Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, 1995

“SABS 0228” the Code of Practice for the Identification and Classification of Dangerous Substances and Goods, SABS 0228, published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS);

“SABS 0229” the Code of Practice for Packaging of Dangerous Goods for Road and Rail Transportation in South Africa, SABS 0229, published by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS);

Scope of application

2. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (2), these regulations shall apply to an employer or a self employed person who carries out work at a workplace which may expose any person to the intake of an HCS at the workplace.

(2) The provisions of regulations 3(1), 6 and 7 shall not apply to:

(a) a self employed person; or

(b) a person who visits a workplace as contemplated in subregulation (1).

(3) The provisions of these regulations shall not apply in the case where the Lead Regulations and Asbestos Regulations apply .