What every workerWhat every workerand employerand employer

should know aboutshould know abouthealth and safety inhealth and safety in

the workplacethe workplace

The Occupational Health andSafety Act, 1993, requires theemployer to bring about andmaintain, as far as reasonablypracticable, a workenvironment that is safe andwithout risk to the health of theworkers. This means that theemployer must ensure thatthe workplace is free ofhazardous substances, suchas benzene, chlorine andmicro organisms, articles,equipment, processes, etc.that may cause injury,damage or disease. Wherethis is not possible, theemployer must informworkers of these dangers,how they may be prevented,and how to work safely, andprovide other protectivemeasures for a safeworkplace.

However, it is not expected ofthe employer to take sole

responsibility for health andsafety. The Act is based on theprinciple that dangers in theworkplace must be addressedby communication andcooperation between theworkers and the employer. Theworkers and the employer mustshare the responsibility forhealth and safety in theworkplace. Both parties mustpro-actively identify dangersand develop control measuresto make the workplace safe. Inthis way, the employer and theworkers are involved in asystem where health and safetyrepresentatives may inspect theworkplace regularly and thenreport to a health and safetycommittee, who in turn maysubmit recommendations to theemployer.

To ensure that this systemworks, every worker must knowhis or her rights and duties as2

This guide was written in the interest of the health andsafety of workers in South Africa. It is intended to explainthe Act in simple terms to all the role players in the SouthAfrican occupational health and safety field.

The role of the occupational health and safety (OHS) inspectors of theDepartment of Labour is explained. The duties and rights of workers, asextended to them in the Act, are set out. The roles and responsibilities ofemployers, manufacturers, designers, importers, suppliers and sellers, inensuring the health and safety of workers are highlighted. And finally, thefunctions of health and safety representatives and committees are clarified.

Every chief executive officer shall as far as is reasonablypracticable ensure that the duties of his/her employer ascontemplated in this Act, are properly discharged.

contained in the Act.

Act and Regulations

The Act, known as theOccupational Health andSafety Act, 1993 (Act 85, 1993)consists of 50 sectionsapproved by Parliament. Thepurpose of the Act is to providefor the health and safety ofpeople at work or inconnection with the use of plantand machinery. It furtherprovides for the protection ofpeople other than people atwork from hazards arising outof or in connection with theactivities of people at work.

Various Regulations, on specifictopics, are published in termsof the Act from time to time bythe Department of Labour.

The Act and Regulations can bepurchased from theGovernment Printer in Gazetteformat or bound format fromvarious publishers.

Department ofLabour

Chief Directorate ofOccupational Health andSafetyThe Occupational Health andSafety Act is administered by theChief Directorate ofOccupational Health and Safetyof the Department of Labour.

In order to ensure the healthand safety of workers,provincial offices have beenestablished in all the provinces.To this end, occupational healthand safety inspectors from

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An inspector of the Departmentof Labour during an inspectionfound a gas cylinder standingloose instead of being fixed tothe wall or a pillar.

these provincial offices carryout inspections andinvestigations at workplaces.

InspectionsInspections are usually plannedon the basis of accidentstatistics, the presence ofhazardous substances, such asthe use of benzene inlaundries, or the use ofdangerous machinery in theworkplace. Unplannedinspections, on the other hand,usually arise from requests orcomplaints by workers,employers, or members of thepublic. These complaints orrequests are treated

confidentially.

Powers of inspectorsIf an inspector finds dangerous

or adverse conditions at theworkplace, he or she may setrequirements to the employerin the following ways:

Prohibition noticeIn the case of threateningdanger, an inspector mayprohibit a particular action,process, or the use of amachine or equipment, bymeans of a prohibition notice.No person may disregard thecontents of such a notice andcompliance must take placewith immediate effect.

Contravention noticeIf a provision of a regulation iscontravened, the inspector mayserve a contravention notice onthe workers or the employer.A contravention of the Act canresult in immediate prosecution,but in the case of acontravention of a regulation,the employer may be given theopportunity to correct thecontravention within a time limitspecified in the notice which isusually 60 days.

Improvement noticeWhere the health and safetymeasures which the employerhas instituted, do notsatisfactorily protect the healthand safety of the workers, theinspector may require theemployer to bring about moreeffective measures. An4

The Departments inspectors investigated thecollapse of the Coega Bridge where 2 people werekilled and 23 people injured.

improvement notice whichprescribes the correctivemeasures is then served on theemployer.

Other powersTo enable the inspector to carryout his or her duties, he or shemay enter any workplace orpremises where machinery orhazardous substances arebeing used and question orserve a summons on people toappear before him or her. Theinspector may request that anydocuments be submitted to himor her, investigate and makecopies of the documents, anddemand an explanation aboutany entries in such documents.The inspector may also inspectany condition or article andtake samples of it, and seizeany article that may serve asevidence.

Note: The above mentionedpowers of inspectors are notabsolute. Any person whodisagrees with any decisiontaken by an inspector, mayappeal against that decision bywriting to the Chief Inspector,Occupational Health and Safety,Department of Labour, PrivateBag X117, Pretoria, 0001.

General duties ofemployers towardsworkers

What must the employer doto ensure that the workenvironment is safe andwithout risk to the health ofhis or her workers?The employer must provide andmaintain all the equipment thatis necessary to do the work,and all the systems accordingto which work must be done, ina condition that will not affectthe health and safety ofworkers. Before personalprotective equipment may beused, the employer must first tryto remove or reduce any dangerto the health and safety of hisworkers. Only when this is notpracticable, should personalprotective equipment be used.The employer must takemeasures to protect his or herworkers health and safetyagainst hazards that may resultfrom the production, processing,use, handling, storage ortransportation of articles orsubstances, in other words,anything that workers may comeinto contact with at work.

To ensure that these duties arecomplied with, the employermust:

identify potential hazardswhich may be present whilework is being done,something is beingproduced, processed, used,stored or transported, and 5

any equipment is being used establish the precautionary

measures that are necessaryto protect his or her workersagainst the identifiedhazards and provide themeans to implement theseprecautionary measures

provide the necessaryinformation, instructions,training and supervisionwhile keeping the extent ofworkers competence inmind. In other words, whatthey may do and may notdo

not permit anyone to carryon with any task unless thenecessary precautionarymeasures have been taken

take steps to ensure thatevery person under his or

her control complies with therequirements of the Act

enforce the necessarycontrol measures in theinterest of health and safety

see to it that the work beingdone and the equipmentused, is under the generalsupervision of a worker whohas been trained tounderstand the hazardsassociated with the work

such a worker must ensurethat the precautionarymeasures are implementedand maintained.

All workers have theright to be informed

The employer must see to it thatevery worker is informed and

6 Protective clothing are only worn by two people and the third person works in thesame environment without any protective mask over the nose.

clearly understands the healthand safety hazards of any workbeing done, anything beingproduced, processed, used,stored, handled or transported,and any equipment ormachinery being used. Theemployer must then provideinformation about precautionarymeasures against these hazards.

The employer must informhealth and safetyrepresentatives when aninspector notifies him or her ofinspections and investigations,to be conducted at thepremises. The employer mustalso inform health and safetyrepresentatives of anyapplication for exemptionmade, or of any exemptiongranted to him or her in terms

of the Act. Exemption meansbeing exempted from certainprovisions of the Act,regulations, notices orinstructions issued in terms ofthe Act.

The employer must, as soon aspossible, inform the health andsafety representatives of theoccurrence of an incident in theworkplace. An incident is anevent that occurs at theworkplace where a person iskilled, injured or becomes ill. Itis also the spillage of ahazardous chemical substance,for example, when a tank leaksformaldehyde (a chemicalproduct used in industry) due toa faulty valve, or wheremachinery runs out of control,without killing or injuring 7

Protect your own bodyby wearing theprescribed protectiveclothing at all times, forthe head, hands, bodyand feet, etc.

anyone.General duties ofmanufacturers,designers, importers,sellers or suppliersregarding the use ofarticles andsubstances at work

ArticlesManufacturers, designers,importers, sellers and suppliersmust ensure that:

their articles are safe andwithout risk to health andcomply with all prescribedrequirements

when a structure or an articleis installed on any premises, itmust be done in such a waythat neither an unsafesituation nor a health risk is

created.SubstancesManufacturers, designers,importers, sellers and suppliersof any substances must ensurethat:

such substances are safe andwithout risk to health when itis used properly

information is available onthe - use of the substance at

work- health and safety risk

associated with thesubstance

- conditions that arenecessary to ensure thatthe substance will be safeand without risk tohealth when properly used

- procedures in case of an

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A gas cylinderwhich explodedbecause of afire.

accident.If a person to whom an articleor substance has been sold orsupplied, undertakes in writingto take specified steps toensure that the article orsubstance will meet all theprescribed requirements, andwill be safe and without risk tohealth, the duties of theimporter, designer, seller,supplier or manufacturer willsubsequently shift to the personwho undertakes to take suchsteps.

General duties of theworker

It is the duty of the worker to:

take care of his or her ownhealth and safety, as well asthat of other people who

may be affected by his orher actions or negligence toact. This includes playing atwork. Many people havebeen injured and even killedowing to horseplay in theworkplace, and that isconsidered a seriouscontravention

cooperate with the employerwhere the Act imposes aduty or requirements on theworker

give information to aninspector from theDepartment of Labour if heor she should require it

carry out any lawfulinstruction which theemployer or authorisedperson prescribes with regard 9

An example of usingscaffolding in a totallyunacceptable anddangerous way.

to health and safety comply with the rules and

procedures that theemployer gives him/her

wear the prescribed safetyclothing or use theprescribed safety equipmentwhere it is required

report unsafe or unhealthyconditions to the employeror health and safetyrepresentative as soon aspossible

if he or she is involved in anincident that may influencehis or her health or causean injury, report thatincident to the employer,and authorised person orthe health and safetyrepresentative as soon aspossible, but no later thanby the end of the shift.

Rights of the worker

The Occupational Health andSafety Act has extendedworkers rights to include thefollowing:

Right to informationThe worker must have accessto

the Occupational Healthand Safety Act andRegulations

health and safety rules andprocedures of the workplace

health and safety standardswhich the employer mustkeep at the workplace.

The worker may request theemployer to inform him or herabout

health and safety hazards inthe workplace

the precautionary measureswhich must be taken

the procedures that must befollowed if a worker isexposed to substanceshazardous to health.

The worker may request thathis or her private medicalpractitioner investigate his orher medical and exposurerecords.

If the worker is a health andsafety representative, he or shemay investigate and commentin writing on exposureassessments and monitoringreports.

Right to participate ininspectionsIf the worker is a health andsafety representative, he or shemay accompany a health and10

safety inspector from theDepartment of Labour during aninspection of the workplace andanswer any questions theinspector may ask.

Right to comment onlegislation and makerepresentationsThe worker may comment ormake representations on anyregulation or safety standardpublished in terms of theOccupational Health and SafetyAct.

Right not to be victimisedAn employer may not dismiss aworker from his/her service,reduce a workers salary orreduce a workers serviceconditions because

the worker suppliedinformation, which is

required of him or her interms of the Act, to someonewho is charged with theadministration of theOccupational Health andSafety Act

the worker complied with alawful notice, (e.g. aprohibition, contraventionnotice, etc.)

the worker did somethingwhich in terms of the Actshould have been done

the worker did not dosomething which in terms ofthe Act is prohibited

the worker has givenevidence before the LabourCourt or a Court of Law onmatters regarding healthand safety. 11

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Right to appealThe worker may appeal againstthe decision of an inspector.Appeals must be referred inwriting to the Chief Inspector,Occupational Health andSafety, Department of Labour,Private Bag X117, Pretoria,0001.

Duty not to interferewith or misuseobjects

No-one may interfere with ormisuse any object that hasbeen provided in the interest ofhealth and safety. A personmay, for example, not removea safety guard from a machineand use the machine or allowanybody else to use it withoutsuch a guard.

Health and safetyrepresentatives

What are health and safetyrepresentatives?They are full-time workersnominated or elected anddesignated in writing by theemployer after the employer andworkers consulted one anotherand reached an agreementabout who will be health andsafety representatives. They mustat least be familiar with thecircumstances and conditions atthat part of the workplace forwhich they are designated.Agreement must also bereached on the period of officeand functions of the health andsafety representative and mustbe settled amongst the employerand the workers.

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Stacking of material should bedone in such a manner that itwould not create a danger for

any of the workers.

How many health and safetyrepresentatives must bedesignated?One health and safetyrepresentative must bedesignated for every workplaceconsisting of 20 or moreworkers. Therefore, where only19 workers are employed, it isnot necessary to designate arepresentative.

In the case of shops andoffices, one representativemust be designated for every100 workers or part thereof.For example, onerepresentative must bedesignated in the case of 21 to100 workers. But tworepresentatives must bedesignated where 101 to 200workers are employed, etc.

In the case of otherworkplaces, one representativemust be designated for every 50workers or part thereof. Forexample, one representativemust be designated in the caseof 21 to 50 workers. But tworepresentatives must bedesignated where 51 to 100workers are employed.

Depending on circumstances,an inspector may require thedesignation of morerepresentatives, even in thecase where the number ofworkers is less than 20. For

example, the layout of a plantmay be of such a nature thatthe designation of only onerepresentative for 50 workers isinsufficient. The inspector may

then require the designation ofmore representatives. However,if the employer and workers soagree, more than theprescribed number ofrepresentatives may bedesignated.

When must health andsafety representatives bedesignated?Within four months after the 13

Did you know that the safety of cable ways is onlyone of the tasks of the occupational health andsafety inspector?

commencement of theemployers business. Anemployer with more than 20workers, whose business isoperative for less than fourmonths, does not have todesignate representatives. In thecase where, for example,seasonal workers are employedon farms, causing the numberof workers to exceed 20 for aperiod of less than four months,the designation ofrepresentatives is also notnecessary.

When must health andsafety representativesperform their activities?All activities regarding thedesignation, function andtraining of representatives mustbe performed during normal

working hours.

What may health and safetyrepresentatives do?Health and safetyrepresentatives are entitled to dothe following:

Health and safety auditsRepresentatives may check theeffectiveness of health andsafety measures by means ofhealth and safety audits.

Identify potential dangersRepresentatives may identifypotential dangers in theworkplace and report them tothe health and safetycommittee or the employer.

Investigate incidentsRepresentatives may together14

A dangerous situation. Thescaffolding is not fixed to the

building and no protective clothingis worn.

with the employer investigateincidents, or complaints fromworkers regarding health andsafety matters, and reportabout it in writing.

Make representationsRepresentatives may makerepresentations regarding thesafety of the workplace to theemployer or the health andsafety committee or, where therepresentations areunsuccessful, to an inspector.

InspectionsAs far as inspections areconcerned, representativesmay:

- inspect the workplace afternotifying the employer of theinspection

- participate in discussionswith inspectors at theworkplace and accompanyin- spectors on inspections

- inspect documents

- with the consent of his/heremployer, be accompaniedby a technical advisorduring an inspection.

Attend committee meetingsRepresentatives must attendhealth and safety committeemeetings.

Health and safetycommittees

What is the purpose ofhealth and safetycommittees?Members meet in order toinitiate, promote, maintain andreview measures of ensuringthe health and safety ofworkers.

When must health andsafety committees beestablished?At least one committee must beestablished when two or morerepresentatives are designated.

Of how many members doesa health and safetycommittee comprise?The employer determines thenumber of committeemembers, based on thefollowing:

if only one committee hasbeen established for aworkplace, all therepresentatives must bemembers of that committee

if two or more committeeshave been established for aworkplace, eachrepresentative must be amember of at least one ofthose committees.

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Therefore, every representativemust be a member of acommittee. The employer mayalso nominate other people torepresent him or her on acommittee but such nomineesmay not be more than thenumber of representativesdesignated on that committee.

If, however, an inspector is ofthe opinion that the number ofcommittees in a workplace isinadequate, he or she maydetermine the establishment ofadditional committees.

How often do health andsafety representatives meet?They meet whenever it isnecessary, but at least onceevery three months. Thecommittee determines the timeand place. However, if 10% ormore of the workers put arequest for a meeting to theinspector, the inspector mayorder that such a meeting beheld at a time and place whichhe or she determines.

Who determines theprocedure at the meeting?The members of the committeeelect the chairperson anddetermine his or her period ofoffice, meeting procedures, etc.

May health and safetycommittees consult expertsfor advice?Yes, committees may co-optpeople as advisory membersfor their knowledge andexpertise on health and safetymatters. However, an advisorymember does not have theright to vote.

What do health and safetycommittees do?The committees only deal withhealth and safety matters at theworkplace or sections thereoffor which such committeeshave been established.Generally, health and safetycommittees have the following16

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functions:

Make recommendationsA committee must makerecommendations to theemployer abut the health andsafety of workers. Where theserecommendations do not leadto solving the matter, thecommittee may makerecommendations to aninspector.

Discuss incidentsA committee must discuss anyincident that leads to the injury,illness, or death of any workerand may report about it inwriting to the inspector.

RecordkeepingA committee must keep recordof every recommendation tothe employer and every report

to an inspector.

Other functionsCommittee members mustperform any other functionsrequired of them by regulation.

Deductions

An employer may not makeany deductions from a workerssalary with regard to anythinghe or she is required to do inthe interest of health and safetyin terms of the Act.

Report to the ChiefInspector regardingoccupational diseases

If a medical practitionerexamines or treats someone fora disease that he or shesuspects arose from that 17

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people diedin a fire withno way to

escapebecause theworkplacewas locked

from theoutside.

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workers employment, themedical practitioner mustreport the case to the workersemployer and to the ChiefInspector.

Cooperation with theinspector

Compliance with directions,subpoenas, requests orcommandsEmployers and workers mustcomply with the directions,subpoenas, requests or ordersof inspectors. In addition, noone may prevent anyone elsefrom complying.

Answering questionsThe inspectors questionsshould be answered, butno-one is obliged to answer aquestion by which he or shemight incriminate him orherself. To incriminate oneselfmeans that one is suggestingthat one is responsible for acontravention.

InvestigationsWhen the inspector so requires,he or she must be providedwith the necessary means andbe given the assistance he orshe may need to hold aninvestigation. The inspectormay also request thatinvestigations be attended byindividuals who may assist the

inspector with the investigation.No one may insult theinspector or deliberatelyinterrupt the investigation.

Prosecutions

When the worker doessomething which in terms ofthe Occupational Health andSafety Act is regarded as anoffence, the employer isresponsible for that offence,and he or she could be foundguilty and sentenced for it,unless the employer can provethat:

he or she did not give his orher consent

he or she took allreasonable steps to preventit

the worker did not act withinthe scope of his or hercompetence, in other words,that the worker didsomething which he or sheknew he or she should nothave done.

The foregoing also applies to amandatory of an employer, forexample, a subcontractor,unless the parties agreebeforehand in writing on howthe mandatory will comply withthe provisions of the Act.

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Provincial Offices of the Departmentof Labour

Eastern CapeEast London Tel: (043) 701 3000

Free StateBloemfontein Tel: (051) 505 6200

Gauteng NorthPretoria Tel: (012) 309 5000

Gauteng SouthJohannesburg Tel: (011) 497 3222

KwaZulu-NatalDurban Tel: (031) 336 2000

LimpopoPolokwane Tel: (015) 290 1744

MpumalangaWitbank Tel: (013) 655 8700

North WestMafikeng Tel: (018) 387 1800

Northern CapeKimberley Tel: (053) 838 1500

Western CapeCape Town Tel: (021) 441 8000

Labour Centres of the Department ofLabour

Eastern CapeAliwal North Tel: (051) 633 2633Butterworth Tel: (047) 491 0490Cradock Tel: (048) 881 3010East London Tel: (043) 702 7500Fort Beaufort Tel: (046) 645 4686Graaf-Reinet Tel: (049) 892 2142Grahamstown Tel: (046) 622 2104King WilliamsTown Tel: (043) 642 3401

Lusikisiki Tel: (039) 253 1996Maclear Tel: (045) 932 1424Mdantsane Tel: (043) 761 3151Port Elizabeth Tel: (041) 506 5000Queenstown Tel: (045) 807 5400Uitenhage Tel: (041) 992 4627Umtata Tel: (047) 501 5600

Free StateBethlehem Tel: (058) 303 5293Bloemfontein Tel: (051) 505 6201Ficksburg Tel: (051) 933 2299Harrismith Tel: (058) 623 2977Kroonstad Tel: (056) 212 4471Parys Tel: (056) 811 3043Petrusburg Tel: (053) 574 0932Phuthaditjhaba Tel: (058) 713 0373Sasolburg Tel: (016) 970 3200Thaba Nchu Tel: (051) 873 2004Welkom Tel: (057) 391 0200Zastron Tel: (051) 673 1471

Gauteng NorthAtteridgeville Tel: (012) 386 5116Bronkhorstspruit Tel: (013) 932 0197Garankuwa Tel: (012) 702 4525Krugersdorp Tel: (011) 955 4420Mamelodi Tel: (012) 805 5090Pretoria Tel: (012) 309 5050Randfontein Tel: (011) 693 3618Soshanguve Tel: (012) 799 7395Temba Tel: (012) 717 7395

Gauteng SouthAlberton Tel: (011) 861 6130Benoni Tel: (011) 747 9601Boksburg Tel: (011) 898 3340Brakpan Tel: (011) 744 9000Carletonville Tel: (018) 788 3281Germiston Tel: (011) 345 6300Johannesburg Tel: (011) 497 3163Kempton Park Tel: (011) 975 9301Nigel Tel: (011) 814 7095Roodepoort Tel: (011) 766 2000Sandton Tel: (011) 444 7631Sebokeng Tel: (016) 988 2626

Assistance from an inspector

Inspectors may be contacted at the following offices of theDepartment of Labour:

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Soweto Tel: (011) 939 1200Springs Tel: (011) 362 6636Vanderbijlpark Tel: (016) 981 0280Vereeniging Tel: (016) 430 0000

KwaZulu-NatalDurban Tel: (031) 336 1500Dundee Tel: (034) 212 3147Estcourt Tel: (036) 352 2161Kokstad Tel: (039) 727 2140Ladysmith Tel: (036) 637 3461Newcastle Tel: (034) 312 6038Pietermaritzburg Tel: (033) 342 9361Pinetown Tel: (031) 700 2206Port Shepstone Tel: (039) 682 2406Prospecton Tel: (031) 902 1590Richmond Tel: (033) 212 2768Richards Bay Tel: (035) 780 8700Stanger Tel: (032) 551 4291Ulundi Tel: (035) 879 1439Verulam Tel: (032) 533 5050Vryheid Tel: (034) 980 8992

LimpopoGiyani Tel: (015) 812 9041Lebowakgomo Tel: (015) 633 6958Lephalale Tel: (014) 763 2162Makhado Tel: (015) 516 0207Modimolle Tel: (014) 717 1046Mokopani Tel: (015) 491 5973Phalaborwa Tel: (015) 781 5114Polokwane Tel: (015) 299 5000Seshego Tel: (015) 223 7020Thohoyandou Tel: (015) 960 1300Tzaneen Tel: (015) 306 2600

MpumalangaBaberton Tel: (031) 712 3066Bethal Tel: (017) 647 2383Carolina Tel: (017) 843 1077Ermelo Tel: (017) 819 7632Evander Tel: (017) 632 2295Groblersdal Tel: (013) 262 3150Kwamhlanga Tel: (013) 947 3173Lydenburg Tel: (013) 235 2368Middelburg Tel: (013) 283 3600Nelspruit Tel: (013) 753 2844Nhlazatshe Tel: (017) 883 2414Piet Retief Tel: (017) 826 1883Sabie Tel: (013) 764 2105

Secunda Tel: (017) 631 2585Standerton Tel: (017) 712 1351Volksrust Tel: (017) 735 2994

Northern CapeCalvinia Tel: (027) 341 1523De Aar Tel: (053) 631 0952Kimberley Tel: (053) 838 1500Kuruman Tel: (053) 712 3952Springbok Tel: (027) 718 1058Upington Tel: (054) 331 1752

North WestBrits Tel: (012) 252 3068Christiana Tel: (053) 441 2120Klerksdorp Tel: (018) 464 8700Lichtenburg Tel: (018) 632 4323Mafikeng Tel: (018) 381 1010Mogwase Tel: (014) 555 5693Potchefstroom Tel: (018) 297 5100Rustenburg Tel: (014) 592 8214Taung Tel: (053) 994 1679Vryburg Tel: (053) 927 5221

Western CapeBeaufort West Tel: (023) 414 3427Bellville Tel: (021) 941 7000Cape Town Tel: (021) 460 5911Claremont Tel: (021) 683 2388George Tel: (044) 801 1201Knysna Tel: (044) 382 3150Mitchells Plain Tel: (021) 376 1771Mossel Bay Tel: (044) 691 1140Oudtshoorn Tel: (044) 272 4370Paarl Tel: (021) 872 2020Somerset West Tel: (021) 852 2535Vredenburg Tel: (022) 715 1627Worcester Tel: (023) 347 0152

Head Office address of the ChiefInspector of Occupational Health andSafety

Department of LabourTel: (012) 309 4774Private Bag X117Fax: (012) 309 4382Pretoria0001

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