Workshop & Site Safety (OHS Act) is one of 9 topics in the Grade 12 Civil Technology CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which South African Act is the primary law governing health and safety on a construction site?
The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993
The Consumer Protection Act
The National Building Regulations Act
The Labour Relations Act
Answer: The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 — The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 (the OHS Act) is the primary law regulating workplace and construction site safety in South Africa.
Easy
2. Under the OHS Act, who has a duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others affected by their actions?
Every worker, not only the employer
Only the site foreman
Only the appointed competent person
Only the client who commissioned the building
Answer: Every worker, not only the employer — While employers carry the main duty of care, every worker also has a personal legal duty under the Act to take reasonable care of their own safety and that of others.
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3. Give the term for the person an employer must appoint to supervise a high-risk site activity, who must be suitably qualified and experienced.
Answer: competent person — The OHS Act requires employers to appoint a competent person to supervise high-risk activities such as scaffolding or excavation work.
