Human Factors Ergnomics South Africa
The science of safe, productive work.
Africa’s specialist human factors and ergonomics consultancy – led by the President of the Ergonomics Society of South Africa, and trusted by the regulators who write the rules.
Certified Ergonomists Professionals
B-BBBEE Level 1
Honours & Masters Ergonomics Qualified
19+
years applying human factors / ergonomics
6
national standards and regulatory tools shaped
406
professionals trained in one rail programme
12+
peer-reviewed papers & conference presentations
wHAT WE DO
Every duty covered. Every domain of ergonomics.
Ergonomics risk management & audits
Meet your annual legal duty and cut MSD, workloads and fatigue risk with defensible prioritised assessments.
Compliance & regulations
Turn regulatory findings and directives into … actions – guided by people who helped write the instruments.
Fatigue risk management
Evidence-based fatigue management programme for shift-based, safety-critical operations
Incident & occurrence investigation
Systems-based human factors investigation that finds the causes audits miss – and prevents recurrence.
Safety management systems
SMS development, review and permit support – by the team that helped craft the SMS Determination itself
Human factors in design & technology review
Get people written into your specifications – equipment, control rooms, interfaces and new technology
Why Smart Ergonomics
We didn’t just read the regulations. We helped write them.
The SMS Determination. The national rail Fatigue Management Standard. The Safety Critical Grades Framework. The industry guidelines for the Ergonomics Regulations. Our team has contributed to each – so when we prepare your compliance case, we know exactly how it will be read.
2022 Appointed to the DoEL Ergonomics Regulations Technical Committee
2023 ESSA presidency – group-level fatality investigation SME
2024 Safety Critical Grades Framework published
2025 SMS Determination review – impala safety permit issued
Who we serve
Nine sectors. One standard of rigour.
Mining
MHSA duties, DMRE instructions and deep-level realities
Transport
Safety permits, SMS Determination and RSR standards
Construction
Construction Regulations and MSD prevention on site
Manufacturing
Productivity, quality and injury prevention on the line
Healthcare
Patient handling, shift fatigue and critical workload
Logistics & warehousing
Manual handling, driver fatigue and picking workload
Government
Regulatory development, military human factors and public sector duty
Facilities services
Cleaning, security and catering – regulated like everyone else
Professional & office services
Office ergonomics risk assessments for desk-based workforces
Featured case study
Impala Rustenburg – railway operations
Impala Rustenburg’s railway transport department needed to strengthen its safety management system, review the ergonomics of equipment used in the railway operations, and secure as it’s railway safety permit from RSR.
Outcome: safety permit issues, July 2025.
“Fatality work is exceptionally challenging and throughout this process she demonstrated excellent technical and non-technical skills. I have no hesitation in endorsing her work.”
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