COMPANY SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM


The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85, 1993 & Construction Regulations, 2003 and the implementation thereof has become the focal point of inspections done by the Department of Labour in recent times due to the frequency of incidents/accidents reported, and the obvious neglect by the business sector in our country as to the implementation thereof. (280.000 claims are submitted to the Compensation Commissioner annually)

The Department of Labour has adopted a policy of zero tolerance following the Lenasia fire where 11 lives were lost when workers were trapped in a factory full of flammable chemicals.