Mr N D du Toit (DA) to ask the Minister of Basic Education:
(1) Whether all (a)(i) offices and (ii) sites of his department and (b) entities reporting to him 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 and (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?
Reply:
(1) (a) (i) and (ii) The Department of Basic Education is not functional yet and is currently making use of the facilities and resources of the Department of Education. The Department of Education is stationed in three buildings in central Pretoria and they all adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
(b) At the moment it is not clear if the public entities which report to the Minister adhere to the Occupational Health and Safety Act. This information will be obtained and submitted to you as soon as possible.
(2) The buildings of the Department of Education are checked on a monthly basis for compliance and any deviations from the Occupational Health and Safety Act are corrected immediately.
Source: Department of Basic Education
