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

Regulations

Ergonomics Regulations, 2018

6. Ergonomic risk assessment

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(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(a) such assessment is no longer valid;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.