ Yard (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

The two projects and the builders’ yard also competed in the MBSA National Safety Competition and received the following positions:

5th Category E Projects R25m-R75m (Hunting Energy Services, Brackenfell)
4th Category C Projects below R10m (Oxford University Press, Epping)
4th Category A Plant & Storage Yards (Isipani Yard, Paarl)

Gizelle Clayton, Isipani Construction’s safety officer, came second in the Category Safety Persons at the MBA Boland Regional Safety Competition, she also received a Certificate for Exceptional Contribution to Safety at the work place. The company received three regional awards at the competition: