Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)RegulationsPhysical Agents Regulations, 202414. Occupational non-ionising radiation |
| (1) | The employer or self-employed person must ensure that occupational non-ionising radiation is eliminated at the source, where reasonably practicable. |
| (2) | Where the provision of subregulation (1) is not reasonably practicable and exposure is at or above the OEL for the respective type of occupational non-ionising radiation as stipulated in Tables 1 and 2, the employer or self-employed person must, as a minimum— |
| (a) | implement alternative working methods to reduce exposure to occupational non-ionising radiation; |
| (b) | install plant and machinery designed to produce the least possible occupational non-ionising radiation; |
| (c) | implement maintenance programmes for plant and machinery, the workplace and workplace systems; |
| (d) | review the design and layout of workplaces, workstations and rest facilities; |
| (e) | review the— |
| (i) | physical agent exposure risk assessment; |
| (ii) | physical agent exposure monitoring programme; |
| (iii) | medical screening; |
| (iv) | medical surveillance; and |
| (v) | control measures; |
| (f) | limit the duration and magnitude of exposure to occupational non-ionising radiation; and |
| (g) | provide personal protective equipment to protect employees from occupational non-ionising radiation. |
| (3) | The physical agent exposure monitoring must take into account— |
| (a) | the source of the occupational non-ionising radiation; and |
| (b) | the type of occupational non-ionising radiation. |
| (4) | Signage must be provided— |
| (a) | for— |
| (i) | an identified source of occupational non-ionising radiation, where reasonably practicable; and |
| (ii) | an area that has been identified to have an electromagnetic interference effect on bio-medical devices; and |
| (b) | in the form specified in Annexure 1, which is clearly visible. |