on
Occupational
Health and Safety
of
A.R.S
PERSONELLE
Based on
the Occupational Health and Safety Act No. 85 of 1993
To provide
for the health and safety of employees and for the health and safety of persons
in connection with the use of plant and machinery; the protection of
persons other than persons at work against hazards to health and safety arising
out of or in connection with the activities of employees; to establish an
advisory committee for occupational health and safety.
The
Occupational Health and Safety poster shall be made visible to all persons
cornered
We hereby
note the pertinent points of the Act:
General
duties of the company to all employees:
A.R.S PERSONELLE
shall
provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment
that is safe and without risk to the health of all employees.
General
duties of the company regarding listed work:
Subject to
such arrangements as may be prescribed, listed work undertaking employees who
might be liable to be exposed to the hazards emanating from listed work, shall,
after consultation with the health and safety committee established for that
workplace.
· Identify
the hazards and evaluate the risks associated with such work constituting a
hazard to the health of such employees, and the steps that need to be taken to
comply with the provisions of this Act.
· As far as
is reasonably practicable, prevent the exposure of such employees to the hazards
concerned or, where prevention is not reasonably practicable, minimize such
exposure; and
· Having
regard to the nature of the risks associated with such work and the level of
exposure; and such employees to the hazards, carry out an occupational
hygiene programme and biological monitoring, and subject such employees to
medical surveillance.
A.R.S PERSONELLE
AS
CONTEMPLATED in subsection (1) of the act:
Shall keep
the health and safety representatives designated for their workplaces or
sections of the workplaces, informed of the actions taken under subsection (1)
in their respective workplaces or sections thereof and of the results of such
actions provided that individual results of biological monitoring and medical
surveillance relating to the work of the employee, shall only be with the
written consent of such employee, be made available to any person other than an
inspector, the employer or the employee concerned.
Duty
to inform:
Without
derogating from any specific duty imposed on the company by this Act every
employer shall:
· As far as
is reasonably practicable, cause every employee to be made conversant with the
hazards to his health and safety attached to any work which he or she has
to perform, any article or substance which he or she has to produce, process,
use, handle, store or transport and any plant or machinery which he or she is
required to use, as well as with the precautionary measures which should be
taken and observed with respect to those hazards;
· Inform the
health and safety representatives concerned beforehand of inspections,
investigations, or formal enquiries of which he or she has been notified by an
inspector, and of any application for exemption made by him in terms of section
40; and
· Inform a
health and safety representative as soon as reasonably practicable of the
occurrence of an incident in the workplace or section of the workplace for which
such representative has been designated.
General
duties of employees at work: Every employee shall at work:
· Take
reasonable care for the health and safety of himself or herself and of other
persons who may be affected by his acts or omissions.
· As regards
any duty or requirement imposed on the company or any other person by the Act,
co-operate with the company or person to enable that duty or requirement to be
performed or complied with;
· Carry out
any lawful order given to him, and obey the health and safety rules and
procedures laid down by A.R.S
PERSONELLE, in the
interest of health or safety.
· If any
situation which is unsafe or unhealthy comes to his attention, as soon as
practicable report such situation to the health and safety representative for
his or her workplace or section thereof, as the case may be, who shall report it
to the company; and
· If he or
she is involved in any incident which may affect his or her health, or which has
caused an injury to him or herself, report such incident to the health and
safety representative, as soon as practicable, but not later than the end of the
particular shift during which the incident occurred, unless the circumstances
were such that the reporting of the incident was not possible, in which case he
or she shall report the incident as soon as practicable thereafter.
Duty
not to interfere with, damage or misuse things:
No employee
shall intentionally or recklessly interfere with, damage or misuse anything
which is provided in the interest of health and safety.
Health
and safety representatives:
A.R.S PERSONELLE
shall,
designate in writing for a specified period health and safety representatives
for such workplace, or for different sections thereof.
Health
and Safety Committee:
A.R.S PERSONELLE
shall in
respect of each workplace where two or more health and safety representatives
have been designated, establish one or more health and safety committees, and,
at every meeting of such a committee as contemplated in subsection (4), consult
with the committee with a view to initiating, developing, promoting, maintaining
and reviewing measures to ensure the health and safety of his employees at
work.
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(Employer) |
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(Health
and Safety Representative) |
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(JOB
FUNCTION, FULL NAME AND SURNAME) |
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(JOB
FUNCTION, FULL NAME AND SURNAME) |