Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsRegulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, 20229. Records |
| (1) | An employer must— |
| (a) | keep records of all training, exposure assessments, exposure monitoring reports and medical surveillance reports required by regulations 4, 6, 7 and 8 respectively; |
| (b) | make the records contemplated in paragraph (a), excluding personal medical records, available for inspection by an inspector, a health and safety representative or a health and safety committee; |
| (c) | make the records contemplated in regulation 8(2)(b) available to any person subject to the formal written consent of the employee concerned; |
| (d) | keep all records of risk assessments, medical surveillance and exposure monitoring reports for a minimum period of 40 years; |
| (e) | keep all records of the examinations and tests carried out in terms of regulation 12(c) and of any repairs resulting from the investigations and tests for a minimum period of five years; |
| (f) | keep all records of training given to an employee in terms of regulation 4 for as long as the employee remains employed at that particular workplace; and |
| (g) | if the employer or self-employed person ceases activities, hand over all the records to the relevant Chief Director: Provincial Operations. |
| (2) | A self-employed person must keep records of all risk assessments for a minimum period of 40 years, and if the self-employed person ceases activities, all those records must be handed over to the relevant Chief Director: Provincial Operations. |
