OHS - Requirements for approval as an Approved Inspection Authority
OHS - Requirements for approval as an Approved Inspection Authority
OHS - Requirements for approval as an Approved Inspection Authority
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Occupational Health <strong>an</strong>d Hygiene<br />
4.3.2 Personnel involved in the regulated services of the AIA must be currently registered with<br />
a professional occupational hygiene org<strong>an</strong>isation recognised by the Chief Inspector<br />
4.3.3 Personnel involved in the regulated services of the AIA must hold a valid legal knowledge<br />
certificate acceptable to the Department<br />
4.3.4 The AIA must have the b<strong>as</strong>ic suitable monitoring <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>alytical equipment pertinent to<br />
the service/s rendered (See Annexure I)<br />
4.3.5 The AIA must have access to additional equipment that may be required <strong>for</strong> the service/s to be<br />
rendered <strong>an</strong>d a <strong>for</strong>mal agreement must be in place <strong>for</strong> such equipment<br />
4.3.6 The AIA must keep a logbook which contains calibration <strong>an</strong>d mainten<strong>an</strong>ce schedules<br />
<strong>an</strong>d records <strong>for</strong> all relev<strong>an</strong>t equipment <strong>for</strong> a period of five years<br />
4.3.7 The AIA must have suitably documented <strong>an</strong>d controlled systems, methods <strong>an</strong>d procedures<br />
relating to the regulated services they wish to render.<br />
5. PERSONNEL<br />
5.1 The personnel employed by <strong>an</strong> AIA must include at le<strong>as</strong>t one Registered Occupational Hygienist who is in<br />
overall control of, <strong>an</strong>d responsible <strong>for</strong>, all the regulated <strong>as</strong>pects of the <strong>Approved</strong> <strong>Inspection</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>. In<br />
addition AIAs are permitted to carry out occupational health risk <strong>as</strong>sessments, walk-through surveys, pl<strong>an</strong><br />
<strong>an</strong>d supervise surveys, evaluate monitoring results, prepare reports, <strong>an</strong>d recommend appropriate control<br />
me<strong>as</strong>ures within the ambit of the scope of work <strong>for</strong> which the AIA is authorised.<br />
5.2 In addition, the AIA c<strong>an</strong> employ one or more Registered Occupational Hygiene Technologists <strong>an</strong>d/or<br />
Registered Occupational Hygiene Assist<strong>an</strong>ts.<br />
5.3 The Occupational Hygienist/s h<strong>as</strong>/have the overall control of, <strong>an</strong>d is responsible <strong>for</strong>, all the regulated<br />
<strong>as</strong>pects of the <strong>Approved</strong> <strong>Inspection</strong> <strong>Authority</strong>, including mentoring of operational staff. He or she must be<br />
a registered Occupational Hygienist <strong>an</strong>d hold a valid Legal Knowledge Certificate. Occupational Hygienists<br />
may in addition also per<strong>for</strong>m the duties of <strong>an</strong> Occupational Hygiene Technologist or Assist<strong>an</strong>t.<br />
5.4 An Occupational Hygiene Technologist may calibrate monitoring equipment, carry out monitoring surveys,<br />
take me<strong>as</strong>urements, <strong>an</strong>alyse collected samples <strong>an</strong>d prepare monitoring reports within the ambit of the<br />
scope of work <strong>for</strong> which the AIA is authorised. He or she must be registered <strong>as</strong> <strong>an</strong> Occupational Hygiene<br />
Technologist <strong>an</strong>d hold a valid Legal Knowledge Certificate.<br />
5.5 An Occupational Hygiene Assist<strong>an</strong>t may carry out similar t<strong>as</strong>ks provided they are under the direct<br />
supervision of <strong>an</strong> Occupational Hygiene Technologist or Occupational Hygienist. He or she must be<br />
registered <strong>as</strong> <strong>an</strong> Occupational Hygiene Assist<strong>an</strong>t <strong>an</strong>d must have a valid Legal Knowledge Certificate which<br />
must be obtained within six months of registration.<br />
5.6 With reference to paragraph 5.5 above, the ratio of <strong>an</strong> Occupational Hygienist to Occupational Hygiene<br />
Assist<strong>an</strong>t <strong>an</strong>d/or Occupational Hygiene Technologist is 1:5.<br />
5.7 Auxiliary staff (i.e. administrative staff) not involved in the direct occupational hygiene work laid down in<br />
the Act <strong>an</strong>d its <strong>as</strong>sociated codes, are not covered in this guideline.<br />
6 | <strong>Requirements</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>approval</strong> <strong>as</strong> <strong>an</strong> <strong>Approved</strong> <strong>Inspection</strong> <strong>Authority</strong> [<strong>OHS</strong> 3/1/1/8/1/ v1/2012]
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