Regulatory ESSENTIAL



Regulatory ESSENTIALS - modular information package with all the essential information for compliant products in your target market. Conveniently read online at Product-Compliance-Portal ROGER WILLCO.

Boilers; conformity assessment; declaration of conformity; legal obligations; lifting accessories; machinery; placing on the market; putting into service; risk assessment; safety components; special equipment; technical documentation
Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer, Operator
Legislation in force: The Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993 intends: - to provide for the health and safety of persons at work and for the health and safety of persons in connection with the use of plant and machinery; - the protection of persons other than persons at work against hazards to health and safety arising out of or in connection with the activities of persons at work; - to establish an advisory council for occupational health and safety; and - to provide for matters connected therewith. "machinery" means any article or combination of articles assembled, arranged or connected and which is used or intended to be used for converting any form of energy to performing work, or which is used or intended to be used, whether incidental thereto or not, for developing, receiving, storing, containing; confining, tninsforming, transmitting, transferring or controlling any form of energy; These Regulations shall apply to the design, manufacture, operation, repair, modification, maintenance, inspection, testing and commissioning of driven machinery. Following machine types are listed: - Revolving machinery - Circular saws - Band saws and band knives - Wood -planing machines - Wood -moulding and mortising machines - Sanding machines - Grinding machines - Shears, guillotines and presses - Slitting machines - Mixing, agitating and similar machines - Rolls and calender rolls - Washing machines, centrifugal extractors, etc. - Air compressors - Refrigeration and air-conditioning installations - Transportation plants - Lifting machines, hand -powered lifting devices and lifting tackle These Regulations shall apply to the designers, manufacturers, installers, sellers, users, employers and suppliers who design, manufacture, install, sell, generate or use electrical machinery. General Machinery Regulations (under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993), Content: - Definitions - Supervision of machinery - Safeguarding of machinery - Operation of machinery - Working on moving or electrically alive machinery - Devices to start and stop machinery - Reporting of incidents in connection with machinery - Notifiable substances - Information regarding regulations - Offences and penalties - Repeal of regulations - Short title Schedule A Notifiable substances Schedule B Notice regarding notifiable substances Schedule C Notice in respect of boilers Schedule D Notice in respect of machinery other than a boiler

Application national: South Africa, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Driven Machinery Regulations, Electrical Machinery Regulations

Countries: Image for ZA South Africa,  
Status: Published 2021-09-21 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Torsten Sahm
Last change 2021-06-14 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth: Warnings, symbols, Machine safety and guarding
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Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT
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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation
This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements for machine safety based on The Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1993 and related regulations.'

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

Equipment authorization (approval process)

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Is a factory inspection legally required
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Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
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e. g. product label

Required information on the product and/or packaging
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions


Code, ContinentZAF, Africa
Economic AreaSouthern African Customs Union (SACU)
Official Language11: English, Afrikaans plus 9 African languages
Standard InstituteSABS - South African Bureau of Standards
HS CodememberYes - since 1964






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