Legal Register Management Software
for South African Compliance.
Stop managing South African legislation in spreadsheets. SHEQ24 maintains a pre-populated legal register covering OHS Act, NEMA, COID Act, and ISO obligations — with automated alerts when legislation changes and a complete compliance evidence trail for auditors.
Complete Legal Compliance Management
From legislative identification through to compliance evaluation evidence — every step documented and audit-ready.
Pre-Populated SA Legal Register
Start with a comprehensive register pre-loaded with OHS Act, NEMA, COID Act, Mine Health and Safety Act, and all applicable subsidiary regulations — mapped to your industry sector from day one.
Automated Legislative Change Alerts
SHEQ24 monitors the Government Gazette for amendments to South African SHEQ legislation. When a relevant change is identified, compliance managers receive an immediate alert with the affected register entries highlighted.
Compliance Obligation Tracking
Each legal requirement is linked to the specific controls, procedures, and evidence that demonstrate compliance. Overdue compliance evaluations trigger automatic escalation alerts to the responsible manager.
ISO 45001 & ISO 14001 Clause Mapping
Every legal requirement is mapped to the relevant ISO clause — satisfying ISO 45001 Clause 6.1.3 and ISO 14001 Clause 6.1.3 requirements for identifying and evaluating compliance with legal obligations.
Multi-Jurisdiction Support
Manage legal registers across multiple provinces and sites. National legislation applies everywhere; provincial by-laws and municipal requirements are scoped to the relevant sites automatically.
Audit-Ready Compliance Evidence
Every compliance evaluation is timestamped and linked to supporting evidence. Produce a complete compliance evaluation report for ISO certification auditors or DoL inspectors in seconds.
The South African Legal Register Compliance Framework
ISO 45001 Clause 6.1.3 and ISO 14001 Clause 6.1.3 require organisations to determine and have access to up-to-date legal requirements and other requirements applicable to their hazards, OHS risks, and environmental aspects. This is not a once-off exercise — it is an ongoing obligation to monitor legislative changes and evaluate compliance at planned intervals.
For South African organisations, the legislative landscape is complex and frequently changing. The Department of Employment and Labour regularly amends OHS Act regulations. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment updates NEMA regulations and issues new environmental authorisation requirements. The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy updates mining regulations. Keeping a manual legal register current across all these sources is a significant administrative burden — and the consequences of missing a legislative change can be severe.
SHEQ24 eliminates this burden by maintaining a curated database of South African SHEQ legislation and monitoring the Government Gazette for relevant changes. When a change is identified, the system alerts the compliance manager, identifies the affected register entries, and prompts a review of the organisation's compliance obligations and controls. The compliance evaluation record — including the date of review, the reviewer, and the evidence of compliance — is retained as documented information satisfying ISO 45001 Clause 9.1.2 and ISO 14001 Clause 9.1.2 requirements for evaluating compliance.
During an ISO certification audit, the auditor will request evidence that the organisation has identified its legal requirements, evaluated its compliance, and maintained records of the evaluation. SHEQ24 produces this evidence automatically — transforming what is typically one of the most time-consuming audit preparation tasks into a straightforward report generation exercise.
Preparing for an ISO 45001 or ISO 14001 certification audit?
Our compliance specialists will show you how SHEQ24's legal register satisfies Clause 6.1.3 and Clause 9.1.2 requirements — and produces the compliance evaluation evidence your auditor will request.
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Legal register management works best as part of an integrated compliance platform.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a legal register under South African OHS Act and NEMA?+
A legal register is a documented inventory of all legislation, regulations, standards, and other legal requirements that apply to an organisation's operations. Under ISO 45001 Clause 6.1.3 and ISO 14001 Clause 6.1.3, organisations must identify and have access to applicable legal requirements. In South Africa, this includes the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and its regulations, the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COID Act), the Mine Health and Safety Act, sector-specific regulations, and applicable SANS standards. SHEQ24 maintains a pre-populated South African legal register that is updated when legislation changes.
How often must a legal register be reviewed in South Africa?+
ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 require organisations to review their legal register at planned intervals and whenever there are changes to legal requirements. In practice, South African organisations should review their legal register at least annually and whenever new legislation is promulgated or existing legislation is amended. The Department of Employment and Labour regularly updates OHS Act regulations, and DFFE updates NEMA regulations. SHEQ24 monitors South African legislative changes and alerts compliance managers when the legal register requires updating, ensuring organisations are never caught unaware by regulatory changes.
What legislation must be included in a South African SHEQ legal register?+
A comprehensive South African SHEQ legal register must include: the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and all subsidiary regulations (General Safety Regulations, Construction Regulations, Driven Machinery Regulations, Electrical Installation Regulations, Hazardous Chemical Substances Regulations, etc.), the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act 130 of 1993, the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 and its specific acts (NEMA: Air Quality Act, NEMA: Waste Act, NEMA: Biodiversity Act), the Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996 (for mining operations), the Skills Development Act, the Employment Equity Act, applicable SANS standards, and any sector-specific regulations applicable to the organisation's industry.
How does SHEQ24 automate legal register updates when legislation changes?+
SHEQ24 maintains a curated database of South African SHEQ legislation and monitors the Government Gazette for amendments and new regulations. When a relevant legislative change is identified, the system generates an alert to the designated compliance manager, identifies which sections of the legal register are affected, and prompts a review of the organisation's compliance obligations and controls. The compliance manager can then update the register, assign corrective actions if new obligations require new controls, and document the review as evidence of ongoing legal compliance monitoring — satisfying the ISO 45001 Clause 6.1.3 and ISO 14001 Clause 6.1.3 requirements for evaluating compliance.
Stop managing South African legislation in spreadsheets.
Deploy a legal register that monitors legislative changes automatically, tracks compliance obligations in real time, and produces the audit evidence your ISO certification body requires.