Statistics Act, 1999
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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsRegulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 202013. Prohibitions |
No person may, as far as is reasonably practicable—
| (a) | use compressed air or permit the use of compressed air to remove particles of an HCA from any surface or person; |
| (b) | smoke, eat, drink or keep food or beverages in a respirator zone or permit any other person to smoke, eat, drink or keep food or beverages in that zone; |
| (c) | use statements such as "non-toxic", "non-harmful", "nonpolluting" or "non-hazardous" or similar statements indicating the HCA as not hazardous, or any other statements that are inconsistent with the HCA's GHS classification on the label or packaging of any HCA; and |
| (d) | manufacture, procure, use, handle or store within the workplace— |
| (i) | a prohibited HCA as listed in Table 1 of Annexure 2; |
| (ii) | ozone-depleting substances provided for in the Regulations regarding the Phasing-Out and Management of Ozone-Depleting Substances, published as Government Notice No. R. 351 of 8 May 2014; and |
| (iii) | persistent organic pollutants prohibited by the Prohibition on the Import, Export, Possession, Acquisition, Sale, Use and Disposal of Agricultural Remedies, under section 7 of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947), published as Government Notice No. R. 862 of 29 July 2016. |
