Occupational Health and Safety Act

Easily implement the OHSA in your workplace

It is an unfortunate reality that accidents occur in the workplace and that both employers and employees neglect health and safety. This exciting morning seminar workshop will equip you with the knowledge you need to stay on the right side of the law.

The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (OHSA) aims to remedy this state of affairs and places the responsibility for health and safety squarely on employers and employees.

Failure to comply with the OHSA is a criminal offence and often employers and employees do not realise the gravity of the responsibilities the OHSA places on them.

• What is occupational health and safety?
• General hazards in the workplace
• Definitions, objectives and application
• Employer and employee duties as prescribed by the OHSA
• Other duties imposed by OHSA
• Prohibited matters
• Health and safety representatives
• Health and safety committees
• Inspectors and the Chief inspector
• Investigations
• Inquiries
• Acts or omissions by employees or mandatories
• Offences, penalties and special orders of court

Key benefits of attending include:

• Be equipped to implement the OHSA in your workplace
• Understand the responsibility the OHSA places on employers and employees
• Understand fully the role and duties of a health and safety representative
• Understand the latest case law
• Understand the role of the Department of Labour in enforcing the OHSA

Who should attend?

• Any employee
• Employees appointed as health and safety representatives
• Managers
• Safety officers
• Human Resource practitioners
• Union officials and representatives
• Security officers
• Members of the health and safety committee

Training approach

Our courses use interactive tools that allow learners to learn by doing.

The experience for learners is fun, rewarding, lasting and integrative, whilst employers are assured of a high return on investment in training.

Front Foot courses are compiled and presented by subject matter experts and industry specialists to ensure the highest and most current standard of excellence in all our workshops and training.

Rean Fourie is an admitted advocate who specialises in the area of Labour Law. He lectured for a number of years in both Labour and Occupational Health and Safety Law before returning to practice as a legal advisor. As a part-time CCMA commissioner he presided over numerous labour disputes. He has presented various papers on Labour Law and developed and presented training material for the Department of Labour.

At present Rean acts as a labour consultant to various private and public institutions. In this capacity he regularly assists parties in the workplace.