Health and Safety
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H&S Basic Legal Appointment Letters (Downloads)
Legal Appointment Letters: Section 16(2): -NORMAL SECTION 16(2) APPOINTMENT Supervisor: -SEC 8(2)(i)SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENT Health & Safety Rep: -SEC 17 – H & S APPOINTMENT ... -
Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations (Downloads)
Occupational Health and Safety Act: Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 Asbestos Regulations: Asbestos Abatement Regulations, 2020 Useful Document OHS Asbestos guidelines Certificate ... -
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) (Information provided by the Department of Health) What is TB? TB is a disease that mainly affects the lungs, but can be ... -
Safe Use of Ladders at Work
Tinus Boshoff Accidents involving ladders leads to an alarmingly high amount of work related incidents. The use of ladders is usually associated with the ... -
What Every Worker and Employer Should Know About
Health and Safety in the Workplace Information provided by the Department of Labour This guide was written in the interest of the health and ... -
Update: First Aid and Aid Boxes
Provision of First Aid, First Aid Boxes and Equipment for the Workplace Tinus Boshoff (Director, Labour Guide) (July 2023) By law, employers must take ... -
The Vital Importance of Safety Rules
Can the employer dismisses an employee who violates a safety rules, or who refuses to wear protective clothing that is required for the job? ... -
The Provision of First Aid Boxes at the Workplace
First Aid Boxes in the Workplace Tinus Boshoff We continue to receive enquiries relating to the provision of first aid boxes at work. Regulation ... -
The Establishment of Health and Safety Committees for the Workplace
Tinus Boshoff The Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) is based on the principle that work related hazards, risk and dangers ... -
The Appointment of Health and Safety Reprentatives for the Workplace
Tinus Boshoff According to Section 17 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993), employers who employ 20 or more workers ...
