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Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)NoticesConsolidated COVID-19 Direction on Occupational Health and Safety measures in certain workplacesAnnexuresAnnexure 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) |