Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsPhysical Agents Regulations, 202415. Prevention or control of exposure to a physical agent |
| (1) | An employer or self-employed person must ensure that the exposure of a person to a physical agent is eliminated, where reasonably practicable. |
| (2) | Where the provision of subregulation (1) is not reasonably practicable, an employer or self-employed person must, as far as is reasonably practicable, reduce exposure to a physical agent to below the OELs contemplated in Tables 1 and 2 by implementing a combination of the hierarchy of control measures, including, but not limited to— |
| (a) | engineering control measures to eliminate or reduce exposure at its source, or the modification of the routes of exposure; |
| (b) | keeping plant and machinery which generates a physical agent in good working order or repaired or replaced when defective; and |
| (c) | administrative control measures to limit the number of persons exposed and the duration of exposure. |
| (3) | An employer or self-employed person must ensure that an employee who is exposed to a physical agent receives information, instructions and training with regard to the inspection and correct use of control measures and reporting of failures of control measures implemented in subregulation (2). |