PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 780
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 March 2011
QUESTION PAPER NO: 06
DATE OF REPLY:
Mr NJ van den Berg to ask the Minister of Communications:
Whether all buildings used by SA Broadcasting Corporation are in compliance
with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993; if not, (a)
which buildings are not in compliance and (b) what are the reasons for
these buildings not being in compliance?
NW851E
REPLY:
The SABC has informed me of the following:
The SABC recognises its responsibilities for the Health and Safety of its
staff, visitors and contractors. However, there are a number of short
comings in the SABCâs overall compliance with the occupational health and
Safety Act 1993 and these shortcomings need to be urgently addressed.
In response to the question, not one of the SABCâs premises fully complies
with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993.
a) The table below shows the percentage compliance with this legislation
in respect of the SABCâs premises in each of the Regions and Aukland
Park. It should be noted that it is nearly that impossible for any
building, even newly built ones, to obtain a perfect 100% score. It is
widely recognised that a score above 70% is considered a compliant
building.
As seen from the table, not one of the SABCâs premises is fully compliant
over the last few years since 2004:
|SABC Premises | | | | | | |
| |2004 |2005 |2006 |2007 |2008 |2009 |
|Aukland Park |No budget |81% |No |No budget |83% |No budget |
| | | |budget | | | |
|Bisho |No budget |7% |No |No budget |No budget |7% |
| | | |budget | | | |
|Bloemfontein,K|78% |74% |No |69% |No budget |69% |
|imberly, | | |budget | | | |
|Platfontein | | | | | | |
|Cape Town(sea |No budget |82% |78% |No budget |70% |70% |
|Point, | | | | | | |
|Parliament and| | | | | | |
|TV OB | | | | | | |
|facility) | | | | | | |
|Durban |76% |55% |No |49% |No budget |65% |
| | | |budget | | | |
|George- leased|No budget |No |No |No budget |No budget |No budget |
|Building | |budget |budget | | | |
|Mafikeng |No budget |53% |No |41% |No budget |41% |
| | | |budget | | | |
|Neilspruit- |71% |No |66% |No budget |No budget |66% |
|leased | |budget | | | | |
|Building | | | | | | |
|Polokwane and |65% |65% |No |59% |No budget |No budget |
|Thohoyandou | | |budget | | | |
|Port Elizabeth|No budget |93% |94% |No budget |82% |89% |
|Pretoria- |No office |No |No |No budget |No budget |No budget |
|leased | |office |office | | | |
|building | | | | | | |
|Richards Bay- |No office |No |No |No budget |No budget |No budget |
|leased | |office |office | | | |
|Building | | | | | | |
(b) These non- compliance issues are addressed on different levels as
follows:-
⢠Auckland Park
Has registered a CAPEX project for an amount of R47, 6m to replace the
old Fire Detection System.
⢠Bisho building
A CAPEX Project has been registered to upgrade the Bisho facility
⢠Mafikeng building
CAPEX Project has been registered to upgrade the Mafikeng facility
⢠OHS Audits have been carried out in the regions since November 2010
and the remaining 4 regions are to be completed by 31 arch 2011
⢠2010/ 2011 audit results are not available as yet, preliminary
indicators show improvement at sites