Aligned to OHS Act 85 of 1993 and Construction Regulations 2014 — Reg 7, Reg 8(1), Reg 10, Reg 13, the lot. R2,000 flat, with a written Compliance Rationale Report. Reviewed before delivery.
If you're a building contractor in South Africa, you cannot start work on most sites without a safety file. The Construction Regulations 2014 require every contractor on a construction site — principal contractor, sub-contractor, anyone with employees on site — to have site-specific safety documentation before the first nail goes in. Rapid Safety Files compiles a complete construction safety file aligned to OHS Act 85 of 1993, with every document justified in a written Compliance Rationale Report. R2,000, delivered in 60 minutes.
Inspectors and principal contractors have a short list of things they check first. If any of these four are missing or vague in your file, you're sent back to redo it. Generic templates from template-pack vendors trip on every one.
A safety file with another site's address, another principal contractor's name, or a generic scope is the single most common rejection reason. The Construction Regulations require site-specific documentation — copy-paste files get spotted in seconds.
CR7
If you're a sub-contractor, your file needs a Reg 7 appointment from the principal contractor. If you're the principal contractor on a smaller project, you need a Reg 8(1) Construction Manager appointment. Inspectors check both immediately.
CR7 · CR8(1)
Construction Regulation 10 is non-negotiable. Any work above 2 metres — scaffolding, roof, mezzanine — requires a Fall Protection Plan and a Fall Protection Plan Developer appointment. Files without both fail at the gate.
CR10 · CR10.1
Excavation deeper than 1.5m triggers Construction Regulation 13 (Excavation Supervisor appointment, daily inspection register, shoring procedure). Plant on site triggers the Driven Machinery Regulations. Generic files almost always miss these.
CR13 · DMR
The standard OHS-compliance set that every site agent and principal contractor expects. Each document is listed in the Compliance Rationale Report with the section of legislation that requires it.
The Construction Regulations 2014 are the central regulatory instrument for South African construction work. They apply broadly: Construction Regulation 1 defines "construction work" to include alteration, conversion, fitting-out, commissioning, renovation, repair, maintenance, and demolition — not just new builds. If your scope falls within that definition, the regulations apply, whether you're a principal contractor on a R50m development or a sub-contractor on a small commercial fit-out.
The key sections for almost every project are Regulations 7 (sub-contractor appointments), 8 (Construction Manager appointment for principal contractors on certain projects), 10 (fall protection for work above 2m), 13 (excavations deeper than 1.5m), and 23 (vehicle and mobile-plant traffic). On larger projects above the Regulation 3 thresholds, a separate Construction Work Permit from the Department of Employment and Labour is required.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 provides the umbrella employer duties — Section 16(2) appointments, Section 17 H&S Representatives where you have more than 20 employees, Section 24 incident reporting, Section 31 investigations. Every Rapid file ships with a Compliance Rationale Report that lists each document with the specific section that triggered its inclusion, so an inspector or principal contractor can trace the chain in one place.
R 2 000 for your construction safety file — VAT inclusive, no tiers, with the Compliance Rationale Report included.
Rapid Safety File
R 2 000/ file
VAT inclusive · No tiers · No retainers
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Step 1
60 seconds
Pick your trade. See the price. No phone calls.
Step 2
30 seconds
Secure card or instant EFT through PayFast.
Step 3
5 minutes
A short form sized to your trade. Save and resume.
Step 4
60 minutes from payment
Email delivery, signed download link. Site-ready.
Three contractor takes on what working with us is like. Different cities, different scopes, same R2,000 file.
“I needed a file for a Sandton high-rise job on a Friday afternoon. Paid at 14:00, file was in my inbox before 15:00. Site agent didn't blink on the Monday.”
“The rationale report is the part that sold me. Every document on the file has a regulation next to it. The DEL inspector flipped through it once and moved on. Worth the R2,000.”
“Used to pay R8k to a consultant and wait three weeks. No more emails back and forth, no quotation games. Three fields, pay, file. That simple.”
The general construction file covers most building work. If your project is dominated by one specialist trade — electrical, plumbing, civil engineering, painting — we have dedicated pages with trade-specific risks and FAQs. Same R2,000, same 60-minute delivery.
Every Rapid safety file is delivered as one electronic package. You get:
The safety file itself
Site-specific, aligned to OHS Act 85 of 1993 and Construction Regulations 2014.
A detailed document index
So you know exactly what's in your file.
A Compliance Rationale Report
For each document in your file, a written explanation of why it's included and the section of legislation that requires it.
Electronically delivered
One PDF, sent within 60 minutes of payment.
Print-ready
Ready to bind and keep on site.
Reviewed before delivery
By OHS professionals with more than 30 years of South African construction safety experience — every file, every time.
Sixty seconds to a quote. Sixty minutes to a delivered file. With the Compliance Rationale Report included.