Government Gazette Staatskoerant REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA REPUBLIEK VAN SUID-AFRIKA Regulation Gazette No. 9976 Regulasiekoerant Vol. 576 Pretoria, 28 June Junie 2013 No. 36586 N.B. The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for the quality of Hard Copies or Electronic Files submitted for publication purposes AIDS HELPLINE: 0800-0123-22 Prevention is the cure 302610 A 36586 1
2 No. 36586 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 JUNE 2013 IMPORTANT NOTICE The Government Printing Works will not be held responsible for faxed documents not received due to errors on the fax machine or faxes received which are unclear or incomplete. Please be advised that an OK slip, received from a fax machine, will not be accepted as proof that documents were received by the GPW for printing. If documents are faxed to the GPW it will be the sender s responsibility to phone and confirm that the documents were received in good order. Furthermore the Government Printing Works will also not be held responsible for cancellations and amendments which have not been done on original documents received from clients. No. CONTENTS INHOUD Page No. Gazette No. GOVERNMENT NOTICE Labour, Department of Government Notice R. 442 Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993): Occupational Health and Hygiene Approved Inspection Authorities: List of basic equipment, list of tertiary institutions for legal knowledge examination and reporting format 2 36586 GOVERNMENT NOTICE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR No. R. 442 28 June 2013 Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993) I, Thobile Lamati designated Chief Inspector in terms of section 27(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993, and by virtue of the power delegated to me by the Minister of Labour in terms of section 42(1) of that Act hereby - 1. Approves the list basic equipment required; list of tertiary institutions for legal knowledge examination as well as the reporting format to be used by the occupational health and hygiene inspection authorities. 2. This notice will be effective as from the 1st September 2013 and the first repo sue on 30 September 2013. TIVLLAM I CHIEF INSPECTOR: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
STAATSKOERANT, 28 JUNIE 2013 No. 36586 3 ANNEXURE I List of basic equipment 1. Airborne Contaminants (Hazardous Chemicals, Lead and Asbestos) Personal Sampling Pump/s (PSP) with a constant airflow system. Pump must have variable flow settings to accommodate low flow rates as well. Primary calibration standard i.e. Electronic Calibration instrument or an inverted Burette able to calibrate PSP to a known flow rate. Detector tubes for measuring gas or vapour (including detector tube pump i.e. bellow pump) Will be an advantage if available: direct reading instruments for airborne gases and vapours (real time quantification) or direct reading diffusion tubes/badges. Phase Contrast Microscope fitted with a Walter Beckett graticule for Asbestos counting will be an advantage Correct sample media (filters and sorbent tubes), sample heads (i.e. open face, antistatic cowl), cyclones and other consumables are important 2. Noise Integrating sound level meter that complies at least with the accuracy requirements specified for a type 2 instrument in SANS 61672-1 and SANS 61672-2.. Sound calibrator that complies with the requirements prescribed for a type 2 calibrator in SANS 60942. Personal sound exposure meter (noise dose meter) that comply with the relevant accuracy requirements of IEC 61252 (and its calibrator) for personal exposure measurements will also be an advantage A type 1 SLM with frequency analyzer (and its calibrator) will again be an advantage, especially due to accuracy, sound integrating properties and for noise control purposes 3. Illumination Photometer (cosine calibrated and colour corrected), e.g. Lux meter 4. Heat Stress Instrument/s able to measure the following environmental parameters: - Air temperature or dry bulb - Humidity or wet bulb - Radiant temperature or globe bulb - Air velocity i.e. whirling hygrometer, globe thermometer, kata thermometer or anemometer (hotwire or vane) or integrated electronic instrumentation i.e. WBGT thermal, environmental meter 5. Cold Stress Dry bulb thermometer and anemometer (hotwire)
4 No. 36586 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 JUNE 2013 Ventilation Hot wire anemometer Pitot static tube Manometer
STAATSKOERANT, 28 JUNIE 2013 No. 36586 5 ANNEXURE II LEGAL KNOWLEDGE CERTIFICATE The Department of Labour will only accept Legal Knowledge Certificates that are issued by the following institutions: Institution Contact Person e-mail Contact number CPUT Mr. Hennie Van der Westhuizen vanderwesthuizenhcput.ac. 072 127 2377 za DUT Mr Ivan Niranjan ivannad ut.ac.za 082 859 4304 NMMU Mr Charles M. Qoto Charles.QotoAnmmu.ac.za 083 6322 850 University of North West University of Pretoria Pro Fritz Eloff Fritz.Eloffa,nwu.ac.zal 0825454373 Dr Nico Claasen nico.claassenaup.ac.za 083 258 4416
6 No. 36586 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28 JUNE 2013 ANNEXURE IH SIX MONTHLY RETURN PERIOD to Company name Physical Address Postal Address Responsible Registered Occupational Hygienist/s Contact person Telephone number Fax number E-mail address Number of operational staff Stressors approved for
STAATSKOERANT, 28 JUNIE 2013 No. 36586 7 LIST OF COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED AIA Name Cert. No. Date Reporting period: to &odor Appropriate 2-digit SIC Codes (ie Division level) are available from http://www.statssa.gov.za/additional services/sic/contents.htm
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