The National Occupational Health and Safety Policy

1 Revised version 3 circulated 23 July 2003 THE National Occupational Health AND Safety Policy 2 PART ONE INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW .. Safety and Health of workers is a part and parcel of human Safe Work is not only sound economic Policy , it is a basic human Kofi Annan, General Secretary of the United Nations1[1] Safe work creates no obstacles to being competitive and successful. In fact, no country and no company in the long run has been able to jump to a high level of productivity without making sure that the work environment is safe. International Labour Organisation2[2] This document sets out South Africa s National Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy . This is the first time an OHS Policy applying to all sectors of the economy has been articulated in South Africa. The Cabinet has resolved that the institutions and laws regulating the prevention of Occupational accidents and disease and worker s compensation must be integrated and consolidated under the direction of the Minister of Labour.

3 Policy objective 1.2 The primary objective of the policy is to reduce the number of work-related accidents and diseases in South Africa. This requires the adoption and

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