Electric fences and SANS

[Yuri]

Does anyone have any information regarding the new addition of requirements of electric fences in SANS?

I just found this

14 (1) Application for registration as a registered person shall be made to
the chief inspector in the form of Annexure 2, and shall be accompanied by the
registration fee prescribed by regulation 23.
(2) Any natural person who satisfies the chief inspector that he or she has
sufficient knowledge of the safety standards applicable to electric fence systems
may be registered by the chief inspector as a registered person.
(3) The chief inspector shall furnish a registered person with a certificate of
registration, and enter such registration into the national database.
(4) A registered person shall on request produce his or her certificate of
registration to any inspector and any supplier or any person for whom he or she
intends to install an electric fence system and issue an electric fence certificate.


http://gido.co.za/pages/new_legislation.pdf



The Electrical Machinery Regulations 2011 promulgated under the Occupational
Health and Safety Act (Act. No. 85 of 1993) state:
Application for registration as registered person
14 (1) ‘Application for registration as a registered person shall be made to the chief
inspector in the form of Annexure 2 (see page 12) and shall be accompanied by the
registration fee prescribed by regulation 23. (The current fee is R120.00 and the
address of the chief inspector is: Department of Labour, Occupational Health and
Safety, PB X117 Pretoria 0001)
(2) Any natural person who satisfies the chief inspector that he or she has sufficient
knowledge of the safety standards applicable to electric fence systems may be
registered by the chief inspector as a registered person.
(3) The chief inspector shall furnish a registered person with a certificate of registration,
and enter such registration into the national database.
(4) A registered person shall on request produce his or her certificate of registration
to any inspector and any supplier or any person for whom he or she intends to install
an electric fence system and issue an electric fence certificate.
However, at present (September 2012) there is no recognised governmental course
for an installer to attend and no examinations that they can take which will enable
them to be recognised as a competent installers (‘registered person’). Interim
measures are being put in place by the government in order to meet the requirements
of the regulations and will involve the co-operation of those companies that regularly
run training courses in Basic Electric Fence Installation.
It is envisaged that there will be Theory and Practical sections to the training and
testing. For those installers who have years of experience in the field there will
be Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) which for them will short circuit some of
the learning and testing. For those who are new to the industry, a third section is
envisaged – Experiential Learning which will require a period of Internship.