STEPHAN JULIUS
Stephan Julius is the Founder and
Managing Member of Frontline
Safety Health and Environmental
Consultants
with
24
years
experience in manufacturing,
corporate and government SHE
Systems. His qualifications include
a National Certificate in Safety
Management
and
was
the
appointed Health & Safety Agent at
Cape Town Soccer Stadium (2010)
and Related Works. He was
awarded the ABSA/Wecbof Business Person of the Year in 2009.
Stephan’s vision is to mentor
Health & Safety Practitioners to
reach their full potential in this
specific field.
Stephan obtained his Professional
Construction Health and Safety
Agent Certificate with SACPCMP
(CHSA 014/2014) in February 2014.
021 914 7080
[email protected]
www.frontlinesafety.co.za
WHAT MUST THE CLIENT DO TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DELAYS?
• The client must involve the agent during the design stage (steps: 1 to 3) as
per SACPCMP, Construction Health and Safety Agent / Services.
• Clients / developers, principal agents and architects are hereby informed that
by the 7th of February 2017, all projects of the value exceeding R40 million or
CIDB grading level 9 requires a Construction Work Permit application.
• Based on the deadline and contract values above R40 million, it is envisaged
that the DOL will be inundated and overwhelmed with permit application
submissions; therefore early submission is paramount to prevent delays in
permit issuing by the DOL.
• The client must ensure that the professional team provides the relevant
information to the agent timeously.
• The appointment of the principal contractor must also be done at least 6 weeks
before construction works is due to start.
BENEFITS OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORK PERMIT
• The Construction Work Permit application is currently only applicable if the
construction value is R130 million or more.
• For construction work with a value of less than R130 million no Construction
Work Permit is needed and the principal contractor must complete the
Notification of Construction Work as required by Construction Regulation 4.
• The Construction Regulations 2014 acknowledge that health and safety issues
should receive equal preferences similar to production and quality.
• Designers are now encouraged to design buildings and to minimize risk during
construction and even during the maintenance period.
CONCLUSION
I believe that if the professional team and the principal contractors comply with
the Construction Regulations 2014, it will create and promote a health and safety
culture and reduce the incident rate on construction sites.
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Work Permit