1) As far as reasonably practicable, every employer must--
a) provide employees with any information, instruction, training or supervision that is necessary to enable them to perform their work safely and without risk to health; and
b) ensure that every employee becomes familiar with work-related hazards and risks and the measures that must be taken to eliminate, control and minimise those hazards and risks.
(Employees must not be made to pay for health and safety training. See section 24.)
2) As far as reasonably practicable, every employer must ensure that every employee is properly trained--
a) to deal with every risk to the employee's health or safety that--
i) is associated with any work that the employee has to perform, and
ii) has been recorded in terms of section 11;
b) in the measures necessary to eliminate, control and minimise those risks to health or safety;
c) in the procedures to be followed to perform that employee's work; and
d) in relevant emergency procedures.
3) In respect of every employee, the provisions of subsection (2) must be complied with--
a) before that employee first starts work;
b) at intervals determined by the employer after consulting the health and safety committee;
c) before significant changes are introduced to procedures, mining and ventilation layouts, mining methods, plant or equipment and material; and
d) before significant changes are made to the nature of that employee's occupation or work.