Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsFacilities Regulations, 20041. Definitions |
In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicate—
"adjoining"
in relation to premises, means having a common boundary line;
"drinking water"
means water that complies with SABS 241;
"hot water"
means water at a temperature more than 35 degrees Celsius;
"hazardous biological agent"
means a hazardous biological agent defined as such in regulation 1 of the Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 1390 of 27 December 2001;
"hazardous chemical substance"
means a substance defined as such in regulation 1 of the Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 1179 of 25 August 1995 as amended by Government Notice No. R. 930 of 25 June 2003;
"National Building Regulations"
means the National Building Regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 1081 of 10 June 1988;
"SABS 0400"
means the South African Bureau of Standards' Code of Practice for the application of the National Building Regulations;
"SABS 241"
means the South African Bureau of Standards' Standard Specification for Water for Domestic Supplies;
"sanitary facilities"
means sanitary fixture as defined in SABS 0400; and
"the Act"
means the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993).