Installation of the smallbore steel pipe wastewater system - TRANSNET national

Release Date: 11 June 2026. The Health and Safety Management Plan and other health and safety file documents must be submitted electronically and as a hard copy to the SHEQ Specialist or designated personnel for review prior to mobilisation. Work may not commence until the plan is accepted/approved. Provisional approval allows site establishment only; full approval allows execution of work. If provisionally approved, the contractor must resolve issues within 30 days from commencement of work, failing which work related to outstanding actions must stop until resolved.

SHEQ Specialist (Projects): Luke Otto. SHEQ Manager: Thulani Manana. Project Manager: Vincent Mazuza. All are Transnet Pipelines (TPL) personnel. No email addresses or phone numbers are provided in the document.

The contractor must comply with all applicable health and safety legislation and project-specific standards and procedures as amended from time to time. The contractor must set project-specific health and safety objectives and develop improvement action plans to achieve them, with primary considerations being elimination of hazards, minimisation of risks, prevention of incidents, injuries and illnesses, and legal compliance. Objectives must be specific, measurable, documented, communicated to all personnel, reviewed quarterly and whenever significant changes occur. The contractor must carry out detailed project-specific Task-Based Risk Assessments reviewed and approved by the SHEQ Specialist or designated personnel before any work commences. Risk assessments must be facilitated by a competent person appointed in writing per Construction Regulations 9(1), with mandatory participation of site management, supervisory personnel, technical experts and workforce. Safe Work Procedures based on Task-Based Risk Assessments must be compiled and approved before work starts. Monthly internal audits and daily site health and safety inspections are required. Performance assessment and auditing procedures must cover health and safety performance reporting, monthly internal audits, and daily inspections.

Scope: Installation of the smallbore steel pipe spill basin wastewater system to municipal sewer line at the Alrode and Witbank Transnet Pipelines Petroleum Products Storage and Handling Facilities. The specification covers all personnel involved during design and construction, including TPL employees, designers, principal contractor, contractors, visitors and service providers. The principal contractor is responsible for ensuring all their contractors comply with legal requirements and this specification. Key technical requirements include: Health and Safety Management Plan (project-specific, covering mobilisation to commissioning to handover); Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (baseline, task-based, pre-task, DSTI/continuous, issue-based, specialised studies); Safe Work Procedures; Permit to Work system; Excavation controls (battering, benching, shoring); Cranes and lifting equipment; Fall protection; Electrical safety; Hot work; Machinery and mobile equipment; Traffic management; Barricading and signage; PPE requirements; Fuel/flammable liquid storage; Fire protection; Waste management; Occupational hygiene; Fitness for work; Emergency preparedness and response; Incident reporting and investigation; Temporary works; Structures; Working at night; Facilities; Stacking and storage; Housekeeping; Manual handling and vibration; Tools and equipment; Communication, participation and consultation (toolbox talks, DSTI, safety observations); Documentation and document control; Contractor health and safety file requirements; Notification of construction work; General rules of conduct; Site establishment; Access control; Visitors; Alcohol, drugs and intoxicating substances; Light vehicle and mobile equipment rules; Loading and offloading; Measuring and monitoring; Management of change; Non-conformance and action management; Management review.

The contractor must prepare, implement and maintain a project-specific Health and Safety Management Plan based on this specification and all applicable legislation, covering all activities from mobilisation to commissioning to handover. The plan must include: H&S policy (OHSA Section 7); hazard identification and risk assessment procedures; legal and other requirements register; H&S objectives with action plans; resources/accountabilities/responsibilities with written appointments; competence/training/awareness system; communication/participation/consultation arrangements; documentation and document control; operational control procedures (safe work procedures for critical risks); emergency preparedness and response; management of change; subcontractor H&S assessment process; measuring and monitoring plans; incident reporting and investigation; non-conformance and action management; performance assessment and auditing; management review. Baseline risk assessment conducted by client prior to site establishment. Task-based risk assessments facilitated by competent person appointed per Construction Regulations 9(1) with mandatory participation of site management, supervisors, technical experts and workforce. Safe work procedures compiled from task-based risk assessments and approved before work. Daily Safe Task Instructions (DSTI) completed by entire team daily before work and at shift end. Pre-task hazard assessments for any changes. Issue-based risk assessments for near-misses, new equipment, process changes, new knowledge. Specialised studies (HAZOP, HAZCON) for critical risks by specialist risk person. Risk assessment monitoring and reviews documented with planned review dates.

Competent Person definition: must have required knowledge, training and experience for the work/task, and where applicable, qualifications specific to that work/task; must be familiar with the OHSA and applicable regulations. Construction Manager: competent person responsible for management of physical construction processes and coordination/administration/management on construction site (per Construction Regulations 8(1)). Construction Supervisor: competent person responsible for supervising construction activities. Health and Safety Officer: minimum 5 years post registration with SACPCMP and total 8 years' experience in assisting with development, implementation and maintenance of health and safety management systems. Isolation Officer: authorised in writing, trained and assessed competent in isolation and lockout of systems/plant/equipment within scope of designation; formalised training by competent trainer with certification issued. Authorised Person (Permit to Work): authorised in writing by nominated project management representative to issue permits; trained and assessed competent in systems/plant/equipment operation within scope. Applicant (Permit to Work): authorised in writing to receive/accept permits; competent by training, experience and knowledge of area/plant. All legal appointments must be in writing with documented proof retained.

The contractor must develop and maintain project-specific documentation for effective health and safety management, with document control processes in place. Operational control procedures (typically in Safe Work Procedures) must manage critical risks including excavation, working at heights, confined spaces, mobile equipment, light vehicles, lifting operations, hazardous chemical agents, and hot work. Emergency preparedness and response procedures are required. A management of change process must ensure health and safety risks are considered before changes are implemented. Principal contractors must assess subcontractors' health and safety requirements and performance before awarding contracts or purchase orders. Measuring and monitoring plans must include employee exposure to hazardous chemical agents (noise, dust, etc.) to determine control effectiveness. Incident reporting, investigation, non-conformance and action management procedures are mandatory. Performance assessment and auditing must cover monthly internal audits, daily site inspections, and performance reporting. Management review processes must assess the effectiveness of health and safety management efforts. Planned Task Observations must be carried out on an ad hoc basis. Monthly auditing of the health and safety management system and workplace activities is required. Corrective actions from incidents, audits and inspections must be tracked and reported.

All costs associated with meeting health and safety responsibilities shall be borne by the contractor. Any cost associated with work stoppage due to non-compliance with a health and safety requirement shall be for the contractor's account. The contractor must ensure proof of public liability insurance as required with the bonds for the contract is in the health and safety file.

The contractor must comply with the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) as amended, Construction Regulations (latest version), and all other applicable health and safety legislation and project-specific standards. Mandatory appointments in writing per legal requirements: Construction Manager (Construction Regulations 8(1)), Health and Safety Officers, Supervisors, Health and Safety Representatives, First Aiders, Isolation Officers, Authorised Persons (Permit to Work), Applicants (Permit to Work). A mandatary agreement in terms of OHSA Section 37 must be in place, as well as principal contractor and contractor appointments per Construction Regulations 5(1)(k) and 7(1)(c)(v). Letter of good standing in terms of COIDA must be up to date and in the health and safety file. Proof of public liability insurance as required with the bonds for the contract must be in the health and safety file. The Contractor's Health and Safety Officer must have minimum 5 years post registration with SACPCMP and a total of 8 years' experience in assisting with development, implementation and maintenance of health and safety management systems. Competent persons must have required knowledge, training, experience and qualifications specific to the work/task, and be familiar with the OHSA and applicable regulations. CSD registration, tax compliance, B-BBEE level, and CIDB grading are not mentioned in this document.

Comprehensive health and safety specification covering 55 sections including: Purpose, Project Scope, Scope, Definitions, Abbreviations, Health and Safety Management Plan, Health and Safety Policy, Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (baseline, task-based, pre-task, DSTI/continuous, issue-based, specialised studies, monitoring and reviews, safe work procedures), Legal and Other Requirements, Health and Safety Objectives, Resources/Accountabilities/Responsibilities, Competencies/Training/Awareness, Communication/Participation/Consultation, Documentation and Document Control, Contractor Health and Safety File Requirements, Notification of Construction Work, General Rules of Conduct, Site Establishment, Access Control, Visitors, Alcohol/Drugs/Intoxicating Substances, Light Vehicle, Mobile Equipment, Traffic Management Plan, Loading/Offloading, Signs/Notices, Machinery, Barricading, Excavation, Cranes/Lifting Equipment, Fall Protection, Permit to Work, Electrical Safety, Hot Work, Tools/Equipment, Manual Handling/Vibration, PPE, Fuel/Flammable Liquid Storage/Refuelling, Fire Protection/Prevention, Housekeeping, Waste Management, Stacking/Storage, Facilities, Occupational Hygiene, Fitness for Work, Measuring/Monitoring, Working at Night, Temporary Works, Structures, Emergency Preparedness/Response, Incident Reporting/Investigation, Performance Assessment/Auditing, Management Review, Management of Change, Non-Conformance/Action Management. Key requirements: project-specific H&S Management Plan approved before mobilisation; baseline risk assessment by client; task-based risk assessments by competent person with mandatory team participation; safe work procedures; permit to work system; dedicated H&S professionals appropriate to work scale; written appointments for all legal roles; COIDA letter of good standing; public liability insurance; SACPCMP-registered H&S Officer with 5+ years post-registration and 8+ years experience.

Environmental considerations are integrated into hazard identification: hazard (energy) types include particulates and aerosols (dust, fibres, fumes, spray, mist, smoke), chemical agents (corrosive/irritant, asphyxiate/poison, narcotic/anaesthetic, allergen/sensitiser, carcinogen, teratogen/mutagen), microbiological (virus, bacterium, parasite, fungus), and weather (lightning, heavy wind, flooding, hail storm). Waste management, fuel/flammable liquid storage and refuelling, fire protection and prevention, and housekeeping requirements address environmental protection. The specification requires compliance with all applicable legislation, which includes environmental legislation. No specific environmental impact assessment or environmental management programme requirements are detailed in this document.

The contractor must ensure a mandatary agreement in terms of OHSA Section 37 is in place, as well as principal contractor and contractor appointments per Construction Regulations 5(1)(k) and 7(1)(c)(v) respectively, all signed and filed in the health and safety file. A valid letter of good standing in terms of COIDA must be maintained in the health and safety file. Proof of public liability insurance as required with the bonds for the contract must be in the health and safety file. All health and safety appointments must be in writing with documented proof (signed appointment letters) retained. The contractor must not discharge legal responsibilities to employees who are not legally appointed. A project-specific health and safety organisational chart must be documented and maintained. All costs for meeting health and safety responsibilities are borne by the contractor. Costs for work stoppages due to non-compliance are for the contractor's account.

The contractor must comply with all applicable health and safety legislation and project-specific standards and procedures as amended from time to time. A register of all legal and other requirements must be compiled, maintained and updated regularly. Applicable laws and standards must be communicated to all employees and subcontractor personnel. The contractor must adequately allocate resources, responsibility and accountability for effective implementation of the H&S management system. All H&S appointments must be in writing with documented proof retained. A project-specific H&S organisational chart must be documented and maintained. The provision of dedicated H&S professionals must be appropriate for the nature and scale of work. Contractor management must demonstrate visible commitment through risk management approach, immediate action on violations, and active participation in day-to-day prevention activities. All costs for meeting these responsibilities are borne by the contractor.

Evaluation of health and safety performance will be based on: compliance with the Health and Safety Management Plan and this specification; monthly internal audits to assess compliance with project health and safety requirements; daily site health and safety inspections; incident reporting, recording, investigation and analysis; non-conformance and corrective action management; health and safety performance reporting; achievement of project-specific health and safety objectives; and annual review of the Health and Safety Management System. The SHEQ Specialist or designated personnel will review and approve the Health and Safety Management Plan and Task-Based Risk Assessments prior to work commencement. Provisional approval allows site establishment only; full approval allows execution of work. Failure to resolve issues within 30 days of provisional approval results in work stoppage on outstanding actions.