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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (85/1993): CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS, 2014

Posted 25 March 2014

The Chief Inspector has, in terms of section 27(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993, approved the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions as contemplated in regulation 5(8). The South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions is a statutory body established in terms of section 2 of the Project and Construction Management Act 48 of 2000. The following categories of construction health and safety professionals have been identified as per the Construction Regulations, 2014:

a) Construction Health and Safety Agent (PrCHSA)
b) Construction Health and Safety Manager (CHSM)
c) Construction Health and Safety Officer (CHSO)