ABÉ BOSMAN ATTORNEYS

Specialists in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental and Energy Legal Compliance

"If you think that compliance is expensive : try non-compliance".

Paul McNulty – Former US Deputy Attorney General 

2020 / 2021 STATISTICS – SOUTH AFRICA

Facilities Inspected
0
Non-compliances detected
0
Arrests made
0
Highest Monetary Fine (Polluting the Environment)
R 0 mil

OUR JOURNEY

The firm was founded in 1996 by Abé Bosman, a specialist in Occupational
Health and Safety law. The firm has since grown exponentially, which necessitated additional in-house legal resources.

In 2015, Brigs Connor Venter joined the firm as a specialist in Environmental Legal Compliance with in-depth knowledge and understanding of environmental legislation, policies and regulations. Brigs is now a Partner of the Firm, and he leads our consolidated Sustainability
Department. This incorporates Environmental Compliance and Energy.

We offer various legal compliance services in Occupational Health, Safety, Environmental, and Energy as well as Information Security

01

Auditing

  • Occupational Health & Safety Legal Compliance
  • Environmental Legal Compliance
  • External & Independent Audits:
    • Environmental Authorizations
    • Environmental Management Plans (EMP)
    • Licences (Waste Management & Water Use Licences)
  • Energy Management

02

Legal Registers

  • Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 45001)
  • Environmental (ISO 14001)
  • Energy Management (ISO 50001)
  • Information Security (ISO 27001)

03

Training

  • Occupational Health & Safety Legislation
  • Environmental Legislation
  • Mining Legislation
  • Construction Regulations

04

Dispute Resolution

Assistance with inquiries and investigations held by government departments and local authorities.

05

Litigation

Representing clients in environmental litigation matters, both civil and criminal and in both the Magistrate’s and High Courts of South Africa.

06

Risk Assessments

Assisting with the compilation or review of Hazard & Risk Registers (HIRA) as well as Aspect & Impact Registers.

OUR ATTORNEYS

Meet The Team

Abé Bosman

Founder & Managing Partner: Occupational Health & Safety

Abé is our Lead Auditor for Occupational Health and Safety in Southern Africa, with over 25 years of experience in this field.

He is respected and well known in the industry, representing numerous leading mining, construction and engineering corporations in Occupational Health and Safety compliance, interpretation, investigation and source of information.

Brigs Connor Venter

Partner: Sustainability

Brigs is the Head of our Sustainability Department, and our Lead Auditor for Environmental and Energy Compliance in Southern Africa.

Brigs has over 8 years’ experience in conducting Legal Compliance Audits, which includes advising clients on environmental duties and authorisations, appeals and reviews, and well as environmental indemnifications and warranties pertaining to commercial agreements.