Is the Compliance Gap Analysis really free?

Yes. It is a checklist-based review of your site, processes and existing reports, at no charge and with no obligation.

How often must assessments be repeated?

Most exposure risk assessments must be repeated at intervals not exceeding two years, and sooner when processes, equipment or controls change. Lead monitoring is needed at least every 12 months where exposure exceeds half the limit.

Which assessments must be done by an approved inspection authority?

Noise monitoring, hazardous chemical agent monitoring, lead monitoring and asbestos inventory endorsement require an approved inspection authority. Qualitas is DEL-approved for all four.

WHICH ASSESSMENT DO I NEED?

The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires every employer to identify health hazards and assess the risk to employees. Which surveys you need depends on what happens on your site.

Find what applies to you below, or ask us for a free Compliance Gap Analysis checklist and we'll tell you exactly what is required and what is overdue.

REACH OUT

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IF YOUR WORKPLACE HAS…

Loud machinery, compressors, presses or generators: noise survey and noise zoning

Dust, welding fume, solvents, paints or chemical storage: hazardous chemical agents survey

Batteries, solder, lead paint, smelting or scrap metal: lead exposure monitoring

A building constructed before the 2000s, or planned renovation: asbestos survey and inventory

Extraction hoods, spray booths or fume cabinets: local exhaust ventilation (LEV) test

Furnaces, kitchens, boiler rooms or outdoor work in summer: heat stress survey

Cold rooms, freezers or refrigerated warehouses: cold stress survey

Grinders, drills, jackhammers or heavy vehicles: vibration survey

Lifting, repetitive tasks or long hours at computers: ergonomics risk assessment

Offices with stuffy air, complaints or sealed windows: indoor air quality survey

Night shifts, warehouses, detailed work or new lighting: illumination survey

Healthcare, waste, sewage, food processing or cleaning work: hazardous biological agents assessment

Changing rooms, toilets, canteens and drinking water: facilities inspection

Any of the above and no recent health risk assessment: occupational health risk assessment

Most regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (85 of 1993) require the exposure risk assessment to be repeated at intervals not exceeding two years: the Noise Exposure Regulations, 2024; Regulations for Hazardous Chemical Agents, 2021; Lead Regulations, 2001; Asbestos Abatement Regulations, 2020; Physical Agents Regulations, 2024; Ergonomics Regulations, 2019; and Regulations for Hazardous Biological Agents, 2022.

Noise and chemical monitoring must be done by an approved inspection authority at least every 24 months, and lead monitoring at least every 12 months where exposure exceeds half the limit.

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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

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NOT SURE? FREE COMPLIANCE GAP ANALYSIS

Using our checklist, we review your site, processes and existing reports, and give you a list of the assessments you're legally required to have and which are overdue.

It is free of charge.

Qualitas is a DEL Approved Inspection Authority and SANAS-accredited inspection body for asbestos, lead, noise and hazardous chemical agents, led by a SAIOH-registered occupational hygienist with 15 years of experience.