Mining Weekly reports that on 11 May the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) published for public comment a guideline relating to the compilation of a mandatory code of practice for the mitigation and management of Covid-19 in the mining sector.
In a statement, the department confirmed that this was in compliance with the outcome of a recent Labour Court process, as well as the efforts of the department to ensure the spread of the virus was contained. The closing date for public comments is 14 May. The DMRE requires that an employer must prepare and implement a code of practice (COP) on Covid-19, which must comply with relevant regulations in the Disaster Management Act. The objective of the guideline published for public comment is to assist employers to establish and maintain a Covid-19 mitigation and management programme at mines, which will assist in ensuring the health and safety of employees. The employer will be required to apply the department’s guideline as a minimum guiding principle in its guideline in preventing and managing Covid-19 transmission.
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