Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 Case Study 2

Question 1 (10 Marks )

1.1 In terms of Section 16 of the OHS Act, the Chief Executive Officer is charged with certain
duties, and may assign any of these duties. (3 Marks)
 To whom can the CEO assign this duties?
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 What are the conditions when the CEO assigns these duties to other persons?
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1.2 In what manner must you as an employer conduct your undertaking with regards to other
persons? (1 Mark)
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1.3 Company A installed a certain part of machinery for use to a client, but Company B has to
install some parts of the machinery for the final installation to be achieved. What must Company
A do to ensure that they will not be held responsible for the final installation? (1Marks)

1.4 If any person is aggrieved by the decision taken by the inspector what should they do? (2
Marks)

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1.5 State 3 duties of an employer. (3 Marks)
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Question 2 (20 Marks )
Occupational Health and Safety inspection was conducted by inspector at Eurotex Industries.
The employer has hazardous chemical substance on site. In the factory employees were
wearing protective equipment such as goggles, safety boots, respirators and earplugs.
Comprehensive risk assessment was done that included all activities and hazards.
It was discovered during the inspection that construction work was being done on the premises
as the factory was being extended by the Replex Construction. Replex Construction had
appointed Duo Electrical on site to do electrical installation work.
2.1: List 3 Conditions when notification construction work has to be submitted and indicate to
whom should the notification be submitted. (4 Marks).

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2.2: Name three duties of Replex Construction ?(3 Marks)

2.3 In addition to Electrical installation and Electrical Machinery Regulations, Mention 2

requirements for electrical installation on site. In addition indicate who can issue the certificate
of compliance for this type of installation. (3Marks)

2.4 Mention four types of information an employer should consider when assessment of
potential exposure is being compiled on Hazardous Chemicals. (4 Marks)

2.5 What is the noise rating limit? Who can do the noise assessment / noise measurement
programme? At what intervals should this assessment be made? And when should the tests be
done on a new employee? (4 Marks)
2.6 For how long should the noise assessment medical surveillance records be kept and the air
monitoring records be kept? (2 Marks)