OHSA OHS Act coverage that builds the defence as you work
Every appointment, training record, inspection and instruction held against the duty it answers, with a named owner, the evidence attached, and one view of where you stand across sites.
Compliance at a glance
What the OHS Act requires
Hazards identified, controls evidenced
A hazard register per site and activity with each control linked to the hazard it addresses. Dimeri reassesses automatically when an incident occurs or a process changes.
Appointments that never lapse
Written appointments held with dates and scope, with reappointment prompted when a role changes so a stale appointment is caught on the day the person leaves.
Reasonable steps recorded in real time
Training delivered, inspections done, instructions given and enforcement applied captured with dates and names as they happen, building the defence continuously.
Contractors inside the system
Contractor inductions, competence records and agreements tracked alongside your own workforce so third-party exposure is managed in the same register.
OHSA compliance, covered by default
The foundational parts of OHS compliance are built in, including hazard registers, appointment tracking, inspection schedules and incident management, so the employer's due diligence defence assembles itself as you work.
Hazard and risk register
Pre-structured registers per site and activity, with controls linked to the hazards they address and reassessment triggered by change or incident.
Appointment and training tracker
Formal duty assignments, representative designations and regulation-specific appointments held with dates, scope and reappointment prompts.
Inspection and test scheduling
Statutory inspections, equipment tests and certificate renewals on a calendar with owners and escalation, so nothing expires unnoticed.
Incident reporting workflow
Incidents captured, reportability assessed, inspector notification evidenced and corrective actions tracked to closure with root cause analysis.
Regulation-specific duty sets
Construction, Hazardous Chemical Agents, Driven Machinery and other regulation duties loaded per site, each with its own appointments and inspections.
The duties Dimeri tracks
Dimeri holds the general duties, the regulation-specific duties and the appointment and training records that evidence them.
General duties of employers
A safe working environment as far as reasonably practicable, with hazards identified, risks mitigated, and information, instruction, training and supervision provided.
- Hazard and risk register per site and activity
- Controls linked to the hazards they address
- Instruction and supervision evidenced, not assumed
- Reasonably practicable assessments recorded
Duties to non-employees
Persons other than employees who may be affected by the undertaking, which brings contractors, visitors and the public into scope.
- Contractor induction and competence records
- Site access controls with evidence
- Contractor agreements under the Construction Regulations
- Visitor and public exposure assessed where relevant
Assignment and appointments
The formal assignment of duties, and the designation of health and safety representatives, each of which must be in writing.
- Appointments held with dates and signatures
- Scope of each assignment recorded
- Reappointment prompted when roles change
- Representative numbers checked against headcount
Health and safety committees
Committees established where required, meeting at the required intervals, with their recommendations recorded.
- Committee composition and meeting calendar
- Attendance and minutes retained
- Recommendations tracked as actions to closure
- Matters escalated to management recorded
Incident reporting and investigation
Reportable incidents notified to an inspector, and incidents investigated with the findings recorded.
- Incident register with reportability assessed
- Notification to the inspector evidenced with its date
- Investigation findings and root cause recorded
- Corrective actions carried until closed with evidence
Regulation-specific duties
Construction, General Safety, Hazardous Chemical Agents, Environmental Regulations for Workplaces and the rest, each with their own appointments, inspections and registers.
- Applicable regulations identified per site
- Statutory appointments held per regulation
- Inspection and test registers with due dates
- Certificates of compliance tracked to expiry
Getting OHSA coverage in place
4 steps from where you are today to a OHSA position your auditor can rely on.
Book a demoThe general duties apply everywhere, but Construction, Hazardous Chemical Agents, Driven Machinery and the others depend on your activities. Identifying them per site is what makes the appointment and inspection obligations concrete.
How Dimeri covers OHSA
Appointments that have not lapsed
Written appointments under the Act and the regulations carry dates and scope, and reappointment is prompted when a role changes. An appointment naming someone who left two years ago is a common and avoidable finding.
Reasonable steps, recorded as steps
Training delivered, inspections done, instructions given and enforcement applied are captured as they happen with dates and names. That is what the due diligence defence is made of, and it cannot be assembled after an incident.
Contractors inside the system
The Act and the Construction Regulations bring contractors into scope. Their inductions, competence and agreements are held alongside your own, not in a separate folder that nobody reconciles.
OHSA questions
What does the employer liability defence mean for us?
Where an employee or mandatary commits an offence under the Act, the employer is deemed to have committed it as well, unless it proves it did not connive or permit the act, that it took all reasonable steps to prevent it, and that the act fell outside the scope of authority. The practical effect is that the employer must be able to produce evidence of the steps it took, which means appointments, training records, inspections and enforcement have to exist in documented form.
Does the OHS Act apply to mines?
No. Mines fall under the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996, enforced by the DMRE inspectorate rather than the Department of Employment and Labour. Organisations with both mining and non-mining operations run both, and Dimeri holds them as separate obligation sets over a shared control library.
Which incidents have to be reported?
The Act requires certain incidents to be reported to an inspector, including those resulting in death, certain injuries, or where a person is unable to work for a defined period, along with specified dangerous occurrences. The assessment of reportability should be recorded with the incident, since a decision not to report is as significant as the report itself.
Do we need a health and safety committee?
The Act requires committees where two or more health and safety representatives have been designated, and representatives are required once the workforce reaches the threshold set by the Act. Both turn on headcount per workplace, so the calculation should be recorded rather than assumed.
Is this a substitute for legal advice?
No. OHS Act breaches carry criminal liability, and employer liability exposure is personal to the employer and in some cases to individuals. Your health and safety and legal advisers should confirm what applies to your operation.
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