Compulsory legal posters in the workplace

Sep 27, 2023 | Latest in the industry

Article supplied by Beehive OH&S.

People attempting to sell legal posters (wall charts) are on the increase. Some of these persons pretend to be representatives from the Department of Employment and Labour to sell their products.

There are various legal posters available in South Africa. These include wall charts of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Labour Relations Act, Skills Development Act, Tobacco Products Control Act, Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, the POPI Act, etc.
A wall chart is a summary of legislation and should be displayed where it can be seen and read by all employees to raise awareness of the legislation. By law, employers are obligated to display certain legal posters in the workplace. Although it is good practice to display all of the abovementioned posters, it might become a costly exercise.
According to law, businesses are obligated to display two wall charts. These two compulsory wall charts are the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (Act 75 of 1997), as amended, and the Employment Equity Act (Act 55 of 1998), as amended.
It is important to have a closer look at the prescriptions relating to the two compulsory wall charts, other prescribed health and safety notices, as well as a copy of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Compulsory legal posters (wall charts):

  • Summary of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA):

    Section 30 of the BCEA, as amended, requires all employers to display the employee’s rights at the workplace. It must be in the prescribed form and displayed in the official language(s) spoken by employees at the workplace.

  • Summary of the Employment Equity Act (EEA):
    Section 25(1) of the EEA, as amended, requires employers to display a summary of the Act. “An employer must display at the workplace, where it can be read by employees, a notice in the prescribed form, informing them about the provisions of this Act.”

Prescribed health and safety notices:

According to the prescriptions of the General Machinery Regulations (GMR) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993) (OHSA), as amended, employers with boilers as well as employers with machinery other than boilers on their premises must display certain notices:

  • Employers with boilers on their premises:
    Regulation 9(2) of the GMR requires employers with boilers on the premises to display a copy of Schedule C. This Schedule must be in a legible form in a conspicuous place on the premises.

  • Employers with machinery other than boilers on their premises:
    Schedule D of the GMR requires employers with machinery other than a boiler to display a copy of Schedule D. This Schedule must be in a legible form and displayed in a conspicuous place.

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