Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsRegulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 20206. Air monitoring |
| (1) | Where the inhalation of an HCA is concerned, an employer contemplated in regulation 5(4) must ensure that the measurement programme of the airborne concentrations of the HCA to which an employee is exposed, is— |
| (a) | carried out in accordance with the provisions of these regulations; |
| (b) | carried out only after the relevant health and safety representative or relevant health and safety committee has been informed thereof and given a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon; |
| (c) | carried out by an approved inspection authority; and |
| (d) | representative of the exposure of an employee to the airborne HCA in accordance with the provisions of subregulation (2). |
| (2) | In order to comply with the provisions of subregulation (1)(d), an employer must— |
| (a) | ensure that the measurement programme, in the case of a group measurement, makes provision for the selection of the number of persons for a sample to be done as contemplated in Chapter 3 and 4 and Technical Appendix A of the OESSM: Provided that such sample size must be chosen for the top 10% of the group at the 95% confidence level for an HCA with a control limit, and for the top 10% of the group at the 90% confidence level for an HCA with a recommended limit; and |
| (b) | subject to the criteria contained in regulation 6(1), carry out representative measurements at least every 24 months for an HCA with an OEL-ML or an OEL-RL as listed in Table 2 or 3 of Annexure 2. |