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Regulations of the OHS Act
Twenty one sets of regulations form an inseparable part of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. These regulations provide specifications and requirements towards the ... -
Overview of the OHS Act
The aim and scope of the OHS Act The aim of the OHS Act is to provide for the safety and health of persons ... -
Six key investigation questions
The incident investigation should basically answer the following six key questions a. Who was injured? saw the incident? (Injury) was working with him/her? had ... -
Health and Safety Plans for Construction Work
Fanie de Swart The Construction Regulations, 2003 (R.1010 of 18/07/2003) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) create minimum standard ... -
Planning for Risk Assessment
Tinus Boshoff HIRA is not a one-off exercise, but a continuous process that affects business and employees for the rest of their working lives. ... -
Risk Management and HIRA
It is important to note that risk management and HIRA are not synonymous. HIRA forms part of a bigger, more comprehensive management approach. Hazard ... -
Criteria for Risk Assessment
Terms ”suitable and sufficient” The term risk assessment is very open to interpretation and can cause a lot of uncertainty. It’s intended to allow ... -
SIMRAC Practical Guide to Risk Assessment
It is clear from the above mentioned legislation that risk assessment related prescriptions provide certain legal minimum requirements. In practice however, it actually offers ... -
Safety, Health and Environmental Policy
PLACE COMPANY LOGO COMPANY NAME Safety, Health and Environmental Policy The management of ………………………COMPANY NAME………………………………………………, striving for excellence in all we do, recognises the ... -
Construction Work and the Responsibilities of the Client
(”Draft Amendment to the Construction Regulations, 2003”) On 11 May 2010 the new ”Draft Amendment to the Construction Regulations, 2003” was published through the ...
