Hospital safety is a legal duty under the OHS Act 85 of 1993. Learn CEO liability, key hazards and the 5 pillars of compliance. OHS Navigators x SAGRIQUA 1. Introduction: The Hidden Legal Reality of Healthcare Facilities When you walk into a hospital, you expect a clean, secure place dedicated to healing. At OHS Navigators and SAGRIQUA, we work with safety teams across South Africa, and what inspections uncover is often very different: unlabelled chemical bottles, leaking oxygen cylinders, even taps running dry during infrastructure failures. Imagine a facility without water for five days. Toilets can't flush, and patients have to buy their own drinking water. These are not minor operational hiccups. They are critical breakdowns in basic healthcare delivery. Hospitals have no immunity from safety legislation simply because they provide medical care. Under South African law, healthcare facilities fall squarely under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act 85 of 1993 . 2. Takeaw...