South Africa Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 14: General duties of employees: reasonable care for themselves and others, cooperation with the employer's duties, compliance with lawful orders and health and safety rules, reporting of unsafe or unhealthy situations, and reporting of incidents by the end of the shift

What does 14 require?

Every employee at work takes reasonable care for their own health and safety and that of others affected by their acts or omissions; cooperates with the employer or any other person so that duties and requirements under the Act can be met; carries out lawful orders and obeys the safety and health rules and procedures the employer or an authorised person lays down; reports any unsafe or unhealthy situation to the employer or the representative as soon as practicable; and reports any incident that may affect their health or that caused them injury to the employer, an authorised person or the representative as soon as practicable and no later than the end of the shift in which it occurred, or as soon as practicable afterwards where that was impossible.