Legal Liability For OHS Act – Accident Investigation Module 853

Legal Liability For OHS Act (Ohs Act 85 Of 1993) – Accident Investigation Module 853

Purpose:

• There are various statutes regulating Safety, Health and Environmental requirements in South Africa that place specific responsibilities not only on the employer but also on the employee
• The investigation process forms part of every safety management program, however, the purpose of doing investigations is often poorly understood
• As a result, investigations can be used as finger-pointing, blame-fixing and fault-finding
• The aim should be to determine the real causes of what actually happened and then implement corrective and preventative actions that will ensure that the incident will not happen again

Course Outcomes

Participants will be able to do the following at the end of this course

• Explain the specified requirements pertaining to conducting an investigation into workplace incidents
• Prepare to gather data for the investigation
• Gather and evaluate data
• Perform post-investigation functions

Steps:

1. Complete the Formative Assessment
2. Watch the Video Part 1
3. Complete the Summative Assessment