Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsHealth and Safety of Children at Work RegulationsSchedule 1: Guidelines on risk assessments and plans of safe work procedures regarding permitted work by child workers7. Plan of safe work procedures |
| 1) | Regulation 3(1)(c)) requires the preparation of a plan of safe work procedures. |
| 2) | The employer should consider at least the following strategies when drawing up such a plan: |
| a) | follow all child labour and relevant other safety and health regulations; |
| b) | conduct thorough orientation when a new child workers starts working, or when work practices change, such as set out in the orientation checklist in paragraph 8; |
| c) | utilize safety training checklists, such as the checklist in paragraph 9, in order to ensure all topics are covered; |
| d) | in orientation and training, consider the list of health and safety topics in paragraph 10; |
| e) | provide for child-sensitive supervision to child workers taking into consideration the guidelines in paragraph 11; |
| f) | consider a child workers' physical capacity to perform the job safely, the child's maturity to exercise good judgment, and the child's ability to read and understand written instructions and safety signs; |
| g) | involve co-workers: create a mentoring program among experienced workers, including experienced child workers; |
| h) | encourage child workers to ask questions and ask for assistance regularly. |