Overview     

Complying with Occupational Health & Safety can be very daunting.  To prevent the escalation of COVID-19 infections in the workplace, the Department of Employment and Labour has issued brand new consolidated directions on OHS measures in certain workplaces – this is in addition to the Regulations, Guidelines and other publications.   

As accountants, auditors and other financial professionals, we not only need to ensure that we comply with these OHS measures, but we can also assist our clients with compliance. 

During this webinar we look at some of the requirements as set out in the initial Regulations and Guidelines, and the details of the latest Amended Consolidated Directions on OHS measures that was issued. We will also focus on the OHS measures that employers with 10 employees or less must take. 

Join our technical expert Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) on 28 July 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as she unpacks the latest COVID-19 OHS measures in workplaces in an understandable format.   

Learning objectives    

   By the end of this event the attendee will:   

• Understand who the Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA) applies to and its basics; 

• Be aware of the various legislative documents issued by the Department of Employment and Labour relating to COVID-19 OHS in the workplace; 

• Be aware of the contents of the latest Amended Consolidated OHS directions on OHS measures in certain workplaces; 

• Know which requirements are specifically applicable to small organisations (with less than 10 employees); and 

• Be aware of some labour related cases as well as understand how to document and update your OHS Workplace Plan. 

Content   

   The webinar will cover the following topics:   

• Introduction. 

  • Objectives of the OHSA. 

  • Who does it apply to? 

  • Basics of the OHSA. 

  • Penalties and offences. 

• Legislative documents issued by the Department of Employment and Labour: 

  • COVID-19 related. 

  • Regulations, Guidelines and Directives. 

• The latest Amended Consolidated OHS directions.   

• Requirements specifically applicable to small organisations. 

• Recent labour-related cases. 

• How to document your OHS Workplace Plan. 

Obtaining your CPD certificate   

This webinar qualifies for 2 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies.  All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.   

About the presenter  

Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA), RA  

Lettie is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Auditor, as well as an Assessor and Moderator. She joined SA Accounting Academy in November 2017 as Head of Technical. As a professional trainer and webinar host, she is able to hold the attention of an audience with her relaxed and humorous presentation style.  She has a unique ability to communicate with delegates at their respective levels of knowledge and experience.  Over the last 20 years, she has trained thousands of partners, managers, trainee accountants and other professionals.   

She is responsible for researching, compiling and presenting our MCLU (Monthly Compliance and Legislation Updates). She was the Professional Development Manager at SAICA for 4 years and in charge of accrediting new training offices and monitoring existing ones (including the moderation of training offices and trainee assessments).  

Who should attend?   

   The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:   

• Professional Accountants including: RA(SA), CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA); 

• OHS practitioners; and 

• HR personnel. 

Price                 

• R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company.   

Steps to register for the event:   

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.  

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.  

Click here  to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).  

Click here  to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.    

 Additional material  

   By attending this webinar you will be provided with:  

• Summarised slide presentation;  

• Detailed course material; 

• Source documents for reference/resource library; and   

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.