Commentary to the Construction Regulations, 2014
The new Construction Regulations, 2014 repealed the old Construction Regulations, 2003.
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Product description
The new Construction Regulations, 2014 repealed the old Construction Regulations, 2003.
The new Construction Regulations, 2014 contains commentary to the new regulations highlighting the important differences between the old and new regulations. The new regulations impose stringent health and safety obligations and customers need to understand and comply with such obligations.
Table of contents
General
1 - Introduction
2 - The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (“The OHASA�)
3 - The common law duty of the employer to take reasonable care for the health and safety of employees
4 - Comparison between the old Regulations and the new Regulations
New Regulations
5 - Regulation 1: Definitions
6 - Regulation 2: Scope of application
7 - The common law duty of the employer to take reasonable care for the health and safety of employees
8 - Comparison between the old Regulations and the new Regulations
9 - Regulation 6: Duties of designer
10 - Regulation 7: Duties of principal contractor and contractor
11 - Regulation 8: Management and supervision of construction work
12 - Regulation 9: Risk assessment for construction work
13 - Regulation 10: Fall protection
14 - Regulation 11: Structures
15 - Regulation 12: Temporary works
16 - Regulation 13: Excavation
17 - Regulation 14: Demolition work
18 - Regulation 15: Tunnelling
19 - Regulation 16: Scaffolding
20 - Regulation 17: Suspended platforms
21 - Regulation 18: Rope access work
22 - Regulation 19: Material hoists
23 - Regulation 20:Bulk mixing plant
24 - Regulation 21: Explosive actuated fastening device
25 - Regulation 22: Cranes
26 - Regulation 23: Construction vehicles and mobile plant
27 - Regulation 24: Electrical installations and machinery on construction sites
28 - Regulation 25: Use and temporary storage of flammable liquids on construction sites
29 - Regulation 26: Water environments
30 - Regulation 27: Housekeeping and general safeguarding on construction sites
31 - Regulation 28: Stacking and storage on construction sites
32 - Regulation 29: Fire precautions on construction sites
33 - Regulation 30: Construction employees' facilities
34 - Regulation 31: Construction health and safety technical committee
35 - Regulation 32: Approved Inspection Authority
36 - Regulation 33: Offences and penalties
37 - Regulation 34: Repeal of regulations and commencement
38 - Regulation 35: Short title
Schedules
SCH 1 - Application for a permit to do construction work (Annexure 1 to the New Regulations)
SCH 2 - Notification of construction work (Annexure 2 to the New Regulations)
SCH 3 - Medical certificate of fitness (Annexure 3 to the New Regulations)
SCH 4 - Board Notice 113 of Government Gazette 36525, dated 31 May 2013
SCH 5 - Board Notice 114 of Government Gazette 36525, dated 31 May 2013
SCH 6 - Board Notice 115 of Government Gazette 36525, dated 31 May 2013
SCH 7 - Government Notice R.85 of Government Gazette 37305, dated 7 February 2014
SCH 8 - Government Notice R.227 of Government Gazette 37491, dated 4 April 2014
SCH 9 - Government Notice R.647 of Government Gazette 37492, dated 29 August 2014
SCH 10 - List of written appointments in terms of the New Regulations
SCH 11 - Flowcharts 1 and 2 – Reflecting various appointments in terms of the New Regulations
