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Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

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Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2020

13. Prohibitions

 

No person may, as far as is reasonably practicable—

 

(a) use compressed air or permit the use of compressed air to remove particles of an HCA from any surface or person;

 

(b) smoke, eat, drink or keep food or beverages in a respirator zone or permit any other person to smoke, eat, drink or keep food or beverages in that zone;

 

(c) use statements such as "non-toxic", "non-harmful", "nonpolluting" or "non-hazardous" or similar statements indicating the HCA as not hazardous, or any other statements that are inconsistent with the HCA's GHS classification on the label or packaging of any HCA; and

 

(d) manufacture, procure, use, handle or store within the workplace—
(i) a prohibited HCA as listed in Table 1 of Annexure 2;
(ii) ozone-depleting substances provided for in the Regulations regarding the Phasing-Out and Management of Ozone-Depleting Substances, published as Government Notice No. R. 351 of 8 May 2014; and
(iii) persistent organic pollutants prohibited by the Prohibition on the Import, Export, Possession, Acquisition, Sale, Use and Disposal of Agricultural Remedies, under section 7 of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947), published as Government Notice No. R. 862 of 29 July 2016.