COIDA applies to the following people:

• All employers
• Casual and full-time employees who, as a result of a workplace accident or work-related disease:
  • are injured, disabled, or killed; or
  • become ill.

This excludes –

• Employees who are totally or partially disabled for 3 days or less
• Anyone receiving military training
• Employees of:
  • the South African National Defence Force
  • the South African Police Service
• Any worker guilty of willful misconduct, unless they are seriously disabled or they are killed and they have someone who depends on them for money
• Employees working mainly outside the RSA and only temporarily employed in the RSA.