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

In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicate—

"adjoining"

in relation to premises, means having a common boundary line;

"drinking water"

means water that complies with SABS 241;

"hot water"

means water at a temperature more than 35 degrees Celsius;

"hazardous biological agent"

means a hazardous biological agent defined as such in regulation 1 of the Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 1390 of 27 December 2001;

"hazardous chemical substance"

means a substance defined as such in regulation 1 of the Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 1179 of 25 August 1995 as amended by Government Notice No. R. 930 of 25 June 2003;

"National Building Regulations"

means the National Building Regulations promulgated by Government Notice No. R. 1081 of 10 June 1988;

"SABS 0400"

means the South African Bureau of Standards' Code of Practice for the application of the National Building Regulations;

"SABS 241"

means the South African Bureau of Standards' Standard Specification for Water for Domestic Supplies;

"sanitary facilities"

means sanitary fixture as defined in SABS 0400; and

"the Act"

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