CATEGORIES
- (2)Account / Profile
- (499)Accounting
- (6)Audit
- (119)Auditing and Assurance
- (1)Business
- (3)Business Rescue
- (59)CIPC
- (6)Compliance
- (6)Ethics and Professionalism
- (33)Financial Reporting
- (3)Guides
- (2)Law
- (36)Legal and Compliance
- (2)Management
- (12)Money Laundering
- (1)Personal & Professional Development
- (1)Practice Management
- (1)Professional Ethics
- (1)Public Sector
- (72)Regulatory Compliance and Legislation
- (26)SARS Issues
- (10)Sustainability Reporting
- (20)Tax
- (1)Tax Update
- (1)Technology
- Show All
DoEL Guide: Health & Safety in the Workplace
- 17 October 2024
- Regulatory Compliance and Legislation
- South African Accounting Academy
Summary:
The Department of Employment and Labour has published a guide on What every worker should know about health and safety in the workplace.
Article:
This guide was written in the interest of the health and safety of workers in South Africa.
It is intended to explain the Act in simple terms to all the role players in the South African occupational health and safety field.
Contents:
- The Role of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Inspectors
- Act and Regulations
- Department of Employment and Labour
- Inspections
- Other Powers
- General Duties of Employers towards Workers
- All Workers have the Right to be Informed
- General Duties of Manufacturers, Designers, Importers, Sellers or Suppliers regarding the Use of Articles and Substances at Work
- General Duties of the Worker
- Rights of the Worker
- Duty not to Interfere with or Misuse Objects
- Health and Safety Representatives
- When Must Health and Safety Representatives perform their Activities?
- Health and Safety Committees
- How often do Health and Safety Representatives meet?
- Deductions
- Cooperation with the Inspector
- Prosecutions
- What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
- Why is PPE Important?
- Types of PPE
Click here to download the 16-page Guide:
Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:
- The OHS Act is yet another piece of legislation that your clients must comply with, and which you must assess compliance with. If they don’t comply with the relevant laws and regulations, you have certain reporting obligations in terms of NOCLAR (NOn-Compliance with Laws And Regulations) – this could include reporting to management, qualifying your audit opinion, reporting a Reportable Irregularity, etc.
- As an employer, you also need to comply with OHS in your own workplace.
Relevance to Your Clients:
- Employers and employees, and all other roleplayers should comply with and understand the importance of OHS in the workplace, incorporating their rights, obligations and responsibilities.
0 COMMENTS
There are not comments for this article at the moment, check back later.
LEAVE A COMMENT
You must be logged in to add a comment, log in now.