Legal Liability for Managers training

Section 16(1) of the OHS Act makes the chief executive officer responsible for making sure the employer's duties are properly done. Section 16(2) lets the CEO assign some of those duties to other managers. That assignment doesn't relieve the CEO of responsibility, but it does make the manager accountable for the duties in their area.

Many managers sign a 16(2) appointment without knowing what it commits them to. This course works through the South African legal system, the key terms in the Act and the sections that create liability. It then covers the systems a manager needs to show they've done what is reasonably practicable.

1. The South African legal system: how the law is applied in South African courts
2. Terminology: definitions, "reasonably practicable" and the reasonable-person test
3. Sections of the OHS Act: the sections that create liability for responsible and accountable people
4. OHS system requirements: identifying controls, setting responsibility, developing standards, measuring and monitoring, corrective and preventive action
5. General requirements: specific liabilities under the General Safety Regulations and General Administrative Regulations
6. Mechanical, electrical and health requirements: liabilities for machinery, electrical installations and occupational health, with a focus on the regulations under the OHS Act

CEOs, directors and owners, general and operations managers, and anyone who has signed or will sign a section 16(2) appointment. It's also valuable for HR and SHEQ managers who draft those appointments.

Each delegate receives a certificate of completion for your training records.

• Introduction to the OHS Act: a one-day overview of the Act
• Workplace Safety for Supervisors: safety duties at supervisor level
• OHS legal compliance: legal registers, 16(2) appointments and compliance audits