Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002)Code of PracticeManaging Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace, 2022Chapter 3 - Administrative measures7. Notification of workers |
| (1) | An employer must notify workers on its premises of the contents of this Code and its plan contemplated in section 5(1)(b) and the manner in which it intends to implement it. |
| (2) | It must provide workers with information that raises awareness in any form or manner, including, where reasonably practicable, leaflets and notices placed in conspicuous places in the workplace informing workers of— |
| (a) | the dangers of the virus, the manner of its transmission, the measures to prevent infection or limit transmission such as personal hygiene, social distancing, use of facecloth masks and cough etiquette; |
| (b) | the symptoms associated with COVID-19 as described from time to time by the clinical guidelines published by the National Institute of Communicable Diseases6; |
| (c) | the nature of vaccines used in the country, the benefits associated with these COVID-19 vaccines, the contra-indications for vaccination and the nature and risk of any serious side effects7. |
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6 https://www.nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-index/disease-index-covid-19/covid-19-guidelines/guidelines-for-case-finding-diagnosis-management-and-public-health-response/
7 See the information supplied in the NIOH site: https://www.nicd.ac.za/covid-19-vaccine-faq/