Compliance

Compliance, in plain language

When you contract Nash Secure, you also inherit a stack of South African laws that govern how we may guard, respond, carry firearms, run a control room, handle your data and look after our K9s. This page explains each one in plain English — what it is, why it matters to you, and how we prove we comply.

PSiRA Firearms Control Act PoPIA RICA SAPS OHSA Animal Welfare

PSiRA

Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority

What it is: PSiRA is South Africa's official regulator for the private security industry. Every officer, manager and the company itself must be registered, vetted and kept in good standing.
Why it matters to you: It guarantees that the people guarding your property have been criminal-record checked, properly trained and are accountable to a national authority — not just to us.
How we prove it: Nash Secure operates under a valid PSiRA company registration. Our officers carry their PSiRA cards on duty and you may request to see them at any time.

Firearms Control Act

Firearms Control Act 60 of 2000 (FCA)

What it is: South Africa's primary firearms law. It controls who may own, carry and use a firearm, how firearms must be stored, and how every shot fired in the line of duty must be reported.
Why it matters to you: It protects you, the public and our officers. Only competency-tested, licensed personnel may carry on your site, and any use of force is fully traceable.
How we prove it: Each armed officer holds a valid SAPS competency certificate and a business-purpose firearm licence. All firearms are issued from a licensed safe with a signed register.

PoPIA

Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013

What it is: PoPIA is South Africa's data-protection law. It governs how any personal information — names, ID numbers, CCTV footage, vehicle plates, access logs — is collected, stored, used and shared.
Why it matters to you: Security work generates a lot of data about you, your staff and your visitors. PoPIA ensures we treat that data lawfully, keep it secure, and never share it without a legal basis.
How we prove it: We have an Information Officer, signed data-processing terms with clients, retention schedules for CCTV and access logs, and a breach-notification procedure.

RICA

Regulation of Interception of Communications Act 70 of 2002

What it is: RICA controls how communications (radio, phone, data) may be intercepted, recorded or monitored. It also requires SIM-card registration for all mobile devices.
Why it matters to you: Our control room records radio traffic and operational calls for your protection and ours. RICA ensures that monitoring is lawful, limited to legitimate operational use and properly disclosed.
How we prove it: All operational radios and SIMs are RICA-registered to the company. Recording notices are posted in the control room and disclosed in client agreements.

SAPS

South African Police Service coordination

What it is: By law and by good practice we work with SAPS on incident reporting, firearm matters, crime intelligence sharing and joint response on high-risk events.
Why it matters to you: Private security cannot replace the police. Coordinating with SAPS means a faster, lawful escalation path the moment an incident moves beyond our mandate.
How we prove it: Every reportable incident is logged with the relevant SAPS station and a case number is provided to the client.

OHSA

Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993

What it is: OHSA sets the minimum standards for a safe workplace — for our officers on your site and for the people who work and visit there.
Why it matters to you: Security duties involve firearms, vehicles, K9s and night work. OHSA compliance reduces injuries, near-misses and the legal exposure that comes with them.
How we prove it: We maintain a full Safety File: appointments (16(2), 17, 8(2)(i)), risk assessments, SWPs, incident registers, PPE issue and toolbox talks.

Animal Welfare

Animals Protection Act 71 of 1962 & SAPS K9 standards

What it is: Our K9 unit is governed by national animal-welfare law and recognised K9 handler standards covering training methods, housing, transport, veterinary care and retirement.
Why it matters to you: A well-cared-for, ethically trained dog is a safer, more effective working dog — and using K9s any other way is unlawful.
How we prove it: Each K9 has an individual file: vaccination record, vet sign-offs, training logs and handler certifications. Kennels and transport vehicles are inspected on a fixed schedule.

Need documented proof?

Clients and prospective clients can request our PSiRA registration number, sample SAPS competency certificates, our PoPIA processing terms and a redacted Safety File index for due-diligence purposes.

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This page is a plain-language summary for client convenience. It is not legal advice and does not replace the full text of any Act or regulation.