Why do Health and Safety Files Change so often for Plant Hire Contractors and Suppliers?:

What are the requirements for having a Plant Hire Contractor or Supplier on Site?

These questions do come in, and might I add they come in from Safety Officials that forms part of Plant Hire Contractor businesses, Supplier Businesses supplying the Mines and the Civil industry.

Right, in the previous articles we ranted and raved about the Mine Health and Safety Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Accordingly the question is, what must be on site right, well let me give you the basics and then explain a bit more in depth about changes that you experience on your current site.

The Basics and Pitfalls Watch Out

1. All letters of appointments according to the regulations that is impacting your business operations. And according to your business profile.

2. The COF also referred to as the certificate of fitness that is conducted either yearly or bi-annually, although there are certain conditions specified depending on your business risk profile. To understand this better kindly provide us with a call 0187712344 or 0826107702

3. Competency Letter: Ok I have heard about this and it is relevant but here the industry is missing the point entirely. Normally a competency letter is a letter attesting to the competency of the employee performing the job. But if you issue it you must know there is a legal loophole in terms of section 37.1 and the contract that you give the employee. If you have an OHS Act refer to 37.1 to cover this loophole its best to have a full Legal Audit that can showcase this in your organisation.

4. Letter of good standing that has been issued by the Commissioner (Worker Compensation) or (Rand Mutual)

5. Risk Assessment Section 8 of the OHS Act 85 of 1993 and the MHS Act 29 of 1996 Section 11 (please refer to point 1,2,3,4) These are referred to as basic controls (Excluding the provision of PPE)

6. Proof of training on HIRA, Working at Heights, Competency Certificate in terms of the MERSETA, and much more can be requested
Why do Health and Safety Files Change so often?

Accordingly you conduct business for either a National Key Point or Mine or Civil Engineering Firm. Useless to say but notable if you conduct business with one of these the following is considered by them on a continuous level (Changing Conditions in the Industry in Which they operate) And they also look out at their own Risk Profile and where you fit into it as a Plant Hire Contractor Supplier on their site.

Needless to say, for them to effectively manage their own risk profile they sit with a contractors committee within their own corporate team and make motions and suggestions to improve the health and safety of each of their sites.

Hence the changes to health and safety files. Regardless of the above the main objective and solution that iSearchplant brings to you is to bring your own suppliers and contractors in line with your own risk profile in terms of the changes brought on by the new changes in the ISO standards.

By utilizing iSearch you can show due diligence and reasonable and practicable measures have been taken by your business accordingly to the legislator and on top of that you can now request your certification or auditing through the platform at the best price in South Africa.

Subscription to the platform starts as low as R280.00 per month with additional services that can be requested. Each supplier you sign on will have to pass through our checks regardless of them signing up. At no cost to you.
For information on the platform you can contact our friendly staff on 0187712344 and you will be assisted promptly.

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Author: Business News