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Legal Safety Appointments and Duties of the Responsible Person

Safety responsibilities are often signed onto an appointment letter that the appointee never fully understands, leaving individuals personally exposed when things go wrong. This course clarifies what a legal appointment actually requires, the duties that come with it and how appointees should discharge and record their responsibilities. It works through the appointment structures used on South African industrial, construction and mining sites.

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain the purpose of legal appointments and how responsibility flows down.
  • Distinguish the duties attached to the main workplace appointment roles.
  • Interpret an appointment letter and understand its practical obligations.
  • Carry out and document the inspections and controls the role demands.
  • Recognise personal liability and the limits of an appointee's authority.
  • Manage handovers, acting arrangements and the withdrawal of appointments.

Course outline

  1. 01The purpose of legal appointments
  2. 02The chain of responsibility
  3. 03Common appointment roles and duties
  4. 04Reading and accepting an appointment
  5. 05Discharging and recording the duties
  6. 06Personal liability and authority
  7. 07Handovers and withdrawal of appointments

Who should attend

Managers, supervisors, engineers and safety officers who hold or issue workplace safety appointments and want to understand their real obligations.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
19 to 20 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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