Health and Safety Guide
This guide was written in the interest of the Health and Safety in the South African workplace.
This guide does not intend to be a substitute for the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993. The main purpose of this guide is to explain the Health and Safety Act in simple, non-legal terms so that any-one who reads it can have a broad overview of how legislation requires Occupational Health and Safety to function in the workplace.
This introduction to Health and Safety in the South African context will briefly cover the main elements covered in the Occupational Health and Safety Act being:
- An introduction to the Health and Safety act,
- The role of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspectors of the Department of Labour is explained.
- The duties and rights of workers with regards to Occupational Health and Safety, as envisioned in the Act, are set out.
- The roles and responsibilities of employers, manufacturers, designers, importers, suppliers and sellers, in ensuring the Health and Safety of workers are highlighted.
- In the last section of this guide, the functions and role of Health and Safety representatives and committees are clarified.
Other Resources
- Health and Safety – A resource for everything that relates to Health and Safety in South Africa.
- SHEQAfrica – Sharing Occupational Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality knowledge.
- Health and Safety Plan – Workshop to help you compile a Health and Safety File and Plan.
- Health and Safety Act – Buy your own copy of the OHS Act and the Health & Safety Regulations
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