1. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY (OHS) RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES Presented by Keath April 02 October 2018

2. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
WHY?

3. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY LEGISLATION
Occupational Health & Safety Act No 85 of 1993 Section 8
“Every employer shall provide and maintain, as far as reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of his employees”

4. OHS LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Act/Bylaws/Policy/ Operational need
Requirements
Compliant
OHS Act Section 17 & 18
Appointed designated Health & Safety representatives
Floor Marshall
First Aider
Fire Marshall
Emergency Controller
Recordkeeping
OHS Act Section 19 & 20
OHS Committee
meet at least once a quarter
Minutes to be recorded
Municipal Bylaws
2 x evacuation drills (planned & unplanned)

5. OHS LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS (Continue)
Act/Bylaws/Policy/ Operational need
Requirements
Compliant
DPSA
HIRA assessments to be conducted at each office once a year
Compliance result: Ready for Department of Labour inspections

6. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
Where does OHS start?

7. DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES Every employee shall:
Take care of his/her health and safety as well as of others affected by his/her activities
Cooperate with department to ensure any requirement imposed by the OHASA committee is complied with
Carryout lawful order given by OHASA representatives
Reports any situation that is unsafe to their representative
Reports to the Health & Safety representative if he/she’s involved in an accident
Wear prescribed safety equipment when required.

8. DUTIES OF EMPLOYER
Adhere to duties imposed by the committee( as set out in section 8 of OHASA act)
Provide maintenance of systems
Take steps to eliminate or mitigate hazards & risks
Provide information training and instructions
Enforce measures as necessary
Ensure that persons other than those employed directly affected by physical activities of the department are safe

9. EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCESS
Emergency is announced and alarm activated
On each floor staff/residents must wait for floor marshal's instructions or if no floor marshal is available proceed to the next step
Staff/residents must take belongings that are in front of them ONLY and must proceed to the escape Door
Staff /residents must proceed to the assembly point i.e open marked space
Staff must remain in the assembly point until all the roll call is done & staff/residents is officially dispersed.

10. DSD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE
DSD committee was established in 2010.
The head of the committee is Ms Annemie Van Reenen
The committee is made up of:
16.2 appointee (the head of the committee)
Representatives chosen from each Region, Head Office and CYCC
A representatives from Department of Community Safety
The DSD committee has established a policy that provides guidelines to all employees with regards to their health and safety in the workplace.

11. What happened with your concerns?
OHS issues raised
Training for emergency personnel
What happened with your concerns?
Checklist – report to TPW/Corporate units day-day maintenance & accommodation meeting with TPW

12. Readiness for an emergency
How prepared are we?

13. OHS RELATED ENQUIRIES DIRECTORATE: Operational Management Support
Llewellyn Ruiters