Tourism Act, 2014 (Act No. 3 of 2014)

Notices

Purchase

Operational and staff preparedness

A person in charge of an event, meeting or convention centre must—

(a)	develop a prevention plan especially for infection prevention, cleaning and disinfection;

(b)	implement guidelines for staff safety and health including health checks and introduce a stay-at-home policy in case of any member of staff displaying symptoms of COVID-19 and other related pandemics;

(c)	communicate physical distancing guidelines for queues and mark surfaces clearly, where possible;

(d)	ensure the provision of PPEs to staff such as face masks and gloves, depending on the risk-based approach;

(e)	train staff to enable the execution of safety plans; and

(f)	consider the utilisation of digital technology such as digital invitations.

Safe experience

A person in charge of an event, meeting or convention centre must—

(a)	implement enhanced sanitation, disinfection,and deep cleaning;

(b)	implement physical distancing measures with regard to seating distribution, booths, aisles and gathering size in line with government guidelines;

(c)	reduce the capacity of venues to a limit appropriate to allow for social distancing and as required by local regulations;

(d)	implement customer processes including participant information, to ensure physical distancing; and

(e)	implement measures to ensure food safety and hygiene.

Building confidence

A person in charge of an event, meeting or convention centre must—

(a)	clearly communicate safety protocols and guidelines to attendees of a conference or meeting both digitally and at the venue;

(b)	implement clear signage to inform participants of safety measures to follow, throughout the venues;

(c)	consider setting up a medical service point and ensure that staff can deal with COVID-19 and other related cases; and

(d)	promote the use of contact tracing apps, if necessary, and permitted by law.