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South Africa Physical Agents Regulations 2024 — Heat Stress Control Measures

South Africa Physical Agents Regulations 2024 thermal stress control framework for all workplaces.

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Governing metric
WBGT action level / occupational exposure limit
Authority
Department of Employment and Labour (South Africa)
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Legal status
Regulation
In force since
2025-03-06 (unverified)
Rule type
Control Overlay
Standard ID
HGC-043

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This rule has no numeric trigger the calculator evaluates — it states duties and control measures rather than a threshold a reading can be checked against. Its measures are listed below.

Governing formula

No standalone formula is published for this standard; see programmable logic and parameters below.

Control measures

Programmable logic

Control overlay that classifies a 1-hour time-weighted WBGT below action level, at or above the 27°C action level, or at or above the 30°C OEL. It surfaces required risk assessment, monitoring, control hierarchy, medical surveillance, training, and heat-health controls without inventing a numeric work/rest schedule.

This standard does not take WBGT as a required input, and publishes no standalone numeric parameter table here; see the governing metric and programmable logic above, and the primary source below.

Inputs

Required inputs: none

Optional inputs: airTempC, wbgtC, outdoor

Sources

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