NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 1594
DATE OF PUBLICATION: Friday, 9 October 2009
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER NO 20 OF 2009
Mrs J F Terblanche (DA) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:
(1) Whether all (a)(i) offices and (ii) sites of her department and
(b) entities reporting to her adhere to the Occupational Health and
Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993; if not, (aa) why not, (bb) which
facilities fail to adhere to the Act, (cc) where are they situated,
(dd) what (aaa) aspects of the Act does each such facility not comply
with and (bbb) action has been taken in each case; if so, what are the
relevant details;
2) (a) how often should each facility be inspected and (b) when last was
each facility inspected?
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REPLY
Department of Home Affairs:
(1)(a)(i) & (ii) No.
(1)(b)(aa) The Department of Home Affairs does not own immovable property.
It leases its office accommodation through the
Department of Public Works (DPW) who is responsible
for the administration of the leased properties.
The Department of Home Affairs is continuously in
discussion (through its Occupational Health and
Safety Officer and the Directorate: Asset Management)
with the DPW regarding compliance with the
Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No 85
of 1993) of the leased properties.
(2) Annually. The last one was done in
April 2009.