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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT (85/1993) AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS 2014: NOTICE REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS 2014

Posted 15 September 2014

Under section 40(3)(b) of the OHSA, the chief inspector granted the following temporary exemption in terms of section 40 of the said Act -

  • An exemption from registration with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions as contemplated in regulation 5(8) of the categories of construction health and safety professionals. A position held in terms of regulation 5(7)(b) (i.e. an agent as contemplated in sub regulations (5) and (6)) and in terms of regulation 8(6) (i.e. a construction health and safety officer), are exempted from the aforesaid registration until 6 August 2015.