IMPORTANT NOTICE: The updated COVID -19 Temporary Employee / Employer Relief Scheme(C19 TERS) Direction, 08 April 2021 is now available. This direction requires that workplaces submit their COVID-19 data to the NIOH in the manner set out in the National Department of Health Guidelines.
To submit data to NIOH, you need to first register on the Occupational Health Surveillance System prior to the submission of data. More information and queries can be sent to OHSworkplace@nioh.ac.za
Click here to access to OHSS Business Portal.
Click here to view the updatd Workplace Data Submission Guideline, (12 November 2021 V6)
Click here to view the amended Department of Employment and Labour directive (11th June 2021)
AMENDMENT: Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety measures in Certain Workplaces, 11 June 2021
UPDATE: Guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of workers for SARS-CoV-2 infection (V7)
UPDATE: Cleaning & Decontamination of Workplaces in the Context of Covid-19 (V2: 10.08.21)
NEW: Guidelines for ventilation to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Version 1: 15 August 2021)
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT ACT – Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
- Adjusted Alert Level 1 Lockdown, 1 February 2022
- Adjusted Alert Level 1 Lockdown, 30 December 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 1 Lockdown, 30 September 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 2 Lockdown, 12 September 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 3 Lockdown, 25 July 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 4 Lockdown, 27 June 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 3 Lockdown, 15 June 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 2 Lockdown, 30 May 2021
- Adjusted Alert Level 3 Lockdown, 11 January 2021
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DIRECTIVES ON OHS & COID – Department of Employment and Labour (DoEL)
- Code of Practice – Managing Exposure to SARS-COV-2 in the Workplace 2022, 15 February 2022
- AMENDMENT: Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces, 11 June 2021
- COVID -19 Temporary Employee / Employer Relief Scheme(C19 TERS) Direction, 08 April 2021
- Consolidated Direction on Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces, 28 September 2020
- Direction extending COVID-19 TERS Benefits for certain categories of employee, 7 September 2020
- Directive on Compensation for Workplace-acquired Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – GGMNo43540, 23 July 2020
- Workplace Preparedness: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-19 virus) – Department of Employment & Labour. (22 March 2020)
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NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (NDoH) OH WORK-STREAM GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
- National Health Act – Surveillance and Control of Notifiable Medical Conditions (22 June 2022)
- Guidance notice: Return to work of vulnerable employees (10 November 2020)
– Anexure A: Classification of risk based on exposure and district positivity rates
– Annexure B: List of vulnerable employees
- NDoH OH Workstream: Guideline on the submission of COVID-19 related health data from workplaces to National Department of Health (Version 6: 12 November 2021)
- NDoH OH Workstream: Guidelines for ventilation to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (Version 1: 15 August 2021).
- NDoH OH Workstream: Guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of workers for SARS-CoV-2 infection (Version 7: 10 August 2021)
- NDoH OH Workstream: Guidance note for workplaces in the event of identification of a COVID-19 positive employee (Version 5: 14 May 2020)
- NDoH OH Workstream: Cleaning and Decontamination of Workplaces in the Context of Covid-19 (Version 2: 10 August 2021)
- NDoH OH Workstream: Guidance on vulnerable employees and workplace accommodation in relation to COVID-19 (Version 4: 25 May 2020)
- NDoH OH Workstream: Disinfection tunnels and spray booths in the context Of Covid-19 (4 June 2020)
- NDoH OH Workstream: Psychosocial support for health workers during the Covid-19 response. (May 2020)
NDoH OH WORK-STREAM – TOOLS AND TEMPLATES
- NDoH OH Workstream: COVID-19 Walk-through Risk Assessment, 1 May 2020
- NDoH OH Workstream: Worker COVID-19 Risk Assessment, Ver. 1, 17 April 2020
- NDoH OH Workstream: Specialised health risk assessment for workplaces (by employers and self-employed persons), Ver. 1, 1 May 2020
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OFFICIAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS FROM GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY BODIES
- Hazardous Chemical Agents Regulation, 2021
- Policy for the Regulation of Quality Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Suppy in Healthcare
- Specification guidelines – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), body bags, disinfectants, alcohol-based hand rub and digital thermometers
- Department of Trade, Industry and Competition: Recommended Guidelines for Fabric Face Masks, May 2020
- COVID-19 Disease: Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines – NDoH (Version 2 (21st May 2020))
- Practical Manual for Implementation of the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework, NDoH – March 2020 (pp17-20)
- COVID-19 Outbreak investigation manual: A practical guide and manual for healthcare facilities, NDoH, (27 July 2020)
- Clinical management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 disease – NDoH, Version 4 (July 2021)
- Easy Aid-guide for employers for UIF benefits – Department of Employment & Labour. (March 2020)
- NICD Quick Reference for Clinical Health Care Workers. (25 May 2020)
- Guidelines for Quarantine and Isolation in relation to COVID-19 (5 May 2020)
- COVID-19 Environmental Health Guideline, NDoH. (16 March 2020)
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NIOH OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RESOURCES
- What to do when an employee tests positive for COVID-19 in the workplace?
- Risk Assessment template – general workplaces
- Risk Assessment Guideline – General Workplaces
- Reporting line for Health Workers (HWs)
- Access for visitors – self declaration questionnaire
- Covid-19 Cleaning guidelines and procedures for workplaces
- Ethics Guidance documents for occupational health practice
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COIDA FORMS
- W.Cl.14 – Notice of an Occupational Disease and Claim for Compensation
- W.Cl.110 – Exposure History
- W.Cl.22 – First Medical Report in Respect of an Occupational Disease
- W.Cl.26 – Final or Progress Medical Report in Respect of an Occupational Disease
- W.Cl.1(E) – Employers Report of an Occupational Disease
- Notice of Compensation for Occupationally Acquired novel Corona Virus Disease – COVID-19 Exposure Questionnaire Revised V2 (20 March 2020)
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NATIONAL REGULATIONS
- Amended Occupational Health & Safety Act – No 181 of 1993, 23 June 1993
- Asbestos Abatement Regulations, 2020 – Occupational Health and Safety Act (85/1993), 10 November 2020
- Construction Regulations, Government Gazette, 7 February 2014
- Electrical Machinery Regulations – Department of Employment & Labour, 25 March 2011
- Electrical Installation Regulations – Department of Employment & Labour, 6 March 2009
- Ergonomics Regulations, Government Gazette, 6 December 2019
- Facilities Regulations, Government Gazette, 03 August 2004
- General Administration Regulations, Government Gazette, 25 June 2003
- General Administrative Regulations, Department of Employment & Labour, 25 June 2003
- Hazardous Biological Agents, Government Gazette, 27 December 2001
- Hazardous Chemical Agents, Government Gazette, 03 March 2021
- Lift, escalator and passenger conveyor regulations, Government Gazette, 17 September 2010
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PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEO LINKS
- NIOH Workplace Posters and Factsheets
- Occupational Health Surveillance for COVID-19
- NIOH Training (presentations, audio and video recordings)
- NIOH COVID-19 FAQs
- Educational Video Resources
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Please note*
The interim guidelines are based on what is currently known about the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The National Institute for Occupational Health will update these interim guidelines as needed and as additional information becomes available.