Covid-19

Roll-out of the COVID-19 National Occupational Health Surveillance System

The National Department of Health and Department of Employment and Labour have directed the National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH) to roll-out the COVID-19 National Occupational Health Surveillance System (OHSS).

Occupational Health and Safety Measures in Certain Workplaces NO.R.1031, as amended on 28 September 2020 (Gazette No 43751), requires employers to submit relevant information of all workers who test positive for COVID-19 to the NIOH.

All businesses with greater than 50 employees to submit weekly data on

  • symptomatic employees,
  • positive cases,
  • return to work and
  • health outcomes,
  • as well as a once-off submission on vulnerable employees.

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Covid-19