Competent Introduction to Sastrac 120366 + 9964

This course is giving the learner the understanding to maintain health, safety and environmental legislation in a work place.

• Legislative framework of health, safety and environmental legislation
  • Legislative Process
  • Composition of the Act
  • Legislation Contravention
  • Legal Implications

Purpose of the Ohs Act

How the need for the Ohs Legislation is identified

Consequences of failing to comply

• Legislation Objectives
  • Applicable Legislation

The Ohs Act Sections

• The Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Regulations
    • General Regulations
    • The General Administrative Regulations;
    • The General Safety Regulations;
    • The Major Hazard Installation Regulations;
    • The Explosives Regulations
    • The Construction Regulation
    • Regulations for Hazardous Work by Children in SA
    • Health related Regulations
• The Asbestos Regulations;
• The Diving Regulations;
• The Environmental Regulations for Workplaces
• The Facilities Regulations
• The Regulations for Hazardous chemical Substances
• The Lead Regulations
• The Noise  Induced Hearing Loss
  • Mechanical related Regulations
  • The Driven Machinery Regulations;
  • The General Machinery Regulations;
  • The Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor;
  • The Pressure Equipment Regulations
  • Electrical related Regulations
  • The Electrical Installation Regulations;
  • The Electrical Machinery Regulations
• The requirements regarding to a company’s health, safety and environmental policies, procedures and codes
• The legal and specified requirements pertaining to conducting, reporting and acting on the outcome of a pre-use, safety and/or audit inspection. 
• Prepare for the inspections.
• Conduct pre-use, safety and audit inspections. 
• Initiate immediate remedial action where necessary. 

Report on and follow up on inspection results.

• Statutory requirements; Policy requirements
  • Importance of Compliance;
• Relevant Legislative requirements
• The implementation and maintenance of health, safety and environmental legislation in a workplace.
  • Allocation of resources
  • Training and communication
  • Objectives and targets
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Documents and records
  • Recommending action

Target Group

• She and Occupational health practitioners
• All health and safety managers, engineers and other persons directly involved in the implementation and management of health and safety within any organisation.
• All persons wishing to have a full understanding of OHS at the workplace, the purpose behind OHS and also how to successfully implement it.
• Health and Safety Representative; staff involved in day-to-day Ohs responsibilities
• Line Managers and supervisors
• Department of Labour inspectors
• She Representatives, committee members