Occupational Health and Safety Legal Compliance

Give supervisors, safety officers and managers a working understanding of duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and related regulations. Covers incident investigation and reporting, employer and employee legal duties, contractor management and the consequences of non-compliance. Delegates practise incident reporting and risk assessment documentation to reduce prosecution and civil claim exposure on site.

What you will be able to do

Explain employer and employee duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Investigate and report workplace incidents in line with legal timeframes.
Manage contractor and visitor safety compliance on site.
Prepare risk assessment and safety documentation that withstands scrutiny.
Identify circumstances that expose managers to personal criminal liability.
Reduce prosecution and civil claim exposure through documented safety practice.

Course outline

01Occupational Health and Safety Act Overview
02Employer and Employee Duties
03Incident Investigation and Reporting
04Contractor and Visitor Safety
05Risk Assessment Documentation
06Personal Criminal Liability Exposure
07Safety Committees and Representatives
08Reducing Prosecution and Claim Risk

Who should attend

This course is designed for site supervisors, health and safety officers, facilities managers and operations staff responsible for workplace safety compliance.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Online	2	US$900
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Occupational Health and Safety Legal Compliance privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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