The roles within Health and Safety are very specific and require a dedicated team to ensure that all the duties are covered to ensure the workplace is safe.

1. Health and Safety
Duties
We believe in making sure your loved ones return home
healthy and safe after work

2. Duties in Health and Safety
 The roles within Health and Safety are very specific and
require a dedicated team to ensure that all the duties are
covered to ensure the workplace is safe.

3. Functions, duties and responsibilities of
the SHE Representative
A health and safety representative may perform the
following functions, duties and responsibilities in
respect of the workplace or section of the workplace
for which he / she has been designated.
Every chief executive officer , without derogating from
his responsibility or liability in terms of the act may
assign any duty to any person under his control

4. The Employer
 The employer must notify the representative
of all reports on inspections, monitoring and
testing and make them available to him or
her.
 The representative’s name and contact
information and all reports must be posted
where workers have access to them.
 Representatives must be granted paid leave
for meetings and training required.
 Representatives are to be given the
opportunity to accompany the OH&S officer
or any person doing a health and safety
inspection while they are onsite.
 Health and safety Training is a legislative
requirement and all employees must be
trained on how to work safely.
We referred to the employer’s duties in
Maintaining a Health and Safety
Representative according to the health
and safety act.
An employer has many obligations
towards the state and the safety of
their employees. We will describe a
few points on utilizing resources and
the financial implications.

5. Functions, duties and responsibilities of the SHE
Representative
A health and safety representative may perform the following functions, duties and
responsibilities in respect of the workplace or section of the workplace for which he / she
has been designated, namely:
 Review the effectiveness of health and safety measures.
 Identify potential hazards and potential major incidents at the workplace.
 Investigate complaints by any employee relating to that employee's health or safety at
work.
 Make representations to the employer on general matters affecting the health or
safety of the employees at the workplace.
 Inspect the workplace, including any article, substance, plant, machinery or health and
safety equipment at that workplace with a view to, the health and safety of
employees, at intervals as may be agreed upon with the employer: Provided that
reasonable notice of his intention to carry out an inspection to the employer, whom
may be present during the inspection.

6. Functions, duties and responsibilities of the SHE
Representative …. (Continued)
 Receive information from inspectors as contemplated in section 36 in the Act.
 Visit the site of an incident at all reasonable times and attend any inspection.
 Attend any investigation or formal inquiry held in terms of this Act. With the approval
of the employer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), be
accompanied by a technical adviser, on any inspection.

7. Training Requirements
Health and Safety Training is a legislative requirement and
all employees must be trained on how to work safely.
 The training is done on
paid work time.
 Posting the
representative’s name and
informing workers about
the representative’s role.
 Scheduling regular
meetings to discuss
promotion of health and
safety as well as health
and safety concerns.
 Skills Development Levies
Act
 Employers must show
proof of training
interventions and is then
able to claim a certain
percentage back on their
skills levies.

8. Examples of training
Training and education requirements
which may impact on resources and finances:
The most common topics for training are:
OH&S legislation,
First aid
Hazard identification.
Fire fighting

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We believe in making sure your loved ones return home healthy and safe after work, by
understanding your specific needs and tailoring a comprehensive Health and Safety solution,
backed by qualified professionals providing legal compliance, training, and management of
incidents in the workplace.
Achieving significant growth by developing and continuously improving our capabilities and
delivering professional value-added services and solutions to clients through sustainable
relationships and departmental goals.
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