Practical guides for South African contractors and consultants — COID, Letters of Good Standing, safety files, and getting on site faster.

A practical, OHS Act–aligned checklist of every document a principal contractor will demand before you set foot on site in 2026 — and the common mistakes that get safety files rejected.

They sound similar, they show up in the same safety file, and contractors confuse them constantly. Here is the difference, why it matters legally, and what a principal contractor actually checks first.
A practical walkthrough of every document a principal contractor will ask for, in the order they'll ask for it.