Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsMajor Hazard Installation Regulations, 202216. Reporting of risk and emergency occurrences |
| (1) | A duty holder must— |
| (a) | subject to regulation 8 of the General Administrative Regulations, published under Government Notice R. 929 in Government Gazette 25129 of 25 June 2003, within 48 hours, inform the chief inspector by means of telephone, facsimile or similar means of communication of— |
| (i) | a major incident; or |
| (ii) | an incident that brought the emergency plan into activation; |
| (b) | investigate and submit a written preliminary incident report to the chief inspector within seven days after an emergency occurrence and a major incident; |
| (c) | submit a final report as soon as reasonably practicable but not later than six months after the incident; |
| (d) | investigate and record all near misses in a register which must at all times be available for inspection by an inspector and the local government. |
| (2) | A duty holder must, in the case of an emerging major incident or an emergency occurrence that was or may have been caused by a dangerous substance, inform the supplier of that dangerous substance about the incident. |
