Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsErgonomics Regulations, 20188. Medical surveillance |
| (1) | An employer must ensure that an employee is placed under medical surveillance, which is overseen by an occupational medicine practitioner, if— |
| (a) | the ergonomic risk assessment referred to in regulation 6 indicates the need for the employee to be placed under medical surveillance; or |
| (b) | an occupational health practitioner recommends that relevant employees must be under medical surveillance, in which case the employer may call upon an occupational medicine practitioner to ratify the appropriateness of such recommendation. |
| (2) | An employer must ensure that the medical surveillance contemplated in subregulation (1) consists of— |
| (a) | in the case of a new employee, an initial health examination before the employee commences employment or within 30 days of commencement of such employment; |
| (b) | a periodic health examination informed by the ergonomic risk assessment, at intervals specified by an occupational medicine practitioner, but not exceeding two years; and |
| (c) | an exit health examination informed by the ergonomic risk assessment. |