Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, 1995

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

Government Notice. R: 1179 25 August 1995

Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, 1995

The Minister of Labour has under section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), after consultation with the Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety, made the regulations in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Definitions

1. In this Schedule a word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall bear the meaning so assigned to it and unless the context other-wise indicates -

“air monitoring” means the monitoring of the concentrations of airborne hazardous chemical substances;

“Asbestos Regulations” means the Asbestos Regulations published by Government Gazette No. R.773 of 10 April 1987 under section 43(5) of the Act;

“assessment” means a programme to determine any risk from exposure to a hazardous chemical substance associated with any hazard thereof at the workplace in order to identify the steps needed to be taken to remove, reduce or control such hazard;