Diesel leak prompts evacuation at SABC’s Radio Park

JOHANNESBURG - Staff at the South African Broadcasting Corporation Radio Park in Auckland Park were evacuated after a diesel leak in the multi-storey building.

“The SABC, as a precautionary measure, ensured that employees from the Radio Park building were safely evacuated as we take the health and safety of our staff seriously,” said SABC spokesperson Vuyo Mthembu. In a statement on Wednesday, the public broadcaster said there was a power outage, which resulted in the internal system switching to a back-up generator.

Facilities Management and Health and Safety are intrinsically linked and cutting maintenance budgets have a direct impact on safety in buildings. Key is to focus on efficiency of buildings and TFM without reducing maintenance and reliability. healthandsafety FacilitiesMgmt

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