Businesses must stay safe to stay open
16 July 2020
We are committed to opening the economy safely in the Western Cape, and so it remains critical that we continue to make every effort to implement and enforce the necessary health and safety measures in the workplace to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Importantly, as President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday (12 July 2020), regulations on the wearing of masks have been strengthened. Businesses are now legally required to ensure that anyone entering their premises must be wearing a mask, and employers are legally obliged to provide their employees with a cloth mask or adequate face covering and ensure that they wear it while at work.
To help businesses to implement the regulations and the health measures to stop the spread of Covid-19, we have several tools and resources available on our website: www.westerncape.gov.za/coronavirus
Our online Covid-19 workplace safety non-compliance complaints form, which allows customers and employees to notify us of businesses that are not following the necessary health guidelines to stop the spread of Covid-19, has received 1 114 complaints since it was launched, of which 846 (76%) have been resolved.