Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)Code of PracticeManaging Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace, 2022Chapter 2 - Risk Assessment and Plan6. Contents of risk assessment and plan |
| (1) | The risk assessment and plan referred to in section 5(1)(b) must include— |
| (a) | the identification of the employees contemplated in paragraph (i) of that section; |
| (b) | the reporting of symptoms by employees and isolation of employees who are diagnosed with COVID-19 and are symptomatic; |
| (c) | the workplace protective measures required to be taken in terms of the HBA Regulations including personal protective equipment and ventilation; |
| (d) | a procedure to resolve any issue that may arise from the HRA by an employee of the right to refuse to work in the circumstances contemplated in section 15(1); and |
| (e) | the process by which the obligations under this Code will be complied with. |
| (2) | The risk assessment and plan referred to in section 5(1)(b) may include— |
| (a) | social distancing measures including minimising the number of workers in the workplace through rotation, staggered working hours, shift and remote working arrangements; |
| (b) | PPE measures contemplated in section 11; |
| (c) | personal hygiene measures such as the wearing of facecloth masks, barriers, hand washing, sanitisers and surface disinfectants; |
| (d) | any special measures to mitigate the risk of infection or serious illness or death in respect of individual employees at increased risk such as reducing the numbers in and the duration of occupancy in meeting rooms. |
| (3) | In developing and implementing a plan in terms of subsection (1)(b)(i), an employer must comply with section 12. |