{"id":158565,"date":"2020-03-17T23:47:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T21:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/employers-urged-to-ramp-up-ohs-measures\/"},"modified":"2020-03-17T23:47:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T21:47:10","slug":"employers-urged-to-ramp-up-ohs-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/employers-urged-to-ramp-up-ohs-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Employers urged to ramp up OHS measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/employers-urged-ramp-ohs-measures\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Employers urged to ramp up OHS measures<\/a>:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The Department of Employment and Labour has appealed to employers to use the prescriptions of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act of 1993 in governing workplaces in relation to Coronavirus (COVID\u201319).<\/p>\n<p>: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/employers-urged-ramp-ohs-measures\">SAnews \u2013 South African News<\/a> sihle<\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/social-development-entities-implement-safety-measures\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Development entities implement safety measures<\/a>:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu has called on the department and its public entities to implement measures to minimise the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n<p>: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/social-development-entities-implement-safety-measures\">SAnews \u2013 South African News<\/a> Priscilla<\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/coronavirus-101\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coronavirus 101<\/a>:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared the Coronavirus (COVID-19) a national disaster.<\/p>\n<p>: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/coronavirus-101\">SAnews \u2013 South African News<\/a> seshnee<\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/limpopo-legislature-postpones-all-its-outreach-programmes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Limpopo legislature postpones all its outreach programmes<\/a>:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, has taken a decision to postpone sectoral parliaments and outreach programmes of the legislature.<\/p>\n<p>: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/limpopo-legislature-postpones-all-its-outreach-programmes\">SAnews \u2013 South African News<\/a> Edwin<\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/department-increase-water-provision-rural-areas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department to increase water provision in rural areas<\/a>:<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, has directed the department to increase the provision of water and sanitation in high density public areas, informal settlements and rural areas in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>: <strong><small><em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sanews.gov.za\/south-africa\/department-increase-water-provision-rural-areas\">SAnews \u2013 South African News<\/a> Priscilla<\/em><\/small><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" 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