National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008)NoticesNational Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste13. Training and Capacity Building |
| 13.1 | An organic waste treatment facility must during the safety, health and environmental induction, train any new employee or employees and contract workers, prior to such persons working on site, on waste management to identify, prevent, minimise or manage actions or behaviour that is likely to cause adverse impacts on the environment as a result of construction,operation and decommissioning of the facility. |
| 13.2 | Training must be provided continuously to all employees working with waste and to all contract workers that might be exposed to the waste. |
| 13.3 | Members of staff and contract workers must be trained to manage the category of waste being processed at the organic waste treatment facility in accordance with the provisions of these Norms and Standards and any other relevant legislative requirements applicable to treatment of organic waste. |