IntroductionWhat are regulatory and advisory bodies? Many people fail to 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 such an important role in organizations that provide services such as medical relief. That's why it's 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 these standards are seen as law. The sole function of a regulatory body is to protect the public. It does this by implementing rules, requirements and restrictions in relation to any security-related activity. They also ensure the application and compliance of these standards. These standards must be met in the specific field for which the standards are established. There are many different regulatory bodies that set standards for different fields of work, but the most common regulatory bodies for emergency medical care are the HPCSA or Health Professions Council of South Africa, OSHA or Occupational Safety and Hazards Association, the NFPA and the Western Cape Government. A regulatory body's vision? Most regulators have the same vision they aspire to in their work. The vision of emergency medical services regulators is to improve the quality of health by developing strategic policy frameworks for adequate coordination and setting appropriate health standards. This is the mission of most EMS regulatory bodies. This mission is “Quality Health Standards for All”. To be more precise, the mi...... means of paper...... on a particular product deems it suitable for use. They can recommend how to maintain the product, but the actual maintenance of the product is the responsibility of the owner (Anon., 2010). Training Each regulatory body has a different way of training people who join them or even just training people on how to follow their standards. The NFPA, for example, annually organizes a conference and exposition, webinars, seminars, online courses, events, training videos and even scholarships and grants. OSHA also offers several training courses. They can train people to become occupational health and safety workers in all the different fields of rescue and service provision. This requires a prerequisite of approximately 3-5 years of work in that specific field and that they should return every 4 years for training to keep up to date with standards and codes (OSHA, 2014).