The Chief Inspector, has under section 40(3)(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993, as amended), granted a temporary exemption to manufacturers and/or suppliers of chemicals that may continue to supply existing stock-in-trade that are non-GHS (Globally Harmonised System for the classification and labelling) compliant, provided that the chemical was manufactured or imported (landed and not in transit) prior to the 29 September 2022.
The exemption will be for a period of 12 months.