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

Regulations

Commercial Diving Regulations, 2022

6. Risk assessment

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(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(a)there is a reason to believe that such an assessment is no longer valid;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.