OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY ACT, 1993

Regulation 4(1) of the General Machinery Regulations

♦ APPOINTMENT OF CONCRETE MIXER OPERATOR AND

INSPECTOR

4.

(1 ) An employer/user of machinery shall ensure that every person authorized to

operate machinery is fully aware of the dangers attached thereto and is
conversant with the precautionary measures to be taken or observed to obviate
such dangers.
No person supervising machinery and no person operating machinery shall, without
permission of his superior, authorize any other person to do his work.

GENERAL DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES

8. (2) (i) Ensure that work is performed and that plant or machinery is used under the
general supervision of a person trained to understand the hazards associated
with it, and who has the authority to ensure that precautionary measures
taken; by the employer are implemented.
I,

(representing the principal contractor/contractor)

of

(name of company)
hereby appoint

as the concrete mixer operator/inspector at:

(exact physical address of the construction site or site office)

for the duration of the project/contract or until you are relocated to another site/project
or leave the employ of the company.

You are reminded that you are required to be conversant with all relevant statutory
provisions and regulations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 in the regard
to carrying out of construction work.

Signature Designation Date

♦ ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENT
I,

(concrete mixer
operator/inspector’s name)
hereby accept this appointment and confirm that I have the necessary training and
experience required as specified in GMR 4(1) and that I am conversant with the relevant
statutory provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993.

Signature