The Department of Labour has, in terms of section 27(1) of the OHSA, given notice that as from the date of this notice, all applications for approval from a person or organisation who wants to provide First Aid training approved by the Chief Inspector will only be considered if it is accompanied by a valid accreditation document issued by the Quality Assurance Body.
Those already registered with the Department of Labour, will after the promulgation of this notice, be granted 8 months to be accredited with the Quality Assurance Body as mentioned above.