The Ultimate responsibility for worker Health and Safety
The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) were implemented in South Africa in 1994. The OHSA gives workers certain rights […]...
Hazardous Substances Act 15 of 1973
The Hazardous Substances Act 15 of 1973 (the "Act") regulates the control of certain electronic products and other substances which […]...
Construction health and safety Agent job specification
Standard services of a Construction Health and Safety Agent job follow the six stages of construction. Here is the scope […]...
OHS Act Amendment detail
The OHS Act Amendment Bill due in 2017 (which is dated 2014, when the amendments started,) will be circulated for […]...
Attitudes and Behaviour
Attitude is a feeling, belief, or opinion of approval or disapproval towards something. Behaviours is an action or reaction that […]...
Occupational Health and Safety Operators “Fly-by-nights”
Everyone knows them; they are the operators selling their untested knowledge cheaply and in the field of training, characters that […]...
Health and Safety at Work
The main legislation providing for the health and safety of people in the workplace are the Occupational Health and Safety […]...
Procedural follow-up action – Requirement ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, OSHAS 18001:2009
Employers sometimes believe that because they trained their employees, that they are following their prescribed health and safety procedures while […]...
Construction Regulations 2014 – Competent Person
Competent person is defined as:- “A person who has in respect of the work or task to be performed, the […]...
Department of Labour to publish draft Major Hazard Installation Regulations in January 2017
The Department of Labour is to publish a draft document on major hazard installation (MHI) regulations for review in January […]...