Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsNoise Exposure Regulations, 20242. Scope of application |
| (1) | These Regulations apply to— |
| (a) | any employer or self-employed person at any workplace under their control, where persons are exposed to continuous or impulse noise at or above either the noise-rating limit or the noise action level where there is concomitant exposure to ototoxic chemical agents and or whole-body vibration; and |
| (b) | a designer, manufacturer, importer or supplier of plant or machinery for use at a workplace. |
| (2) | With the exception of regulation 4 (6), the provisions of regulations 4 and 9 shall not apply to a self-employed person. |
| (3) | Where the employer or self-employed person exposes any person to either an ototoxic chemical agent or whole-body vibration, the provisions of the Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents and Physical Agents Regulations shall apply. |