Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsErgonomics Regulations, 20186. Ergonomic risk assessment |
(1)
| (a) | An employer must, before the commencement of any work that may expose employees to ergonomic risks, have an ergonomic risk assessment performed by a competent person. |
| (b) | The ergonomic risk assessment contemplated in paragraph (a) must be performed after consultation with the health and safety committee established in respect of a workplace under the employer’s control or the health and safety representatives designated for that workplace or for different sections thereof. |
| (2) | The ergonomic risk assessment contemplated in subregulation (1) must— |
| (a) | be conducted at intervals not exceeding two years; and |
| (b) | include— |
| (i) | a complete hazard identification; |
| (ii) | the identification of all persons who may be affected by the ergonomic risks; |
| (iii) | how employees may be affected by the ergonomic risks; |
| (iv) | the analysis and evaluation of the ergonomic risks; and |
| (v) | the prioritisation of ergonomic risks. |
| (3) | An employer must review the relevant ergonomic risk assessment made in accordance with subregulation (1) if— |
| (a) | such assessment is no longer valid; |
| (b) | control measures are no longer effective; |
| (c) | technological or scientific advances allow for more effective control methods; |
| (d) | there has been a change in— |
| (i) | the work methods; |
| (ii) | the type of work carried out; or |
| (iii) | the type of equipment used to control the exposure; and |
| (e) | an incident occurs or medical surveillance reveals an adverse health effect, where ergonomic risks are identified as a contributing factor. |