Under Section 16(1) of the South African Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993), who is primarily responsible for ensuring that the duties of the employer are compiled with?
Legal Regulatory Framework
Question · Easy
Never enter a tank before testing the air
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According to Construction Regulation 5 of the Construction Regulations 2014, an Agent appointed by the client to manage health and safety must be registered with which body?
Party for whom construction work is being performed.
Project setup
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Chapter 1: South African Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
1.1 The OHS Act Framework, General Duties of Employers and Employees
Study guide
Under Section 17 of the South African OHS Act, what is the minimum threshold of employees that triggers the statutory requirement to designate health and safety representatives?
Read the clue and guess the term in 6 tries.
Game
Which piece of legislation governs the compensation of South African construction workers who sustain injuries or contract diseases in the course of their employment?
Competent person who acts as a representative for the party having construction work done.
Under Section 19 of the OHS Act, a Health and Safety Committee must be established if the employer has designated how many health and safety representatives?
OSHA noise limits
What is the statutory minimum frequency at which a Health and Safety Committee must meet, according to the South African OHS Act?
Kind of documents in which a client must include the health and safety specification.
Procurement
1.2 Corporate Governance and Section 16 Liability & Delegations
Under Construction Regulation 8(1), what are the legal requirements for a contractor appointing a Construction Manager?
Question · Medium
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Term Match
What does Section 16(2) of the South African OHS Act allow the Chief Executive Officer of a company to do?
Written authorisation from the provincial director required before certain large projects may start.
According to Construction Regulation 5(1), who has the primary duty to prepare the baseline risk assessment and the health and safety specifications for a construction project?
What a Safety Data Sheet tells you
Under Section 24 of the South African OHS Act, which incident type must be reported directly to an inspector of the Department of Employment and Labour?
Health and safety ___: site-specific document a principal contractor bases on the client's health and safety specification.
1.3 Worker Representation: Health & Safety Representatives and Committees
What is the legal effect of Section 35(1) of the COID Act (Act 130 of 1993) on a construction employer's liability for workplace injuries?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Under Construction Regulation 3(1), when must a client apply to the provincial director of the Department of Employment and Labour for a construction work permit?
Health and safety ___: record holding all documentation the Act and the Construction Regulations require.
Site records
Which Section of the South African OHS Act governs the 'General duties of employers to their employees' to provide a safe working environment?
Under Section 37(2) of the OHS Act, how can a client (employer) establish that a contractor is responsible for their own health and safety compliance?
Periodic check of health and safety documents and site conditions, required at least once every 30 days.
1.4 Mandatary Agreements, Acts/Omissions & Criminal Liability
Under Construction Regulation 8(5), what is the statutory registration requirement for a Construction Health and Safety Officer (CHSO) appointed on a site?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
What is the legal implication under the OHS Act if an inspector issues a 'Prohibition Notice' to a construction site?
A contractor must avoid the risk of this, partly by providing suitable storage for flammable liquids, solids and gases on site.
Emergency response
In the context of South African health and safety liability, what is the distinction between a Section 16(1) and a Section 16(2) appointment under the OHS Act?
Question · Hard
Under Section 56 of the COID Act, what can occur if a construction employee's occupational injury or death was caused by the employer's negligence?
___ plan: part of a fall protection plan detailing the procedure, personnel and equipment to recover a worker after a fall.
Chapter 2: Construction Regulations 2014 & Legal Appointments
2.1 Construction Work Permits, Notifications & Client Duties
Under Construction Regulation 5(1)(k), what must a Client do before appointing a Principal Contractor for a construction project?
Under Construction Regulation 8(6), what are the legal criteria for a contractor to appoint a part-time Construction Health and Safety Officer (CHSO) instead of a full-time officer?
The Act's term for that which gives rise to or exposes a person to danger.
Workplace exposures
What is the first, most preferred step in the Hierarchy of Controls for managing construction site hazards?
Hazard Identification Risk Assessment
In health and safety, what is the correct definition of a 'Hazard'?
The probability that injury or damage will occur.
Likelihood assessment
2.2 Designer Duties and Principal Contractor Obligations
What type of risk assessment is typically conducted at the initial inception phase of a construction project to establish the overall safety profile?
What does the acronym 'HIRA' stand for in construction health and safety management?
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