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The Occupational Health and Safety Act are supported by subordinate legislation, Regulations and Codes of Practice, which give practical guidelines on how to manage health and safety issues. Under the Act we all have obligations that we must comply with. Twenty-one sets of regulations form an inseparable part of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. […]

Hazards may arise from The workplace environment e.g. insufficient lighting Equipment/Plant e.g. a noisy engine which has not been insulated Substances e.g. explosive fumes building up in a storage area; and Work systems e.g. storage of files at high level causing retrieval hazards Examples of work related hazards and risks a) Use of work equipment

For the purpose of this article we will focus on three types of risk assessments: Baseline risk assessments (Baseline HIRA) Issue based risk assessments (Issue based HIRA) Continues risk assessments (Continues HIRA)  Baseline risk assessments (Baseline HIRA) Purpose of a baseline risk assessment The purpose of conducting a baseline HIRA is to establish a risk profile or a set

This section in particular requires consultation between the employer and the committee with a new method to initiating, developing, promoting, maintaining and reviewing measures to ensure health and safety. If you have only one representative he/she should then report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. Two or more representatives require the establishment of a health

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE CCMA OPERATIONS & INFORMATION DEPARTMENT ON 031 362 2300, (011) 377-6650 OR YOUR NEAREST CCMA OFFICEPURPOSEThe purpose of a disciplinary code and procedure is to regulatestandards of conduct and incapacity of employees within a company ororganisation. The aim of discipline is to correct unacceptable behaviourand adopt a progressive approach in