Employment and Labour Minister T.W Nxesi launches the state of occupational health and safety (OHS) report
Employment and Labour Minister T.W Nxesi is to address an online webinar to launch a report on the state of the South African occupational health and safety (OHS).
The report under the theme: A new beginning – launch of the South African state of occupational health and safety (OHS) report is a project commissioned jointly by the International Labour Organization and the Department and focusses on the profile of occupational health and safety in workplaces.
It provides a historical analysis of occupational health and safety in South Africa. The report contains a number of key themes and insights that came out of the confidential, semi-structured in-depth interviews with 34 purposefully selected participants.
Themes identified in the interview responses include: COVID-19 Opportunities; Enforcement of legislation; Poor Compliance and occupational safety and health (OSH) Committees; Gender and the Informal Sector; Complex Legislation; Poor reporting yet increasing claims and lack of awareness; Partnerships; Human resources challenges for inspection; Better enforcement in the mines; Importance of safety and occupational health; Aligning Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA) and OHSA, length of time to amend legislation; OHSA dependent on definition of an employer and employee, and, The role of SALGA and municipalities.
Minister Nxesi will share the launch webinar with Director-General Thobile Lamati; Inspector-General Aggy Moiloa; National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) executive Dr Spo Kgalamono; ILO Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Specialist Peneyambeko Munkawa; Compensation Fund Commissioner Vuyo Mafata and Chief Inspector Tibor Szana.
There will also be speakers from organised business and labour.
Date: 30 July 2021
Time: 09h00 – 11h05
Platform: Register in advance by clicking on the link below – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gEIQFmOSwm6AD8KtoYCiw(link is external)
NB: Following the publication of the OHS Bill 2020 for public consultation in March 2021, the Department of Employment and Labour wishes to remind all stakeholders with interest in OHS space that the last day for submission for inputs on the bill is 30th July 2021.
Source: Government of South Africa