A new Code of Good Practice on the Prevention and Elimination of Harassment came into effect on 18 March 2022. Understand the impact and what you as an employer need to do.
The Code’s objective is to:
- Eliminate all forms of harassment in the workplace, and in any activity linked to, or arising out of work.
- Guide employers on measures to prevent and eliminate all forms of harassment in the workplace; and
- On human resources policies, procedures, and practices related to harassment and appropriate procedure to deal with harassment and prevent its recurrence.
Join Inlexso’s Labour law specialist Tinyiko Kubayi for this important webinar as he discusses this latest update.
Date: 25 August & 7 September 2022
Time: 9h00 – 13h00
Cost: R950 pp excl VAT
Contact michelle.dutoit@inlexso.co.za, jolene.mascini@inlexso.co.za or riekie.vdberg@inlexso.co.za to make your booking.
Regulations 3 and 20 of the Asbestos Abatement Regulations, which were published under the Occupational Health And Safety Act 85 of 1993 came into force on 10 May 2022. In terms of Regulation 3 employers must:
- ensure that all asbestos-containing materials at the workplace are identified by a competent person;
- if it is uncertain whether the suspected material contains asbestos, it must either:
- Be deemed to contain asbestos; or the employer must
- arrange for a sample thereof to be analysed a competent laboratory
- if part of the workplace is inaccessible and considered by a competent person as likely to contain asbestos, it must be assumed that asbestos is present in that area
- if no asbestos is identified, it must be substantiated in writing by a competent person. This is not a requirement for buildings constructed after 28 March 2011.
In terms of Regulation 20
- Identified asbestos must be clearly and legibly identified
- Asbestos waste must be clearly labelled and identified
- Any asbestos contaminated soil or land contaminated with asbestos waste must be clearly demarcated and signposted
- Regulated asbestos areas must be clearly demarcated
Non-compliance with the Regulations is an offence, punishable with a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months and may be increased in the case of a continuous offence.
Should you require any assistance with the interpretation or implementation of the Regulations, please feel free to contact Morné Viljoen at morne.viljoen@inlexso.co.za.
Important Notices
Department of Water and Sanitation Tightens Water Taps
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) published an instruction to all Irrigation Boards and Water Users Associations (WUA) to inform their members to install water measuring devices for water taken for irrigation purposes, and to monitor compliance with the Water Taking Regulations published on 17 February 2017. Water users are required to submit the measuring records to the WUA or DWS on a monthly basis. A failure to comply with the instruction may lead to a fine or imprisonment for a period not exceeding five years.
Proposed waste stream exclusions published for comment
Proposed regulations to exclude the following waste streams from the definition of waste under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act has been published: slag from metallurgical processes; ash from combustion and gasification processes; gypsum from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing, and combustion and gasification processes; and biomass waste streams. Contact us for more information on how these regulations may affect your business.
Draft Conservation Agriculture Policy Published for comment
The Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), has published the draft Agriculture Conservation Policy for comment on or before 8 April 2018. Conservation agriculture have three key characteristics: minimal mechanical soil disturbance; maintenance of a mulch of organic matter covering and feeding the soil; and rotations or sequences and associations of crops. Workshops on the Policy will take place between February 2018 and April 2018.
Training
Inlexso assists in achieving legally compliant workplaces by offering a variety of public and private training sessions for individuals and organisations. View our latest training schedule and classes below.
Integrated SHEQ Management Systems Auditing
The aim is to provide attendees with international guideline knowledge and skill towards becoming an internal auditor within the Integrated SHEQ auditing discipline.
Environmental Legislative Training
Compliance with Environmental law is increasingly becoming more important in running your business. In fact, non-compliance can lead to heavy fines, closure of your operations and even jail time.
OHS ACT & Regulations Training
This course is intended for all team leaders/supervisors/managers who should know the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the consequences of non-compliance. It will be useful for managers at all levels as well as Safety and Security officers, Compliance officers and learners, Health and Safety Specialist
International ISO Training Accreditation
Inlexso is an official SILVER TRAINING PARTNER of the Professional Evaluation & Certification Board (PECB).
PECB is a certification body for persons, management systems, and products on a wide range of international standards. As a global provider of training, examination, audit, and certification services, PECB offers its expertise on multiple fields including but not limited to Information Security, IT, Business Continuity, Service Management, Quality Management Systems, Risk & Management, Health, Safety, and Environment. For more information, please visit www.pecb.com
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