Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsErgonomics Regulations, 201811. Ergonomics health and safety technical committee |
| (1) | The chief inspector must, after consultation with the Minister, establish an ergonomics health and safety technical committee which must consist of— |
| (a) | a chairperson; |
| (b) | two persons designated by the chief inspector from the employees of the Department of Employment and Labour; |
| (c) | three persons designated by employer’s organisations to represent employers; |
| (d) | three persons designated by employees’ organisations to represent the federation of unions; |
| (e) | one person to represent a professional body recognised by the chief inspector; |
| (f) | persons who are competent in respect of the matters to be dealt with by the ergonomics health and safety technical committee who have been co-opted by the committee with the authorisation of the chief inspector; |
| (g) | one person from the field of ergonomics representing a higher educational institution; and |
| (h) | one person representing occupational medicine. |
| (2) | The chief inspector— |
| (a) | must appoint members of the ergonomics health and safety technical committee for a period that he or she may determine at the time of the appointment; |
| (b) | may, after having afforded a member a reasonable opportunity to respond, discharge such a member at any time, for reasons that are fair and just; and |
| (c) | may appoint a new member in the place of a member who is discharged in terms of paragraph (b). |
| (3) | The ergonomics health and safety technical committee must— |
| (a) | advise the chief inspector on ergonomics related matters, including, but not limited to, codes, standards and training requirements; |
| (b) | make recommendations and submit reports to the chief inspector regarding any matter to which these Regulations apply; |
| (c) | advise the chief inspector regarding any matter referred to the ergonomics health and safety technical committee by the chief inspector; |
| (d) | perform any other function for the administration of a provision of these Regulations that may be requested by the chief inspector; and |
| (e) | conduct its work in accordance with the instructions and rules of conduct framed by the chief inspector. |