Topic 1:COIDA

Question 1

Purpose of COIDA?

Answer 1

• COIDA applies to employees that become injured/ill ordie as a result of a workplace accident
• Type and severity of the injury will determine the compensation to be paid out
• Employers make monthly contributions to the compensation fund based on the number of employees or the level of risk in the workplace

Question 2

Positives of COIDA?

Answer 2

• Promotes health and safety in the workplace
• Provides compensation for domestic workers

Question 3

Negatives of COIDA?

Answer 3

• Implimentation is time consuming and expensive
• Does not cover employees of the SANDF

Question 4

Non-Compliance?

Answer 4

• Bribing employees not to report the incident
• Falsifying information about previous incidents
• Refusing to lodge claims of domestic workers

Question 5

Penalties for non-compliance?

Answer 5

• May receive a compliance order
• May recive large fines or face jail sentence
• Business may have to make large payments if they did not have the necessary precautions in place

Question 6

Ways to comply?

Answer 6

• Display a summary of the act
• Register with the compensation board
• Pay the required levis to the compensation board