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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)

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Consolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety measures in certain workplaces

Annexures

Annexure B : Sectoral Guidelines

 

Annexure B

 

SECTORAL GUIDELINES

 

1. Workplace Risk assessment

 

1.1. Identify high-risk exposure work processes
1.2. Identify high-risk work practices

 

2. Engineering controls

 

2.1. Ventilation
2.2. Physical barriers
2.3. Adaptation of workstations to increase social distance

 

3. Administrative controls

 

3.1. Screening/reporting of symptoms/sick leave
3.2. Minimizing contact
3.3. Rotation and shift work
3.4. Work-at-home strategies
3.5. Communication and information strategies
3.6. Role of health and safety committees and representatives
3.7. Education and training
3.8. Reporting of incidents for regulatory purposes
3.9. Reporting for purposes of public health, contact tracing, screening, testing and surveillance
3.10. Management of COVID-19 positive employees and workplace contacts (symptomatic and asymptomatic)
3.11. Management of vulnerable employees and special measures for their protection, including protection against unfair discrimination or victimization

 

4. Healthy and safe work practices

 

4.1. Disinfectants, sanitisers and personal hygiene
4.2. Other

 

5. PPE

 

5.1. Masks
5.2. Gloves
5.3. Facial shields
5.4. Other

 

6. Provision of safe transport for employees

 

6.1. Personal hygiene
6.2. Social distancing
6.3. Arrangements to minimise exposure associated with commuting
6.4. Cloth masks (if commuter)
6.5. Employer provided transport
6.6. PPE (driver/conductor of employer-provided transport)