Health and Safety of Children at Work Regulations was promulgated on 15 January 2010 and subsequently added to the list of existing regulations in the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993).
The Health and Safety of Children at Work Regulations address many previously neglected areas regarding minors in the working environment.
Herewith a summary [...]
Bloemfontein. Operations at a potato farm in Bainsvlei, outside Bloemfontein, have been suspended after its workers were found working under unsafe conditions, the Free State labour department said on Friday.
Spokesperson Wisani Mavasa said in a statement that a team of provincial labour inspectors led by Marsha Bronkhorst visited the Saaiman Boerdery farm on Friday.
The team, [...]
What is a Health and Safety Plan?
A Health and Safety Plan is a document that is part of the Health and Safety File and can be considered as an executive summary of a “business plan” for Health and Safety management on a site.
A Health Safety Plan is developed according to the Health and Safety specifications [...]
Newly updated Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) books have been received from the printers.
The last 24 months saw quite a few changes and additions to the OHS Act and Regulations. For instance, the Pressure Equipment Regulations replaced the previous Vessels under Pressure Regulations.
The new Health Safety Act books [...]
Health and Safety committee effectiveness can make a big difference in your organisation’s Health and Safety program.
The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires of employers to constitute a Health and Safety committee as soon as two or more Health and Safety representatives are elected or when a Health and Safety Inspector instructs an employer to [...]
Health and Safety program performance should be evaluated on a regular basis in your organisation. A good rule of thumb is to do such an evaluation of the Occupational Health and Safety program at least twice a year.
Health and Safety programs need regular evaluations for the following reasons:
A regular and established assessment program indicate [...]
Health and Safety Inspectors of the Department of Labour should be paid more. That was the opinion of Labour Minister Membathisi Mdladlana on Tuesday. He said that Health and Safety Inspectors have the duty of ensuring adherence to labour laws in various sectors and should be paid in line with their responsibilities.
Minister Mdladlana was addressing [...]
Health and Safety systems based on the OHSAS18001 management system standard, whether the system is certified or not, tend to remain a Safety Management System and never became a true Health and Safety system.
Health and Safety systems designed to facilitate compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993, generally continue [...]
Health and Safety in the Construction industry will be the topic of a summit hosted by the Department of Labour on Tuesday 11 November 2008 . This high level Construction Health and Safety summit follows the recent spate of accidents in the workplace that have claimed a number of lives and left many people injured.
The [...]
The Health and Safety culture in the mining industry needs to change. This was the message from Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica on Tuesday as she challenged mining bosses to “walk the talk” on transformation of Health and Safety in that sector.
Minister Sonjica spoke at the SA Chamber of Mines annual general meeting in [...]
