Health and Safety
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Example- SHE 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 ... -
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 ... -
Wall charts – The two compulsory summaries that must be displayed
Display of Legal Posters Tinus Boshoff We received a number of enquiries in response to the earlier warning from the Department of Labour cautioning ... -
The Value of a Health and Safety Policy
Tinus Boshoff The Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993, requires the employer to provide and maintain as far as reasonable and ... -
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 ...
