Identify the aim of the legislation

Act 27 of 2000: Occupational Health and safety Authority Act

• It supports the importance of providing adequate protective clothing for the workers on the place of work in order to avoid any physical injuries.

• It works on the importance of providing a safe environment for the people on the workplace to be safe from physical and psychological harm.

• To make sure to make use of proper signs in order to prevent the workers any service users and public in general from getting harmed.

LN35 OF 2003: PROTECTION AGAINST RISKS OF BACK INJURY AT WORK PLACEMENT REGULATIONS.

• It makes sure to protect the workers from hurting their back by providing the appropriate equipment in order to avoid lifting heavy objects.

• To make sure to make use of proper signs in order to prevent the workers any service users and public in general from getting harmed.

• It works on the importance of providing a safe environment for the people on the workplace.

LN36 OF 2003: GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK PLACES REGULATION.

• It supports the importance of providing adequate protective clothing for the workers on the place of work in order to avoid any physical injuries.

• To make sure to make use of proper signs in order to prevent the workers any service users and public in general from getting harmed.

• The employer is responsible to find the hazards at the place of work and avoid risks and try to remove them and lessen them in order to avoid injuries.

LN121 OF 2003: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT WORK REGULATIONS

• It makes sure that the workers are protected from any risks coming from contact to biological agents (bacteria/virus/fungi)

• It makes sure to protect the workers from hurting their back by providing the appropriate equipment in order to avoid lifting heavy objects.

• It supports the importance of providing adequate protective clothing for the workers on the place of work in order to avoid any physical injuries.

LN228 OF 2003: PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM RISKS RELATED TO EXPOSURE TO BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AT WORK REGULATIONS

• It makes sure that the workers are protected from any risks coming from contact to biological agents (bacteria/virus/fungi)

• To make sure to make use of proper signs in order to prevent the workers any service users and public in general from getting harmed.

• It works on the importance of providing a safe environment for the people on the workplace.

LN199 OF 2015: WORKPLACE (PROVISION OF HEALTH AND/OR SAFETY SIGNS AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS

• To make sure to make use of proper signs in order to prevent the workers any service users and public in general from getting harmed.

• It works on the importance of providing a safe environment for the people on the workplace.

• It makes sure that the workers are protected from any risks coming from contact to biological agents (bacteria/virus/fungi)

LN293 OF 2016: WORK EQUIPMENT (MINIMUM SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENT) REGULATIONS

• It makes sure to protect the workers from hurting their back by providing the appropriate equipment in order to avoid lifting heavy objects.

• It supports the importance of providing adequate protective clothing for the workers on the place of work in order to avoid any physical injuries.

• It makes sure to give the workers the appropriate training on how to make use of the equipment regarding how to stop it and start it, how to use it, move it around, repair it, modify it, maintain it and also cleaning and maintaining it.