Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

Notice No. R. 647

29 August 2014

Department of Labour

Under section 40(3)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), I, Thobile Lamati, appointed as chief inspector in terms of section 27(1) of the said Act, and by virtue of the powers delegated to me by the Minister of Labour, in terms of section 42(1) of the said Act, hereby grant the following temporary exemptions in terms of section 40 of the said Act:

Registration with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) as contemplated in regulation 5(8) of the following categories of construction health and safety professionals until the 6th August 2015

1.        Regulation 5 (7)(b)

"An agent contemplated in subregulations (5) and (6) must-be registered with a statutory body approved by the Chief Inspector as qualified to perform the required functions."

2.        Regulations 8(6)

"No contractor may appoint a construction health and safety officer to assist in the control of health and safety related aspects on the site unless he or she is reasonably satisfied that the construction health and safety officer that he or she intends to appoint is registered with a statutory body approved by the Chief Inspector and has the necessary competencies and resources to assist the contractor"

Thobile Lamati

Chief Inspector