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

Regulations

Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, 2022

9. Records

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(1)An employer must—
(a)keep records of all training, exposure assessments, exposure monitoring reports and medical surveillance reports required by regulations 4, 6, 7 and 8 respectively;
(b)make the records contemplated in paragraph (a), excluding personal medical records, available for inspection by an inspector, a health and safety representative or a health and safety committee;
(c)make the records contemplated in regulation 8(2)(b) available to any person subject to the formal written consent of the employee concerned;
(d)keep  all  records of  risk assessments, medical surveillance and exposure monitoring reports for a minimum period of 40 years;
(e)keep all records of the examinations and tests carried out in terms of regulation 12(c) and of any  repairs resulting from the investigations and tests for a minimum period of five years;
(f)keep all records of training given to an employee in terms of regulation 4 for as long as the employee remains employed at that particular workplace; and
(g)if the employer or self-employed person ceases activities, hand over all the records to the relevant Chief Director: Provincial Operations.

 

(2) A self-employed person must keep records of all risk assessments for a minimum period of 40 years, and if the self-employed person ceases activities, all those records must  be handed over to the relevant Chief Director: Provincial Operations.