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Vol. 26 No. 6 November/December 2020

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e-ISSN: 2226-6097
ISSN: 1024-6274
Frequency: 4 issues per year
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 Editor

Letters to the Editor


Critical perspectives on trusts as a compensation option for occupational diseases in South Africa

Richard Spoor, Jim te WaterNaude

Crisis in the Compensation Fund and consequences for health professionals

Tim Hughes

Original Research


Hypertension and associated risk factors among informal waste pickers in Johannesburg South Africa

V Ntlebi, F Made, K Wilson, T Kootbodien, N Tlotleng, N Naicker

Stress and trauma among crime scene investigators in Tshwane South Africa

F Steyn, H Klopper

Low back pain in restaurant waitron staff within the eThekwini Municipality South Africa

A Wolff, F Haffejee

Regulars


Regional virtual research and publication workshop

Norman Khoza, Chimwemwe Chamdimba, Nomsa Mulima, Mohamed Mohamed, Khalide Azam

The OSHversity training and development initiative

Ehi Iden

Global occupational health news

Claudina Nogueira, Daan Kocks, Jaco Botha

SAIOH president’s message

Norman Khoza

SASOHN Western Cape branch report

Sandra Muller

Occupational medical practitioners and dual loyalty

Dipalesa Mokoboto