Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)NoticesGuidance Note on the Management and Control of HIV in the South African Mining IndustryPart A : The Guidance Note5. Definitions and Acronyms |
| • | "AIDS" |
means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
| • | "ART" |
means anti-retroviral treatment.
| • | "COIDA" |
means Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act (Act 130 of 1993).
| • | "COP" |
means Code of Practice.
| • | "DHIS" |
means District Health Information System .
| • | "DMRE" |
means Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.
| • | "EAP" |
means an employee assistance programme.
| • | "ELISA" |
means enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay .
| • | "Good practice" |
as used in this document means linking employees to HTS and observing the industry milestones targets and the UNAIDS 90/90/90 targets .
| • | "HAST" |
means HIV, AIDS, STI and TB.
| • | "HB" |
means haemoglobin.
| • | "HCT" |
means HIV counselling and testing.
| • | "Health worker" |
means all people primarily engaged to enhance health by providing preventative , curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services .
| • | "HIV" |
means human immunodeficiency virus.
| • | "HTS" |
means HIV testing services .
| • | "ILO" |
means International Labour Organisation .
| • | "IPT" |
means isoniazid preventive therapy .
| • | "IRIS" |
means immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome .
| • | "LDL" |
means low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
| • | "MBOD" |
means Medical Bureau for Occupational Disease&.
| • | "MCB" |
means master cell bank.
| • | "MCV" |
means mean corpuscular volume .
| • | "MHSA" |
means Mine Health and Safety Act , (Act No 29 of 1996), as amended.
| • | "MHSC" |
means Mine Health and Safety Council.
| • | "NCO" |
means non-communicable diseases.
| • | "NDOH" |
means National Department of Health.
| • | "NIMART" |
means nurse-initiated management of ART.
| • | "NIOH" |
means National Institute for Occupational Health.
| • | "NSP" |
means National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STls 2017 - 2022 .
| • | "NTBMG" |
means National Tuberculosis Management Guideline issued by NDOH.
| • | "PEP" |
means post exposure prophylaxis.
| • | "PrEP" |
means pre-exposure prophylaxis.
| • | "SANAC" |
means South African National AIDS Council Trust.
| • | "STI" |
means sexually transmitted diseases .
| • | "TB" |
means tuberculosis.