IntroductionWhat are Regulatory and Advisory Bodies? Many people don't understand the difference between these two bodies. These two different groups of people exist all over the world and are part of everyday life as they play a very important role in organizations that provide services such as medical relief. This is why it is important to know what we mean when we talk about one of these groups. Regulatory bodies What is a regulatory body? What are regulatory bodies? Regulatory bodies are made up of a group of people who set standards for certain things and those standards are considered the law. The sole function of a regulatory body is to protect the public. To do this, it implements standards, requirements and restrictions relating to any activity concerning security. They also ensure the application and compliance with these standards. These standards must be met in the specific area for which the standards are established. There are many different regulatory bodies that set standards for different areas of work, but the most common regulatory bodies for the emergency medical care sector are the HPCSA or Health Professions Council of South Africa, OSHA or Occupational Safety and Hazards association, the NFPA and the Western Cape Government. Vision of a regulatory body? Most regulatory bodies have the same vision that they seek in their industry. The vision of emergency medical services regulatory bodies is to improve the quality of health by developing strategic policy frameworks for appropriate coordination and establishing appropriate health care standards. This goes hand in hand with the mission of most EMS regulators. This mission is “Quality health care standards for all”. To be more precise, the middle...... middle of paper ...... on a particular product deeming it fit for purpose. They can advise on ways to maintain the product, but maintaining the product is the responsibility of the owner (Anon., 2010). TrainingEach regulatory body has a different way of training people to join them or even just training people on how to follow their standards. For example, the NFPA organizes a conference and exhibition each year, online seminars, seminars, online courses, events, training videos but also scholarships and grants. OSHA also offers various training courses. They can train people to become occupational health and safety officers in all the different areas of rescue and the services provided. This requires a prerequisite of approximately 3-5 years of working in that specific field and that they return every 4 years for training to keep up to date with standards and codes (OSHA, 2014).