The duties of the employer according to the OH&S Act of 1993 include:

Select one or more:

a.Communicate with the Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL) regularly

b.Report safety incidents/accidents at the end of the shift

c.Perform inspections and report unsafe situations to the Department of Employment and
Labour (DoEL)

d.Ensure all work is properly supervised and training is provided regarding health and safety

e.Identify safety hazards in the working place

Health and safety representatives are entitled to do the following:

Select one or more:

a.Participate in discussions with inspectors at the workplace and accompany inspectors on

inspections.

b.Identify potential dangers in the workplace and report them to the employers

c.Ensure all work is properly supervised

d.Identify liabilities of employer with regard to accidents

The duties of the employees according the the OH&S Act of 1993 include:

Select one or more:

a.Take care of their own health and safety

b.Ensure the absence of risk to health in the workplace

c.Use personal protection equipment only when needed

d.Obey lawful orders, safety rules, procedures safety signs, etc.

Scaffolds on construction sites:

Select one:

a.do not need guard rails as these add to the weight

b.need to be secured to the building or structure in enough places to prevent collapse

c.do not need maintenance as these are temporary structures

The OH&S Act protects:

Select one or more:

a.All persons in the entire community where the construction site is

b.All persons who may be affected by the activities on the construction site

c.The public on the roads around the site even if construction is stopped.

d.All persons at work on a construction site

the Department of Employment and Labour in South Africa:

Select one:

a.are approving the laws with regard to health and safety

b.are enforcing health and safety legislation

c.are only intervening if there are fatal accidents in construction

On construction sites in South Africa excavations:

Select one or more:

a.are not influenced by rain or other weather conditions

b.do only need a few access points here and there, as not many workers are usually inside
excavated areas

c.are usually not problematic as they can't collapse

d.need to be inspected each day before work starts by a competent person

Ladders on construction sites:

Select one:

a.are not always necessary as sometimes scaffolding can be used instead if inclined

b.do not need to be always secured particularly under a height of 3 meters

c.need to be position in such a way so that the user doesn't need to over-stretch