A risk assessment is a legal requirement as per the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993 with which helps business to identify, evaluate and control the health risks associated with COVID-19 in the workplace in a structured way.
The consequences of not having a risk assessment in place are as follows:
• Business will not be complying with OHS Act, Disaster Management Act and OHS directives from the Department of Employment and Labour.
• The risk associated with COVID 19 at the workplace will not be identified, evaluated and controlled resulting in exposure of staff with serious health impact.
• Inspections and investigations by Department of Employment & Labour and Department of Health will result in issuing of a contravention notice with a timeline to rectify and if corrective action not taken, a prohibition notice will be issued suspending business operations.
• Potential for business to be issued with a fine (financial) for non-compliance.
FREE COVID-19 Risk Assessment Webinar
SEESA is proud to bring you a free COVID-19 Risk Assessment webinar. Please ensure to register as soon as possible, as seats are limited!
This online webinar aims to provide businesses with an easy step-by-step guide and practical examples on how to complete a basic COVID-19 risk assessment.
Key points to be discussed:
• Understand terminologies used in risk assessments
• Why should employers conduct a risk assessment
• The responsibilities of the employer and employees
• What is a risk assessment?
• Types of risk assessments
• Suitable and sufficient hazardous biological agent risk assessment
• Steps of compiling a hazardous biological agent risk assessment
• Understand risk matrixes
• Conduct a hazardous biological agent risk assessment
Date: 7 September 2020
Time: 13:00 – 16:00
This limited, free offer is available to the first 100 clients!
Follow the link to register today: https://bit.ly/3hIeT6Z
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