Compliance for South African trades

What South African trades must comply with and the paperwork that proves it: electrical, plumbing and gas certificates, PSIRA, SSEG registration, CIDB grading, SARS tax invoices and the OHS Act, each cited to the regulator.

Each guide states the requirement as the regulator states it, with the source and the date it was checked, and then says plainly what Omni Field does about it. None of it is legal advice; the regulator's page is linked so you can read the current rule yourself.

• Electrical certificate of compliance

  Department of Employment and Labour

  What an electrical certificate of compliance is, who may issue it, when a property sale needs one, and how to keep COCs and test reports against the job.

• PIRB plumbing certificate of compliance

  PIRB

  What the Plumbing Industry Registration Board is, when a plumbing certificate of compliance is needed on geyser and hot-water work, and how to keep the records.

• Gas certificate of compliance and SAQCC Gas

  SAQCC Gas

  Who may issue a gas certificate of compliance in South Africa, when one is needed on installation and on property transfer, and how installers keep the records.

• PSIRA registration

  PSIRA

  What PSIRA is, who must register under the Private Security Industry Regulation Act, how annual renewal works, and how to track every officer before dispatch.

• SAIDSA alarm certificate of compliance

  SAIDSA

  What the SAIDSA Bylaw 5 minimum standard for alarm installations is, why insurers ask for an alarm certificate of compliance, and how installers keep the record.

• SSEG registration for solar installations

  City of Cape Town

  How small-scale embedded generation is registered with a municipality or Eskom, what NRS 097-2-1 and the electrical COC require, and how installers keep the file.

• CIDB grading

  CIDB

  How the CIDB register of contractors and its grades 1 to 9 work, what NHBRC registration covers for home builders, and the project records that support both.

• SARS tax invoice requirements

  SARS

  What a valid South African tax invoice must contain under the VAT Act, the full and abridged formats, the 21 day rule, record keeping, and why a job card is not one.

• OHS Act for field teams

  Department of Employment and Labour

  What the Occupational Health and Safety Act asks of a business that sends technicians to sites: risk assessments, training, appointments and incident reporting.