PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NO: 780
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 11 March 2011
QUESTION PAPER NO: 06
DATE OF REPLY:
Mr NJ van den Berg to ask the Minister of Communications:
Whether all buildings used by SA Broadcasting Corporation are in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85 of 1993; if not, (a) which buildings are not in compliance and (b) what are the reasons for these buildings not being in compliance?
NW851E
REPLY:
The SABC has informed me of the following:
The SABC recognises its responsibilities for the Health and Safety of its staff, visitors and contractors. However, there are a number of short comings in the SABC's overall compliance with the occupational health and Safety Act 1993 and these shortcomings need to be urgently addressed.
In response to the question, not one of the SABC's premises fully complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1993.
(a) The table below shows the percentage compliance with this legislation in respect of the SABC's premises in each of the Regions and Aukland Park. It should be noted that it is nearly that impossible for any building, even newly built ones, to obtain a perfect 100% score. It is widely recognised that a score above 70% is considered a compliant building.
As seen from the table, not one of the SABC's premises is fully compliant over the last few years since 2004:
|
SABC Premises |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Aukland Park |
No budget |
81% |
No budget |
No budget |
83% |
No budget |
|
Bisho |
No budget |
7% |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
7% |
|
Bloemfontein,Kimberly, Platfontein |
78% |
74% |
No budget |
69% |
No budget |
69% |
|
Cape Town(sea Point, Parliament and TV OB facility) |
No budget |
82% |
78% |
No budget |
70% |
70% |
|
Durban |
76% |
55% |
No budget |
49% |
No budget |
65% |
|
George- leased Building |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
|
Mafikeng |
No budget |
53% |
No budget |
41% |
No budget |
41% |
|
Neilspruit- leased Building |
71% |
No budget |
66% |
No budget |
No budget |
66% |
|
Polokwane and Thohoyandou |
65% |
65% |
No budget |
59% |
No budget |
No budget |
|
Port Elizabeth |
No budget |
93% |
94% |
No budget |
82% |
89% |
|
Pretoria- leased building |
No office |
No office |
No office |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
|
Richards Bay- leased Building |
No office |
No office |
No office |
No budget |
No budget |
No budget |
(b) These non- compliance issues are addressed on different levels as follows:-
Auckland Park
Has registered a CAPEX project for an amount of R47, 6m to replace the old Fire Detection System.
Bisho building
A CAPEX Project has been registered to upgrade the Bisho facility
Mafikeng building
CAPEX Project has been registered to upgrade the Mafikeng facility
- OHS Audits have been carried out in the regions since November 2010 and the remaining 4 regions are to be completed by 31 arch 2011
- 2010/ 2011 audit results are not available as yet, preliminary indicators show improvement at sites
Issued by Parliament, June 4 2011
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