Compendium of Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Guidelines 2025

Product Details:
Author(s):
Manning, W
Year Published:
2025
Edition
2nd Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is an essential service in both the public and private sectors, but its legislative framework is complex. In order to ensure compliance and gain the confidence of their clients, OHS practitioners engaged in the planning and implementation of OHS in the workplace must make recommendations that are based on solid factual foundations and codes of good practice.
Thorough knowledge of OHS standards and codes is crucial not only for OHS practitioners – such as health and safety representatives, safety officers, occupational hygienists, and occupational health and occupational medical professionals – but for all those who may be engaged in the OHS field, including employees, organisation management, and students taking OHS-related courses.
In response to this need for increased knowledge in the OHS field, The Compendium of Occupational Health and Safety Standards and Guidelines provides an up-to-date reference to the technical standards and guidelines relevant to OHS and includes a selection of international codes provided as a benchmark for the design of services.
Further, the Compendium seeks to increase the participation of OHS practitioners in the evaluation and further development of OHS standards and guidelines in order to deliver improved services.
Content
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Abbreviations
1. Standards incorporated under specific regulations
A. Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) 85 of 1993, as amended, section 43 Regulations
Asbestos Abatement Regulations, 2020
Diving Regulations, 2009
Driven Machinery Regulations, 2015
Electrical Installations Regulations, 2009
Electrical Machinery Regulations, 2011
Environmental Regulations for Workplaces, 1987
Explosive Regulations, 2003
Facilities Regulations, 1988
General Safety Regulations, 1986
Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, 1995
Lead Regulations, 2001
Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Regulations, 2009
Noise Induced Hearing Loss Regulations, 2003
Pressure Equipment Regulations, 2009
American Standards
ASTM International codes
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Australian standards
British standards
European standards
French standards
German standards
International Standards Organisation (ISO) standards
B. Merchant Shipping Act 57 of 1951
Life Saving Equipment Regulations, 1968
Maritime Occupational Safety Regulations, 1994
Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2004, as amended
Merchant Shipping (National Small Vessel Safety) Regulations, 2007
Marine Notices
Guidance notes
C. Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996
Mine Health and Safety Regulations, 1997
Electricity Regulations
Explosives Regulations
Fires and Explosions Regulations
Machinery and Equipment Regulations
Mine Environmental Engineering and Occupational
Hygiene Regulations
Miscellaneous and General Provisions Regulations
Rescue, First Aid and Emergency Regulations
Guidelines for the Compilation of Mandatory Codes of Practice
Guideline for a mandatory code of practice for the safe use of conveyor belt installations for the transportation of mineral, material or personnel
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for management of medical incapacity due to ill health and injury
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for an occupational health programme (occupational hygiene and medical surveillance) on thermal stress
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for an occupational health programme (occupational hygiene and medical surveillance) on personal exposure to airborne pollutants
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for prevention of fires at mines
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the prevention of flammable gas and coal dust explosions in collieries
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the prevention of flammable gas explosions in mines other than coal
Guideline for a mandatory code of practice for underground rail bound equipment
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of
practice for the safe operation of monorail systems
DIN Standards
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the management of self-contained self-rescuers in mines
Guideline for the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for risk-based emergency care on a mine
Guidance notes
Guidance note for noise measurement of equipment to ensure compliance with MHSC milestones
Guidance note for the implementation of standard threshold shift in the medical surveillance of noise induced hearing loss
D. National Nuclear Regulator Act 47 of 1999
Regulations on safety standards and regulatory practices
Requirements as per licensing
E. National Railway Safety Regulator Act 16 of 2002
Railway Safety Management Regulations, 2004
Railway Safety Standards Development Regulations, 2014
F. Hazardous Substances Act 15 of 1973
G. National Health Act 61 of 2003
National environmental health norms and standards for premises and acceptable monitoring standards for environmental health practitioners
H. Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993 (COIDA)
I. National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act 5 of 2008
J. Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997
K. Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
L. Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002
2. SANS OHS Standards
Access equipment
Ladders
Mobile elevating work platforms
Scaffolding
Suspended access equipment
Acoustic codes for field measurement of noise
Building
Expression of users’ requirements
National Building Regulations
Chemicals
Pesticides
Dangerous goods
Transport of dangerous goods
Warehousing of dangerous goods
Construction (civil engineering)
Construction (management requirements)
Construction (earth-moving equipment)
Cranes
Tower cranes
Disinfection
Emergency
Ergonomics
Forestry
Industrial trucks
Lifts
Lifting equipment
Chain for lifting
Textile slings
Wire ropes
Load securement on vehicles
Legionella
Machinery (Safety of)
Medical fitness and medical surveillance
Audiometry
Driving
Respiratory system
Vision
General diagnosis and treatment
Management of healthcare facilities
Mining
Miscellaneous
Personal protective equipment and clothing
Eye protectors
Fall protective equipment
Footwear
Hand protectors
Hearing protectors
Leg protectors
Respiratory protective equipment
Welding PPE
Risk management
Risk management: Control charts
Risk management: Systems
Symbolic safety signs
Welding
3. Additional standards from international jurisdictions
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
International Standards Organisation (ISO)
Environmental measurement
Radiation protection
Ergonomics – danger signals
Additional management system codes
Alphabetical index
Interest / Benefit to
Occupational Health Practitioners