OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 85 OF 1993: EXPLOSIVES REGULATIONS, 2024: RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICE GUIDELINES
Notice Title: Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (“OHSA”): Explosives Regulations, 2024: Radio Frequency Device Guidelines
Government Notice: GN 5048 in GG 50960 on 23 July 2024
Commencing date: 23 July 2024
The Minister of Employment and Labour has, in terms of section 43 of the OHSA, made the Explosives Regulations, 2024. These regulations will apply to any employer, self-employed person or user who operates an explosives workplace for the purpose of manufacturing, testing, storing or using explosives.
The Explosives Regulations, 2002, are hereby repealed.
In addition, the Regulations further introduce the Explosives Regulations, 2024: Radio Frequency Device Guidelines (“the Guidelines”) (regulation 6(3)(c) of the Regulations).
These Guidelines are applicable to:
- All persons involved in explosives workplace under Explosives Regulations, 2003 Occupational Health and Safety act regulation 6(3)(iv);
- Any explosives manager who intends to introduce radio frequency (RF) devices within the Danger Area; The Guidelines make provision for, amongst others, the condition that every explosives manager intending to introduce radio frequency devices inside the danger area shall notify the chief inspector within 90 working days of the promulgation of the Regulations.
- Intentional Transmitters that are either Type Approved Equipment or Spectrum Licensed Equipment intended for use in the Danger Area.
For a copy of the Government Gazette Notice click here.
For more information or assistance please contact Gert van der Waal at gert@shangoni.co.za.
