I, Elizabeth Hendrina Venter, Minister of National Health, hereby—
| a) | declare, in terms of section 2(1)(b) and (3)(b) of the Hazardous Substances Act, 1973 (Act No. 15 of 1973), any electronic product listed in the Schedule to be a Group III hazardous substance, with effect from 1 July 1991; and |
| b) | withdraw Government Notices Nos. R. 2518 of 24 December 1976 and R. 689 of 14 April 1989 with effect from the said date. |
Schedule
| 1) | Any electronic product generating X-rays or other ionizing beams, electrons, neutrons or other particle radiation, namely— |
| i) | any diagnostic X-ray unit, including medical, dental and veterinary units; |
| ii) | any therapeutic X-ray unit; |
| iii) | any X-ray unit used for industrial, research, educational, security or any other purposes; |
| iv) | any electron accelerator; |
| v) | any heavy particle accelerator; |
| vi) | any neutron generator; |
| vii) | any electron microscope; |
| viii) | any visual display unit, including any television receiving apparatus and video display monitoring system, that employs a cathode ray tube with an accelerating voltage exceeding 15 kV; and |
| ix) | any cold cathode gas discharge tube producing X-rays, including those producing X-rays, including those for teaching X-ray principles, and high voltage switchgear. |
| 2) | Any electronic product generating electromagnetic radiation in the ultraviolet region, namely— |
| i) | any sunlamp designed for the tanning of the skin of a human being; |
| iii) | any high-intensity mercury-vapour discharge lamp; |
| iv) | any intra-oral curing device; and |
| v) | any ultraviolet A lamp, including "black lights". |
| 3) | Any electronic product emitting coherent electromagnetic radiation produced by stimulated emission, namely all laser products that emit radiation in excess of 0,8 x 10 -9 watts in the wavelength region up to and including 400 nm or that emit radiation in excess of 0,39 x 10 -6 watts in the wavelength region greater than 400 nm. |
| 4) | Any electronic product emitting electromagnetic radiation in the infrared region, namely— |
| i) | any industrial heating and drying lamp installation exceeding 200 watts; and |
| ii) | any medical heating lamp exceeding 200 watts. |
| 5) | Any electronic product emitting microwaves, radio or low-frequency electromagnetic radiation, namely— |
| ii) | any microwave diathermy unit; |
| iii) | any shortwave diathermy unit; |
| iv) | any electrosurgical unit; |
| v) | any medical magnetic stimulator; |
| vi) | any neuro-muscular stimulator; |
| vii) | any radio-frequency generating device, system or installation, including radars, generating a radio-frequency output exceeding 200 watts RMS; |
| viii) | any low power radio-frequency generating device, system or installation, including citizen band radios, land mobile transmitters, marine transmitters and two-way (walkie talkie) radios, the normal operation of which entails close proximity to the operator or third parties and which generates a radio-frequency output exceeding 25 watts RMS; |
| ix) | any microwave generating device, system or installation, including radars, generating a microwave output exceeding 400 watts RMS; |
| x) | any radio-frequency sealer; |
| xi) | any magnetic resonance imaging device; and |
| 6) | Any electronic product emitting ultrasonic vibrations, namely— |
| i) | any diagnostic ultrasound appliance; |
| ii) | any therapeutic ultrasound appliance; |
| iii) | any surgical ultrasound appliance; |
| iv) | any lithotripsy appliance; and |
| v) | any pest and rodent control appliance. |
| 7) | Any electronic product used for medical, dental or veterinary applications employing radio-active nuclides, namely— |
| ii) | any whole body counter; |
| iii) | any position emission tomograph; |
| iv) | any linear scanner; and |
| v) | any single photon emission computerised tomograph (SPECT). |
| 8) | Any high risk electronic product used for medical, dental or veterinary applications, namely— |
| i) | any intra-aortic balloon pump; |
| ii) | any electronically controlled ventilator; |
| iii) | any electronically controlled anaesthetic machine; |
| iv) | any cardiac pacemaker; |
| v) | any intracardiac electrocardiographic and phonocardiographic monitor; |
| vi) | any electroconvulsive therapy unit; |
| xi) | any infant transport incubator; |
| xii) | any hyperbaric therapy chamber; |
| xiii) | any hemodialysis device; |
| xiv) | xiany peritoneal dialysis machine; |
| xv) | any heart-lung bypass (perfusion) device; |
| xvi) | any shockwave lithotripsy device; |
| xvii) | any autotransfusion device; |
| xviii) | any high pressure injection device; |
| xix) | any cryosurgical device; and |
| xx) | any transcutaneous Oz/COz monitor. |
| 9) | Any medium risk electronic product used for medical, dental or veterinary applications, namely— |
| ii) | any ambulatory electrocardiographic recorder; |
| iii) | any electrocardiograph; |
| iv) | any electroencephalograph; |
| vi) | any cardiac catheterisation laboratory system; |
| vii) | any physiological monitor (ECG, pressure, respiration, temperature); |
| viii) | any phonocardiograph; |
| ix) | any non-invasive bloodpressure monitor; |
| x) | any cardiac output computer; |
| xii) | any evoked response device; |
| xiii) | any pulmonary function analyser; |
| xiv) | any bloodgas analyser; |
| xv) | any infusion controller; |
| xvi) | any interferential device; |
| xviii) | any diagnostic exercise device, including treadmill and cycle ergometers. |
