A labour inspector can walk in any day. Be ready.
Warehouses, workshops, factories, shops, transport companies and practices all fall under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. If an inspector from the Department of Employment and Labour finds gaps, you can be ordered to stop work, fined or held liable. We put the paperwork, appointments and plans in place before that happens.
Not you? Mines · Contractors
What is at stake
What we put in place for you.
The basics every workplace must have
- A written risk assessment of your workplace (HIRA)
- The legal appointments: the CEO's Section 16(2) appointment, health and safety representatives, first aiders and fire marshals
- A health and safety committee, set up and running
- A health and safety policy, procedures and safe work methods
- An emergency and evacuation plan, tested with your staff
- A fire risk assessment
Safety files
- Construction safety files under the Construction Regulations
- H&S plans, fall protection plans and method statements
- Contractor safety files built to your client's requirements
Safety officers
- Qualified safety officers at your workplace
- Full-time placement or when you need them
Audits and ISO
- A full OHS Act check of your workplace, with a clear list of what to fix
- ISO 45001, 14001 and 9001: we implement the system and do your internal audits
- We prepare you for certification, but do not do external certification audits
Incidents and traffic management
- Incident investigations, and reporting injuries to the Compensation Fund (COIDA)
- Safe routes for forklifts, trucks and pedestrians in warehouses and yards
Would your documents pass an inspection today?
Six honest yes-or-no questions about the basics the OHS Act expects. You get your score straight away, and nothing is sent anywhere.
Do you have a written, current risk assessment of your workplace?
Has your CEO handed health and safety duties to a manager in writing (a Section 16(2) appointment)?
Have you appointed health and safety representatives? (Required with more than 20 employees.)
Do you have trained first aiders? (Required with more than 10 employees.)
Do you have an emergency evacuation plan that was tested in the last year?
Are incidents recorded, investigated and reported, including to COIDA where needed?
If a document we wrote is sent back because of our mistake, we fix it at no charge.
Whether it comes back from an inspector, an auditor or your client.
Mining-grade safety, for your business.
The terms, explained.
Safety work comes with its own language. Here is what the most common terms mean.
- HIRAHazard identification and risk assessment
- Finds the hazards in your workplace, rates the risks and sets the controls. It is the foundation of OHS Act compliance.
- 16(2)Section 16(2) appointment
- Under the OHS Act, the CEO can assign some health and safety duties to another person in writing. That person is the 16(2) appointee.
- H&S representatives
- Employees appointed to represent their colleagues on health and safety. Required where more than 20 people are employed.
- COIDACompensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act
- The law under which workplace injuries and diseases are reported and compensated.
- Construction safety file
- The health and safety file a contractor must keep on site under the Construction Regulations.
- Fall protection plan
- A plan required by the Construction Regulations for work at height, setting out how falls will be prevented.
- IBRAIssue-based risk assessment
- A risk assessment for a specific change, incident or concern in the workplace.
- TBRATask-based risk assessment
- Identifies and controls the risks of one specific task before the work starts.
Good questions, straight answers.
Who inspects my business?
Inspectors from the Department of Employment and Labour. They can visit without warning, especially after a complaint or an injury, and can issue notices to fix problems or stop work until it is safe.
Which businesses do you work with?
Any workplace under the OHS Act: warehousing and logistics, food distribution, manufacturing, construction, transport, retail, hospitality, healthcare and practices.
What does the free OHS Act compliance check include?
We look at your legal appointments, risk assessments and safety file, by video call or at your office, and give you a written list of what is missing. If you want us to fix it, we quote you first.
Do you compile construction safety files?
Yes. We compile safety files under the Construction Regulations, including H&S plans, fall protection plans and method statements, and contractor safety files to your client's requirements.
Why would a mining consultancy help my business?
Mines have some of the toughest safety inspections in the country. We bring that standard, and that attention to detail, to your workplace.
How do you charge?
You get a written, fixed quote per document or per project before any work starts, so you can get budget approval with no surprises. The first check is free.
Can you certify us for ISO 45001, 14001 or 9001?
No. Certification audits are done by an accredited certification body. We implement the system with you and do your internal audits, so you are ready when the certification body comes.
Where do you work?
Our head office is in Welkom and we service clients nationwide.
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Find the gaps before the inspector does.
No cost and no obligation. Send us your COP, safety file or OHS documents, book a video call, or bring them to our office. You get a written list of what is missing. If you want us to fix it, we quote you first.
We reply the same working day.
Head office: 225 Koppie Alleen Road, Welkom, Free State · Open in Google Maps
Office hours: Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 16:00, Friday 07:30 to 12:00.
Servicing nationwide.