Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsErgonomics Regulations, 2018Annexure 1 : Explanatory Notes to Ergonomics Regulations 2019Regulation 11: Ergonomics Health and Safety Technical Committee |
The chief inspector must establish a health and safety Technical Committee (TC) for ergonomics. The TC shall consist of a tripartite structure which includes; government, organised business and organised labour and specialists in the field of ergonomics. The specialists will include a person from a professional body recognised by the chief inspector, a person from a higher education institution and a person representing occupational medicine. The chief inspector may co-opt a person or persons to the TC, who have competence in a specific matter relating to ergonomics health and safety.
The duties of the ergonomics health and safety technical committee include;
| ▪ | Advising the chief inspector on matters relating to codes, standards and training requirements in terms of ergonomics or any matter referred to the TC |
| ▪ | Making recommendations to the chief inspector on matters applying to the Ergonomics Regulations |
| ▪ | Performing any other function of administration for the Ergonomics Regulations |
The TC must also work within the instructions and rules of conduct established by the chief inspector.