South African Airways Act, 2007
R 385
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsDriven Machinery Regulations, 2015National Code of Practice for the Training Providers of Lifting Machine Operators, 202411. Operators with previous License (Re-Licensing) |
a. | Operators previously certified under the Driven Machinery Regulations whose licenses have expired or are due to expire, shall be subject to re-licensing. The re-licensing training shall comprise a minimum of 4 hours theoretical instruction with special focus on safety and a minimum 1-hour practical training. |
b. | Practical assessments must be done under a ratio of 1:1 assessor supervision. |
c. | The ratio of learners to facilitator shall not exceed 12:1 for theory training; and |
d. | Upgrades on codes for learners / operators shall be regarded as re- licensing, provided that the upgrade will be of a same type of lifting machine i.e. code F1 to code F 3, code F5 to F14. C33 to C36. |
NOTES:
• | Operators without a valid licence or a temporary license shall not operate the relevant lifting machine/equipment in the working or operating environment. |
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• | Operators of immovable machines (area specific) may be trained/ assessed in the working or operating environment only under the direct and constant supervision of a facilitator/assessor and the work area is safe and safeguarded. |
• | Should the operator not meet the registered components of learning / skills programmes, part-qualifications or qualifications competency further training must be arranged, for the learner to achieve the particular outcome/s. |