Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsPhysical Agents Regulations, 20244. Duties of persons who may be exposed to a physical agent |
| (1) | Any person who is exposed or may be exposed to a physical agent must obey any lawful instruction issued by the employer or self-employed person or by anyone authorised thereto by the employer or self-employed person, regarding— |
| (a) | the use of measures adopted to control a physical agent; |
| (b) | the immediate reporting of defective, damaged or lost physical agent control measures to the health and safety representative or the employer; |
| (c) | cooperation with the employer in determining an employee’s exposure to a physical agent; |
| (d) | the reporting of potential physical agent risks to the health and safety representative or the employer; |
| (e) | reporting for medical screening and medical surveillance; and |
| (f) | information, instruction and training. |
| (2) | An employee must, where there is a requirement to use personal protective equipment as contemplated in subregulation (1)— |
| (a) | inspect, use, wear, store and dispose of the personal protective equipment in accordance with any information, training or lawful instruction given by the employer; |
| (b) | not intentionally misuse or damage the personal protective equipment; and |
| (c) | immediately inform the employer or health and safety representative of any damage, defect or any need to clean or replace any of the personal protective equipment. |