Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsMajor Hazard Installation Regulations, 202217. Information and training |
| (1) | A duty holder must, after consultation with the relevant health and safety representative or health and safety committee, ensure that all employees are adequately trained with regard to— |
| (a) | the scope of these Regulations; |
| (b) | the nature of the establishment; |
| (c) | potential major hazards and associated major incidents; |
| (d) | potential risks to health and safety caused by the identified major hazards; |
| (e) | the practices and control procedures for a major incident; |
| (f) | the content of the emergency plan and that visitors also are conversant with such content; and |
| (g) | the safety protocols and measures to be followed on-site. |
| (2) | The duty holder must ensure that all trained employees undergo refresher training whenever there is a change in the establishment or when the risk assessment has been reviewed. |
| (3) | The duty holder must provide induction orientation about the kept substances, major hazard areas and actions to be follow in case of emergency to all mandatories, visitors and any person who, in any manner, assists in carrying out or conducting allocated duties, before they enter the establishment. |
| (4) | The duty holder must ensure the induction orientation as contemplated in subregulation (3) is refreshed in the event of any change to an establishment which significantly alters the risk associated with the establishment: Provided that the induction training will be valid for periods not exceeding 12 months. |
