Avoid site shutdowns and legal fines in Durban & Richards Bay. Learn how precise medical certificates, baseline checks, and chronic illness policies build a 360  safety framework. If the Department of Labour walks onto your job site tomorrow morning, will you pass the audit, or will your operations be shut down on the spot? For many employers across Durban and Richards Bay, there is a comfortable assumption that having a stack of medical certificates inside a Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) file equals full legal compliance. Unfortunately, that belief is often an illusion—and a dangerous one. A generic piece of paper stating a worker is "fit for work" is not a defense; it is a liability masquerading as compliance. Construction Regulations dictate absolute precision. If an inspector reviews your records and finds vague phrasing, expired dates, or missing baseline assessments, your site faces immediate closure, severe fines, or even criminal prosecution under Section ...