Construction Regulations, 2014
regulation, published by Department of Employment and Labour, Government Notice R. 84, Government Gazette 37305, 7 February 2014. ZA.
19 obligations, clause by clause.
19 obligations transcribed from the regulation, each held with its clause, the window it sets and what missing it costs.
| Where it is written | The obligation | Window | If missed | Disease |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r 3(1), (2) | Apply in writing to the provincial director for a construction work permit at least 30 days before permit-scale construction work is to startheld in the compliance documents register | 30 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 3(4), (6), (7) | Do not start permit-scale construction work until the permit is issued and the site specific number assigned; display the number at the main site entrance and keep a copy of the permit in the health and safety fileheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 4(1) | Notify the provincial director in writing at least 7 days before construction work that includes excavation, work at height with a risk of falling, demolition or the use of explosivesheld in the compliance documents register | 7 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 5(1)(a), (b), (f) | Prepare a baseline risk assessment and a site specific health and safety specification for the intended work, and include the specification in the tender documentsheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(1)(a) | Give the client a site specific health and safety plan based on its specification, apply it from the start of the work, and review and update it as the work progressesheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(2)(a) | Before performing construction work, give the principal contractor a health and safety plan based on the relevant sections of the client's specification, and review and update it as the work progressesheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(1)(b), (2)(b) | Open and keep on site a health and safety file holding every document the Act and these Regulations require, available on request to an inspector, the client, the client's agent or a contractorheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(1)(e) | Hand the client a consolidated health and safety file on completion of the construction work, including a record of the drawings, designs, materials used and similar information about the structureheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(1)(c)(iii), (v) | Appoint each contractor in writing, and only once reasonably satisfied it has the competencies and resources to do the construction work safelyheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(1)(c)(iv) | Before work starts on site, make sure every contractor is registered and in good standing with the Compensation Fund or a licensed compensation insurerheld in the insurance certificate register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(1)(c)(vii) | Have health and safety audits and document verification of each contractor carried out at least once every 30 daysheld in the compliance documents register | 30 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 5(1)(p) | Give the principal contractor a copy of each health and safety audit report within 7 days after the auditheld in the compliance documents register | 7 days | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 8(1) | Appoint in writing one full-time competent construction manager for each site, and an alternate for when the manager is absentheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 8(5), (6) | After consulting the client, appoint in writing a full-time or part-time construction health and safety officer registered with the statutory body the Chief Inspector approved, where the project's size or hazards call for oneheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 9(1) | Before construction work starts, and while it continues, have risk assessments performed by a competent person appointed in writing, as part of the site health and safety planheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 9(7) | Review the risk assessment when a change to the design or construction changes the risk profile, or when an incident has occurredheld in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(5), (7) | Allow no employee or other person onto site until they have had health and safety induction training on the hazards on site at the time, and keep the induction records on siteheld in the induction onboarding register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 7(8) | Make sure every employee holds a valid medical certificate of fitness for the construction work they do, issued by an occupational health practitioner in the form of Annexure 3held in the compliance documents register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
| r 5(3) | Where a fatality or permanent disabling injury occurs on site, make sure the contractor reports it to the provincial director under section 24 of the Act, including the measures it intends to take to keep the site safeheld in the safety incident register | none set | an offence | Lapsed compliance |
How it works in South Africa: Construction law in South Africa, OHS Act and Construction Regulations, Construction work permit, Health and safety plan and file, Incidents.
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Common questions
What does Construction Regulations, 2014 r 3(1), (2) require?
Apply in writing to the provincial director for a construction work permit at least 30 days before permit-scale construction work is to start. Missing it: an offence. The window is 30 days. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Construction Regulations, 2014 r 3(4), (6), (7) require?
Do not start permit-scale construction work until the permit is issued and the site specific number assigned; display the number at the main site entrance and keep a copy of the permit in the health and safety file. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Construction Regulations, 2014 r 4(1) require?
Notify the provincial director in writing at least 7 days before construction work that includes excavation, work at height with a risk of falling, demolition or the use of explosives. Missing it: an offence. The window is 7 days. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Construction Regulations, 2014 r 5(1)(a), (b), (f) require?
Prepare a baseline risk assessment and a site specific health and safety specification for the intended work, and include the specification in the tender documents. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
What does Construction Regulations, 2014 r 7(1)(a) require?
Give the client a site specific health and safety plan based on its specification, apply it from the start of the work, and review and update it as the work progresses. Missing it: an offence. The clause sets no day count. Demiton watches it against the compliance documents register.
Does Demiton hold every obligation in Construction Regulations, 2014?
No library of law is complete, and Demiton never says this one is. An obligation the library does not hold, and you did not add, is not protected. You can add your own to any job.