OHS2602 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 | Due July 2024

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Semester 2, Assignment 01
1. The employer is required in terms of the common law duty to take “reasonably practicable’ steps to prevent workplace injuries and diseases. This duty is not absolute. An employer is therefore expected, as far as is reasonably practicable, to provide a healthy and safe work environment. What does the term ‘reasonably practicable’ means for the purposes of achieving the above duty? (10)
2. Generally, all employees who incur occupational injury or diseases may claim compensation in terms of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, (COIDA). However, some employees are excluded from claiming under COIDA even if they incurred occupational injuries or diseases. List Five(5) employees who are excluded from claiming in terms of the COIDA. (10)