BusinessLive reports that with millions of workers returning to work on Monday under level 4 lockdown restrictions, employers will be required to implement stringent measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 in their workplaces.
Under the government’s risk-adjusted strategy in the national lockdown, level 4 will allow the return to work of specified businesses under strict conditions. Department of Employment & Labour (DEL) Minister Thulas Nxesi warned at a media briefing on Sunday that employers who failed to comply with the minimum measures contained in a directive he issued late last week might be ordered to close down. The required health and safety measures will have to be implemented by businesses before workers return to their workplaces and the DEL’s inspectors will be inspecting premises to ensure there is compliance. The measures include screening of workers for symptoms of Covid-19 when they report for work, social distancing and the provision of personal protective equipment such as hand sanitisers and masks. Workers who test Covid-19 positive will have to report this and be sent home. A minimum distance of 1.5m must be maintained between workers and where this is not possible a physical barrier must be erected. Workplaces must be well ventilated.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Linda Ensor at BusinessLive (paywall access only)
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