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 workers8. Checklist on safety orientation of child workers |
| 1) | The employer should keep a written record on whether each of the following safety orientation steps have been taken regarding each child worker: whether the child worker has been - |
| a) | informed about the elements of the written safety program that outlines the employer's safety efforts; |
| b) | informed about any staff health and safety meetings; |
| c) | told to report all injuries and shown how to do this; |
| d) | told to report all hazards to her/his supervisor and shown how to do this; |
| e) | informed about all machinery hazards; |
| f) | informed about what tasks child workers are prohibited from performing; |
| g) | informed about all other hazards and ways to protect themselves (ie., chemicals, use of ladders, slippery floors, etc.); |
| h) | shown where the first aid supplies are located and who to call for first aid; |
| i) | told what to do during any emergencies that could occur; |
| j) | shown how to operate a fire extinguisher and other emergency equipment; |
| k) | informed of and trained on any chemical hazards according to the relevant hazardous chemical regulations, including how to read a label and precautions to take when using them; |
| l) | trained on the safe methods to perform the specific job the child workers was assigned including any hazards associated with that job; |
| m) | provided any formal training required to do his/her job, such as proper lifting, use of knives, grill and fryer operation, spill clean-up etc. |