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Compliance topics
Overviews of the questions South African employers actually ask, each one gathering the guides, checklists and analysis on this site into a single position.
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Each topic gathers everything on this site about one question, so you can read the position rather than assemble it. The topics draw on the guides, the checklists and the Insights posts, and each one states the provision behind the claim. Position stated as at August 2026.
What a South African SME must legally comply with
The whole picture: the five bodies of law that catch almost every employer, which duties start at your first employee, and what each headcount threshold adds.
Read the compliance for South African SMEs topicOHS ratios and appointments
How many representatives, first aiders and appointees the Act actually requires, and why the numbers repeated across the market do not match the gazetted wording.
Read the OHS ratios and appointments topicOHS regulatory change, 2025 to 2026
Three regulation sets amended and one repealed on 6 September 2026. What has moved, what is still only a draft, and which files now have an expiry date.
Read the OHS regulatory change topicOHS inspections and enforcement
What an inspection actually checks, what the record has to look like to survive one, and what the enforcement pattern says about where risk really sits.
Read the OHS inspections and enforcement topicWhere these fit
Topics are the overview. The OHS Act guides carry one duty each in full detail, and the apps carry the working checklists and the free downloads. If you are not sure where to start, the SME topic above is the widest entry point.
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General information about published law, stated as at August 2026. Not legal, tax or financial advice. GRC Shop is not a law firm. Confirm any provision against the current Act or gazetted regulation before acting.