Become a Member
Welcome to our community! We’re excited that you’re interested in becoming a member. Please fill out the form below to apply for membership. Once your application has been reviewed and approved, you will receive further instructions on how to proceed.
SASOHN annual membership period: 1 January to 31 December.
Membership is Open to all Registered Nurses and Qualified Occupational Health Practitioners.
As a member, you have several membership benefits, including:
- Guests and students are encouraged to attend at least one monthly regional meeting at a small fee. to assess the hands-on value of becoming a member.
- Attendance to monthly regional meetings.
- Bursary of up to R 10 000 annually towards postgraduate studies in Occupational Health.
- Sponsorship and discounted rates i.r.o continued professional development events related to Occupational Health (the annual SASOHN Academic Days and/or the SASOHN National Conference).
- Access to discounted indemnity coverage. By being a SASOHN member the annual indemnity fee can drop with 80% and more.
- Discounted price on the book “A practical approach to occupational health nursing” (Editor K Michell).
- Paid-up members have free access to the on-line SASOHN Occupational Health Guidelines.
- The opportunity to make a difference in occupational health practice by getting involved in national governance; auditing OHS; facilitating workshops and/or training under the SASOHN banner as a committee member.
- Nomination to the prestigious SASOHN’s National awards, such as Honorary Life Member, Member of Merit, President Award to Member of the Year, OHNP of the Year; Mentor of the Year, Student of the Year, etc.
Applications will be processed when the following are received:
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Signed Application form
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Certified copy (not older than 3 months) of the following documents:
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Certified copy of Identity Document/Passport
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Certified copy of Occupational Health Qualification (Certificate/Diploma)
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Practising Certificate of Current Year
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SASOHN will send you an invoice after the validation process is completed.
Banking Details
Banking details will be shared upon the receipt of an invoice.
Criteria & Categories of Annual Membership
2025 Membership
R800
Full Membership Criteria
Registered Professional Nurses actively participating in any field of Occupational Health (in the Republic of South Africa), who are current paid-up members of SASOHN and SANC
R405
Retired Membership Criteria
(a) These are Members who have reached retirement age by 1 September of the specific calendar year, who do take on employment from time to time (locum and other) in the field of Occupational Health and want to retain SASOHN membership through payment of membership fees. The following criteria shall apply:
See attached Retired-member-as-per-SASOHN-Constitution
R800
Affiliated Membership Criteria
Any Health Professional other than a Registered Professional Nurse (e.g. Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, etc.) in any other field related to Occupational Health, or Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners registered and working in other countries, or Enrolled Nurses practising Occupational Health in South Africa
R605
Retired Membership Criteria
(a) These are Members who have reached retirement age by 1 September of the specific calendar year, who do take on employment from time to time (locum and other) in the field of Occupational Health and want to retain SASOHN membership through payment of membership fees. The following criteria shall apply:
See attached Retired-member-as-per-SASOHN-Constitution
R325
Honorary Life Membership Criteria
Honorary Life Membership is awarded, as per the set Criteria in the SASOHN Rules of Procedure, to a member who has served with distinction in any field of Occupational Health Nursing. The right to award Honorary Life Membership resides with the SASOHN Executive Committee whose decision regarding the matter shall be final
2024 Membership
R750
Full Membership Criteria
Registered Professional Nurses actively participating in any field of Occupational Health (in the Republic of South Africa), who are current paid-up members of SASOHN and SANC
R565
Retired Membership Criteria
(a) These are Members who have reached retirement age by 1 September of the specific calendar year, who do take on employment from time to time (locum and other) in the field of Occupational Health and want to retain SASOHN membership through payment of membership fees. The following criteria shall apply:
See attached Retired-member-as-per-SASOHN-Constitution
R750
Affiliated Membership Criteria
Any Health Professional other than a Registered Professional Nurse (e.g. Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, etc.) in any other field related to Occupational Health, or Occupational Health Nursing Practitioners registered and working in other countries, or Enrolled Nurses practising Occupational Health in South Africa
R375
Retired Membership Criteria
(a) These are Members who have reached retirement age by 1 September of the specific calendar year, who do take on employment from time to time (locum and other) in the field of Occupational Health and want to retain SASOHN membership through payment of membership fees. The following criteria shall apply:
See attached Retired-member-as-per-SASOHN-Constitution
R300
Honorary Life Membership Criteria
Honorary Life Membership is awarded, as per the set Criteria in the SASOHN Rules of Procedure, to a member who has served with distinction in any field of Occupational Health Nursing. The right to award Honorary Life Membership resides with the SASOHN Executive Committee whose decision regarding the matter shall be final
Indemnity Policy for Paid Up Members
Indemnity Update
- SASOHN Members qualify for discounted medical malpractice insurance through CFP Brokers.
- Due to a legislative changes (2019) you the member must pay this amount directly to the broker.
- The separate respective SASOHN membership category fee amounts listed above excludes this indemnity cost.
- Your SASOHN Membership fee needs to be settled with SASOHN by the end of January each year per updated SASOHN Constitutional Rules (2021) prior to renewing one’s indemnity at the end of February for the discount to apply.
- Members are free to choose who they want to place their cover with.
- Attached are the instructions with regards to how you can access CFP’s online portal to apply and pay for cover online.