The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, as required by section 47 of the National Environment Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998), hereby give notice of my intention to amend the Regulations to phase-out the use, production, distribution, sale, import and export of persistent organic pollutants 2019, set out in the Schedule hereto.

Members of the public are invited to submit, within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the Government Gazette or in a national newspaper, whichever date comes last, written comments on the proposed amendments.

The report, themed “A new beginning – launch of the South African state of OHS”, was on Friday launched by Employment and Labour Deputy Minister Boitumelo Moloi during a webinar. It was jointly commissioned by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Department to focus on the profile of OHS in workplaces.

The Minister of Employment and Labour has, under section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), and after consultation with the Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety, made the regulations in the Schedule.

The Minister of Labour has given notice of her intention, in terms of section 43 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993 (Act No 85 of 1993), to make the regulations in the schedule.