Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsCommercial Diving Regulations, 20226. Risk assessment |
| (1) | An employer must conduct a risk assessment, in writing, which must include— |
| (a) | an identification of the hazards to which persons are likely to be exposed; |
| (b) | an identification of persons who may be affected by hazards identified; |
| (c) | an explanation of how persons may be affected by hazards identified; |
| (d) | an analysis and evaluation of the hazards identified; |
| (e) | a prioritisation of risks; and |
| (f) | an emergency response and evacuation plan. |
| (2) | An employer must review the risk assessment contemplated in subregulation (1) when— |
| (a) | there is a reason to believe that such an assessment is no longer valid; |
| (b) | control measures are no longer effective; |
| (c) | technological or scientific advances allow for more effective control methods; or |
| (d) | there has been— |
| (i) | a change in work methods; |
| (ii) | a change in the type of work carried out; |
| (iii) | a change in the type of plant and machinery used to control exposure; |
| (iv) | an incident or medical surveillance which revealed inadequate control of the risk. |
| (3) | An employer must ensure that copies of the risk assessments of the relevant sites are available on site for inspection by an inspector, the client, any employee, a health and safety representative or any member of the health and safety committee. |
| (4) | An employer must, in terms of the risk assessment— |
| (a) | consider the recommendations identified by the competent person in the risk assessment; and |
| (b) | develop a documented action plan for the implementation of the recommendations. |