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Department of Mineral & Energy (DME) OHS Chat & Skinner Newsletters Exclusive Subscriber Newsletter Employer's Rights |
OHS Act Section 14. General duties of employees at work. Every employee shall at work - (b) as regards any duty or requirement imposed on his employer or any other person by this Act, co-operate with such employer or person to enable that duty or requirement to be performed or complied with; (c) carry out any lawful order given to him and obey the health and safety rules and procedures laid down by his employer or by anyone authorised thereto by his employer, in the interest of health or safety; (d) if any situation which is unsafe or unhealthy comes to his attention, as soon as practicable report such situation to his employer or to the health and safety representative for his workplace or section thereof, as the case may be, who shall report it to the employer; and (e) if he is involved in any incident which may affect his health or which has caused an injury to himself, report such incident to his employer or to anyone authorized thereto by the employer, or to his health and safety representative, as soon as practicable but not later than the end of the particular shift during which the incident occurred, unless the circumstances were such that the reporting of the incident was not possible, in which case he shall report the incident as soon as practicable thereafter. MHS Act Section 22. Employees' duties for health and safety. Every employee at a mine, while at that mine, must - (a) take reasonable care to protect their own health and safety; (b) take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of other persons who may be affected by any act or omission of that employee; (c) use and take proper care of protective clothing, and other health and safety facilities and equipment provided for the protection, health or safety of that employee and other employees; (d) report promptly to their immediate supervisor any situation which the employee believes presents a risk to the health or safety of that employee or any other person, and with which the employee cannot properly deal; (e) co-operate with any person to permit compliance with the duties and responsibilities placed on that person in terms of this Act; and (f) comply with prescribed health and safety measures. |
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