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

Notices

Directions regarding e-Commerce Sales during Alert Level 4 of COVID-19

Annexures

Annexure A : Directions in respect of Hygienic Workplace Conditions

Measures in respect of Workplaces to which Public have Access
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36. The principal purpose of the measures contained in the following clause is to protect workers from being exposed to the virus through their interaction with the public and to protect members of the public from being exposed to virus through their interaction with workers or other persons present in such a workplace.

 

37. Depending on what is reasonably practicable given the nature of the workplace, every employer must—
37.1 arrange the workplace to ensure that there is a distance at least one and a half metres between workers and members of the public or between members of the public; or
37.2 put in place physical barriers or provide workers with face shields or visors;
37.3 if appropriate, undertake symptom screening measures of persons other than the employees entering the workplace with due regard to available technology and any guidelines issued by the Department of Health;
37.4 if appropriate, display notices advising persons other than employees entering the workplace of the precautions they are required to observe while in the workplace;
37.5 require members of the public, including suppliers, to wear masks when inside their premises.