South Africa Physical Agents Regulations 2024 7: Physical agent exposure monitoring programme where the assessment shows exposure at or above the OELs or guideline values or outside the guideline range: by a competent person, representative, methodologically sound, with calibrated and traceable instruments, quantifying exposure against the limits, at the assessed frequency and at least every 24 months, with recommendations and a documented action plan

What does 7 require?

Where the risk assessment or its review indicates that an employee may be exposed at or above the Table 1 and 2 occupational exposure limits or the Table 3 guideline values, or outside the Table 3 range, the employer or self-employed person implements a physical agent exposure monitoring programme. The programme is carried out under the Regulations by a competent person, is representative of the employee's exposure, follows recognised principles and methodology, uses instruments whose calibration is traceable to national or international standards and records traceable measurements, quantifies exposure levels and compares them with the values or OELs for the agent, and runs at the frequency the risk assessment sets and at least every 24 months, with an inspector able to direct re-monitoring in writing. The employer considers the competent person's recommendations in the monitoring report and develops a documented action plan to implement them.