Tag: medical surveillance
Key employer considerations in the MHSA Amendment Bill
Proposed amendments to the Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) place greater obligations on employers, which is to be welcomed in some respects, but other amendments are problematic and may be open to legal challenge.
Hazardous chemical agents: new regulations gazetted
New regulations on hazardous chemicals have been published. They replace the previous regulations of 1995, and contain new definitions and additional measures on issues such as labelling and disposal. The Minister of Employment and Labour recently gazetted new regulations on hazardous chemical agents (2021 Regulations).
Planning for a safe return to work all risks considered
Nationally, on 1 May 2020, South Africa will move from its current position at level 5 to level 4. This means that all essential services will be able to continue operating together with the following additional sectors: food retail stores will be permitted to sell full line of products, agriculture, forestry, mining, financial and professional services, postal and telecommunications services, information technology services and formal waste recycling services.
