Member Article

Occupational Health and Safety Act – important notification of draft Ergonomics Regulations, 2017
On Friday, 27 January 2017, a notice (GNR.64) was published in Government Gazette No. 40578, in terms of which the Minster of Labour gave notice of her intention to make Ergonomics Regulations in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993. In the notice, she invited written public comments in relation to the Draft Ergonomics Regulations, which are contained in the schedule to the notice.

The notice provides that interested parties have 90 days to submit comments in the prescribed format (which is attached as annexure A to the notice).

Click here to view a copy of the notice, which includes annexure A, as well as the draft regulations.

Willem le Roux
mine and occupational health and safety director
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Pieter Colyn
mine and occupational health and safety director
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Celeste Coles
mine and occupational health and safety director
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Warren Hendricks 
mine and occupational health and safety director
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Gerhardt Ehlers
mine and occupational health and safety senior associate
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Tyla Foster
mine and occupational health and safety senior associate