Other applicable Acts providing the guidelines of the minimum requirements to be met by employers.

If you look at the table below you will see some of the acts that provide the minimum requirement guidelines for employers under the OHS Act and MHS Act, with regards to the workplace and the protection of the environment.

• Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA)
• Mine Health and Safety Act (MHSA)
• Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA)
• Occupational Diseases in Mine and Works Act (ODMWA)
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)
• Labour Relations Act (LRA)
• National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (NEMA),
• National Environment Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (NEMAQA), and
• National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (NEMWA)

*The NEMLA Bill finally became an Act on 24 June 2022 and will introduce a major shift in South Africa’s environmental legislation on a date to be fixed and proclaimed by the President.