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OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 85 OF 1993
Legal Assignment Electrical Installation Regulation EIR9
Appointment Description Electrical Installation Electrician
Full Name Mr/Ms Full Name
Designation Job Title
Employee Number Insert Number
Facility Factory/Site
Location Town/City
Date Letter Date
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 85 OF 1993:
ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES TO ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ELECTRICIAN
Having been appointed in terms of Section 16.2 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 for
Area of Responsibility hereby appoint you Mr/Ms Full Name, as Electrical Installation Electrician for
Company Name.
In terms of Regulation 9 Electrical Installation Regulations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85
of 1993, you are hereby appointed as the installation electrician/accredited person for the following
area/premises: Name or description of premises/area
Please ensure that you understand and comply with the relevant requirements of the Occupational
Health and Safety Act. Your duties are stipulated in Electrical Installation Regulations 3, 6 and 7.
With regard to installation work, you are also responsible for the following:
1 Supervision of work, not performed by you, but for which you are responsible.
2 Ensuring that the work is done in a safe manner and in accordance with all safety standards and
by-laws.
3 Inspection and testing of all completed work prior to making application for the connection of the
electrical installation to the electrical supply.
4 Completing a certificate of compliance if no exemption has been obtained from this requirement.
Please confirm your acceptance of this assignment and understanding of the duties involved, by signing
the attached copy of this letter and returning it to me.
Yours faithfully
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Occupational Health and Safety Act – Section 16.1
Mr/Ms Full Name
Designation
For and on behalf of Company Name
Attached are the relevant legal references for this appointment. Ensure that you familiarise yourself
with the legal requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (OHSA):
Appendix 1: Section 8: General Duties of Employers to their Employees
Appendix 2: Section 9: General Duties of Employers and Self-Employed Persons to
Persons other than their Employees
Appendix 3: Section 11: Listed Work
Appendix 4: Section 12: General Duties of Employers regarding Listed Work
Appendix 5: Section 14: General Duties of Employees at Work
Appendix 6: Section 15: Duty not to interfere with, damage or misuse
Appendix 7: Section 31: Investigations
Appendix 8: Section 38: Offenses, penalties and special orders of the court
Appendix 9: Regulation 9: Electrical Installation Regulations
You are required to acknowledge your confirmation of training and your acceptance of the
responsibilities and implications of this appointment. Please initial each statement if you agree with the
content.
Confirmation and Acceptance Initials
I confirm that I have received adequate training in the assigned responsibilities and duties
required of me.
I confirm that I have read and understood the assigned responsibility as defined in this letter
of appointment.
I confirm that I accept the legal implications of legislation, regulations and standards listed
above and confirm my intention to comply with all the relevant requirements.
I understand the relevance of the legislative and other requirements to my appointment and
confirm my acceptance and undertaking of the assigned responsibilities and duties involved.
Signed Date
Designation Date
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