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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (85/1993): INCLUSION OF NOISE MONITORING BY MEANS OF PERSONAL DOSIMETRY IN REGULATION 7 OF THE NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS REGULATIONS

Posted 19 September 2017

The Minister of Labour has, in terms of section 43(1)(b)(v) of the OSHA, included noise monitoring by means of personal dosimetry in terms of SANS 10083, for employees potentially exposed to noise at or above the noise rating limit, whom are neither working in an area of approximate equal noise level or fixed location to supplement the measures in regulation 7(2) of the Noise Induced Hearing Loss Regulations with effect from the date of publication of this notice.