Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act No. 66 of 1995)NoticesNational Bargaining Council For The Road Freight And Logistics Industry: Extension to Non-Parties of the Main Collective Amending AgreementCOVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment Main Collective Agreement - Extension to non-partiesD. Administrative Measures |
| (1) | Every employer must establish the following administrative measures: |
| 1.1 | undertake the necessary risk assessment to give effect to the minimum measures required by this Agreement taking into account the specific circumstances of the workplace. |
| 1.2 | notify employees of the contents of this Agreement and the manner in which it intends to implement it. |
| 1.3 | Employers with less than 10 employees need only apply the measures set out in clause G(i) of this Agreement. |
| 1.4 | An employer who employs more than 500 employees, must submit a record of its risk assessment together with a written policy concerning the protection of the health and safety of its employees from COVID-19 as contemplated in section 7(1) of Occupational Health and Safety Act to the Health and Safety Committee and the Department of Employment and Labour. |
| 1.5 | Inform employees who are sick or have symptoms associated with the COVID-19 virus that they must not come to work and to take paid sick leave in terms of section 22 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. |
| 1.6 | Appoint a manager to address the concerns of employees or workplace representatives and to keep them informed and, in any workplace in which a health and safety committee has been elected, consult with that committee on the nature of the hazards in that workplace and the measures that need to be taken. |
| 1.7 | Ensure that the measures required by this Agreement and its risk assessment plan are strictly complied with through monitoring and supervision. |
| 1.8 | As far as practicable, minimise the number of workers at the workplace at any given time through rotation, staggered working hours, shift systems, remote working arrangements or similar measures in order to achieve social distancing, |
| 1.9 | implement measures to minimize contact between workers as well as between workers and members of the public. |
| 1.10 | 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 the dangers of the virus, the manner of its transmission, the measures to prevent transmission such as personal hygiene, social distancing, use of masks, cough etiquette and where to go for screening or testing if presenting with the symptoms. |
| 1.11 | If a worker has been diagnosed with COVID-19,— |
| • | Inform the Department of Health and the Department of Employment and Labour; |
| • | Investigate the cause including any control failure and review its risk assessment to ensure that the necessary controls and PPE requirements are in place; and |
| • | It must give administrative support to any contact-tracing measures implemented by the Department of Health. |