Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsMajor Hazard Installation Regulations, 202211. Major incident prevention policy |
| (1) | The duty holder must prepare and retain a written major incident prevention policy, as contemplated in Annexure C, on the— |
| (a) | construction and building of the establishment; |
| (b) | change in the establishment; or |
| (c) | safe operation of the establishment. |
| (2) | Every duty holder must, within 36 months after the entry into force of these Regulations, establish and have in record a major incident prevention policy. |
| (3) | The major incident prevention policy must provide for a high level of protection for employees and the public and must include at least— |
| (a) | the aims and objectives of the policy; |
| (b) | the roles and responsibilities of the establishment's management; |
| (c) | process safety performance indicators; |
| (d) | commitments towards the maintenance and continual improvement of the policy; |
| (e) | the aims and objectives of the— |
| (i) | emergency plan; |
| (ii) | evacuation plan regarding the— |
| (aa) | speedy evacuation of persons; |
| (bb) | roll-call after evacuation; and |
| (cc) | plant shut down; |
| (f) | reasons for revision; |
| (g) | mandatory agreements; and |
| (h) | the process safety management system with principles specified in Annexure D. |
| (4) | A duty holder must review the major incident prevention policy, every five years or when there is a change in the establishment which renders the existing policy inadequate: Provided that an updated copy is available for inspection by an inspector and a local government. |