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Health and Safety Legal Update: February 2016
The main point of interest insofar as Health and Safety legal issues for the month under review is concerned, is the publishing of 4 Mandatory Code of Practice Guidelines under Section 9 of the Mine Health and Safety Act. In terms of Section 9, a Mandatory Code of...
Legal Update Flash: Mandatory Codes of Practice
Mine Health and Safety Legal Update Flash: January 2016 4 New Mandatory Code of Practice Guidelines have been published in terms of Section 9(2) of the Mine Health and Safety Act. In terms of Section 9(2), an employer has a legal obligation to compile a Code of...
Monthly Update: January 2016
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Monthly update: October 2015
The September/October period had Government Notices published which have an impact on both mining and non mining operations. In terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Notices affecting lifts and escalators and driven machinery were published. ...
Monthly update: August 2015
Monthly Health and Safety Law update: August 2015 Comments: The period under review contained several notices which have an indirect bearing on health and safety liability and one with a direct impact under the Mine Health and Safety Act. New...
Legislation flash: Construction Regulations 2014
The Department of Labour, through its Chief Inspector Mr. Tibor Szana, has made an important announcement regarding the Construction Regulations 2014. In order to address the pressing issues of both the registration of persons and the application for...
Monthly update: May/June 2015
Monthly Health and Safety Law update: May/June 2015 Comments: The period under review contained several notices which have an indirect bearing on health and safety liability and one with a direct impact. In terms of the...
Monthly update: April/May 2015
The period under review contained notices impacting on both the OHSA and MHSA spheres of application. In terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the most important notification concerns the mandatory drafting of Health and Safety Policies by employers. The...
Does the Occupational Health and Safety Act require all lifting hooks to be fitted with safety latches?
It would be very interesting to know how many non conformances have been raised by auditors, safety officers and consultants where hooks and attaching devices have been found in use without safety latches. In fact, it would be safe to say that even persons...
February/March 2015 Legal Update
Monthly update: February/March 2015 Comments: The major amendment with an impact on potential liability for the mining industry is the promulgation of new Machinery Regulations under Chapter 8 of the Mine Health and Safety Act Regulations. ...