Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1993 (Act No. 130 of 1993)

Chapter IV : Compensation for occupational injuries

25. Accidents during training for or performance of emergency services
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If an employee meets with an accident—

 

(a)while he is, with the consent of his employer, being trained in organised first aid, ambulance or rescue work, fire-fighting or any other emergency service;

 

(b)while he is engaged in or about his employer's mine, works or premises in organised first aid, ambulance or rescue work, fire-fighting or any other emergency service ;

 

(bA) undergoing any work-related training in furtherance and pursuance of the employer’s business; or

[Section 25(bA) inserted by section 14 of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Act 10 of 2022, Notice No. 3294, GG48431 dated 17 April 2023 - effective 23 January 2026 per (a) of Proclamation Notice 306, GG53990 dated 23 January 2026]

 

(c)while he is, with the consent of his employer, engaged in any organised first aid, ambulance or rescue work, fire-fighting or other emergency service on any mine, works or premises other than his employer's,

 

such accident shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have arisen out of and in the course of his employment.