The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, has given notice that the submission of a report generated from the national web based environmental screening tool, as contemplated in Regulation 16(1)(b)(v) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014, published under Government Notice No. R.982 in Government Gazette No. 38282 of 04 December 2014, as amended, will be compulsory when submitting an application for environmental authorisation in terms of regulation 19 and regulation 21 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations, 2014 after 90 days from the date of publication of this Notice. Until such time, the screening tool will be available for voluntary use.

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.

ISO 45001:2018, Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, provides a robust and effective set of processes for improving work safety in global supply chains.

The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation which is being amended is due to be released for public comment in the not too distant future, said Department of Labour Chief Inspector, Tibor Szana.