Compliance
What the Construction Regulations add to the OHS Act
The Act makes somebody responsible. The Regulations decide who, in writing, before anybody starts, and two of those documents belong to the client.
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Compliance
OHS prohibition notice on a building, and who fixes it
In Soweto the notice went to the tenant, the repair runs through the landlord, and only an inspector can say the building may reopen.
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Compliance
Construction work permit, and whether your job needs one
It does not come from the municipality and your approved plans do not cover it. Two different duties sit with the Department of Employment and Labour.
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Compliance
Return of Earnings deadline, and what a late one costs
File your outstanding Return of Earnings before 31 October 2026, or the Commissioner may assess your firm on an estimate and add a penalty.
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Compliance
How to find a reliable contractor in South Africa
A cidb grade is a claim the regulator can reopen. We find a reliable one with a dated register check and the habits no register records.
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Compliance
Who must be SACPCMP registered on a construction site?
The registration is personal, it attaches to the safety officer the contractor appoints, and a client checks the named person against the council, not the firm.
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Compliance
Letter of good standing, what it actually covers
It covers the contractor's own employees for injury at work. It does not cover your tenants, your visitors or a child hurt on your property.
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Compliance
Appointments under the Construction Regulations
Two written appointments under the Construction Regulations are the client's. The rest belong to the contractor. Investigators went looking for that paperwork.
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The Arabella Brief
What changed this week, and what it costs you on Monday.
One email on a Friday, covering the week from Friday to Thursday so the week is closed when it is written. What actually changed, everything with a date on it, one development run through what it means for a contractor with forty people, and what we got wrong. A thin week is a short issue.