Client OHS Agent
Client OHS Agent for construction projects
As the client you carry legal duties for health and safety on your project. A Client OHS Agent carries them out for you, from the brief to the final safety file.
In short
A Client OHS Agent (also called a Construction Health and Safety Agent, or CHSA) is the competent person a client appoints under the Construction Regulations 2014 to manage health and safety on their behalf. Siyakhatala Safety does this for clients in Cape Town, the Winelands, the West Coast and the rest of the Western Cape.
What's included
- Health and safety specification for the tender documents
- Baseline risk assessment for the project
- Review and approval of the principal contractor's health and safety plan
- Construction work permit or notification paperwork
- Monthly or fortnightly site audits with corrective actions tracked to close-out
- A consolidated safety file handed over at completion
We are involved in all six stages of the project. Early on we set the health and safety requirements that contractors price against, so safety is in the budget rather than an extra. During construction we audit the site, follow up every finding and keep the client informed. At close-out the client receives a complete safety file.
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Client OHS Agent: common questions
When should I appoint a Client OHS Agent?
Before the tender goes out. The health and safety specification and baseline risk assessment belong in the tender documents, so contractors can price the controls.
Who must be registered?
An agent appointed by a client must be registered with the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP). You can check any agent's registration on the SACPCMP register.
Does the agent replace the contractor's Safety Officer?
No. The agent acts for the client. The principal contractor still needs its own safety staff on site.
Where we work
Client OHS Agent across the Western Cape
From our office in Brackenfell we cover Cape Town and the Western Cape, and work countrywide by arrangement.