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How does

Eskom

affect Labour?

Occupational

Health &

Safety Act

Are Lie Detector

Tests inadmissable

at hearings?

What is

Statutory

Deductions

14 Benefits of

having a

business plan

forecast

April Issue

page 4 - Skills development Submission Date is Coming

We want to encourage

members of the East

Rand Chamber of

Commerce & Industry to

submit any and all

material we can publish

within out next Chamber

Bulletin.

The purpose of the

Chamber Bulletin is to

give you the opportunity

to put your company,

your products and or

services into a well

compiled document,

being sent out to all our

members and newsletter

subscribers.

We also want to

encourage members to

make sure that their

websites are up to date,

if you have new

information, or photos,

send them to

webdeveloper@chamber

link.co.za or arrange for a

company representative

to come visit you. He will

also be able to take some

photographs we can use

in both the Chamber

Bulletin and as updates

within your website.

Make use of the services

you have at your

disposal.

If you are unsure what

exactly the extent of the

services are you qualify

for as an ERCOC

member, please let us

know and we will get you

up to date.

As we are starting the

new year, make sure

that you have covered all

the necessary angles of

your company. Make

sure everything is up to

date so that 2015 can

start at full speed.

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page 6 - Communication with your Chamber of Commerce

page 8 - How does Eskom affect Labour?

page 10 - Occupational Health and Safety Act

page 12 - 14 Benefits of having a business plan forecast

page 14 - 5 Steps to Transfer your website to Chamberlink

page 15 - Are Lie Detector tests inadmissable at hearings?

page 19 - What is Statutory Deductions?

page 21 - What design work entails and its benefits

page 25 - Business Awards always reflect positively on your business

page 26 - What are the benefits of arbitration over normal litigation?

page 28 - AHI March News

page 32 - What to include in your company profile

page 34 - The importance of soft skills training courses in the workplace

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EY NEED TH TD, ON KA NM OED W T HE OE WM MO UT CHR O ST UA PR PE LYP IO S NM EE ET DS EY DS AL NA D N AI TON I W T HO A AR N T TI SD MEE HER TFOR

BALANCING SUPPLY & DEMAND

Load shedding is likely to occur when demand exceeds supply.

The power system has been operating at its limit in order to

undertake as much maintenance as possible.

Currently, many Base Load Stations must be taken out of

service for essential maintenance. This lowers the available

supply, thus increasing the likelihood of load shedding.

Megawatts generated

by the electricity provider

SUPPLY DEMAND

National

System Operator

Megawatts needed

by the customer

WINTER AND SUMMER ELECTRICITY PROFILE

The load profile for summer and winter is different. This means that the national power system will be particularly strained

during the evening peak between 5pm and 9pm in winter, and any time of the day in the summer months.

IN WINTER, LOAD SHEDDING COULD HAPPEN DURING THE PEAK BETWEEN 5PM - 9PM

BUT MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 5:30PM - 6:30PM

WINTER

SUMMER

PEAK LOADPeak Load Stations

provide additional

supply on top of

base load.

BASE LOADBase Load Stations

operate continuously &

at a steady load (most

efficient stations).

Produced by BDO Consulting, South Africa

www.eiug.org.za

ABOUT LOAD SHEDDING

When there is not enough supply capacity available to meet the demand

from all customers, it could be necessary to interrupt power supply at

certain times, to certain areas.

If your supply is interrupted without notice of load shedding, or not as per

your load shedding schedule, it is more likely that the outage is caused by

other reasons, for example: cable theft or technical problems.

Load shedding is only applied when all other voluntary & contracted

demand reduction has been exhausted in order to avoid a total collapse of

the electricity supply grid (a national blackout). By rotating and shedding

the load in a planned and controlled manner, the system remains stable.

If load shedding is required, the National System Operator instructs its

stakeholders on the stage that is to be shed. The duration of load

shedding will depend on the specific supplier, region and circumstances.

WHAT IS LOAD SHEDDING?

SOME SITUATIONS THAT MAY RESULT IN LOAD SHEDDING:

CRITICAL LOADS THAT ARE PROTECTED

Critical loads are loads that are protected from load shedding because they either maintain

the operational integrity of the power system or impact on public infrastructure. Protection

measures include the exclusion from load shedding schedules, installation of backup

facilities, or implementation os specific protocols for interaction between the customers and

the licensee.

Produced by BDO Consulting, South Africa

www.eiug.org.za

HOW DOES THE SYSTEM OPERATOR RESPOND?

All available generation.

Contracted and voluntary demand reduction options with large customers.

If all these options have been exhausted and demand still cannot be met, the National System

Operator will proceed with load shedding.

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by Clive Hill

Estate Planning for Business Owners

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We are situated in Germiston Gauteng and we offer a collection and delivery service

of your vehicle to and from, either your workplace or your residential address.

We do work in a radius of 150-200km from where we are situated.

We do work for Santam, FNB insurance brokers who are affiliated to Mutual & Federal

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Replacement of:

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