National Norms and Standards relating to Environmental Health

• Vacant land;• Office accommodation;• Any other premises as per the definition in terms of the National Health Act 61 of 2003.NORMS AND STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO ALL PREMISESThe following norms and standards are applicable to all premises:1. Building structure must be in compliance with the requirements of the National Building Act, theNational Building Regulations, 103 of 1977, and well as the SANS 10400: Application of the NationalBuilding Regulations.2. Health education should form an integral part of all environmental health compliance inspections.Water Supplya) The quality of water supply must comply with the SANS 241 for drinking water, with regards tomicrobiological, chemical and physical quality.b) Potable running water must be continually available on all premises for drinking, preparing foodstuffsand to accommodate all uses in the day care center.c) Where the premises are not equipped with running water, a minimum of at least 10-25 liters perperson per day must be kept and stored hygienically on the premises.Sewage and drainage systemsd) Drinking water must be adequately stored and protected against contamination.e) Suitable and effective means of drainage and sewage disposal must be provided on all premises, incompliance to the Part-P of the National Building Regulations and SANS 10400.f) Water must be stored at a temperature of at least 60 0 c and distributed at 50 o c minimum, to preventthe risks of ligionella.Waste managementa) Approved methods of waste collection, storage, transportation and disposal must be adopted.b) The collection, storage and disposal of general waste, must be managed in accordance with therequirements as specified in Part U of the National Building Regulations and Section 2-5 of the Normsand Standards for Waste Management;c) An approved refuse area must be provided on the premises for the storage of all refuse pendingremoval;d) Access to waste storage facility must be limited to employees who have been trained with respect tothe operation of a waste facility;e) An adequate number of refuse bins must be provided for the storage of general waste on thepremises.Health care risk waste managementa) The collection, storage and disposal of waste, including health care risk waste must be managed inaccordance with the requirements as specified in the SANS Code 10248 and Section 9-10 of theNorms and Standards for Waste Management in this document.b) An adequate number of purpose-manufactured, leak-proof, sealable containers must be available forthe storage of health care risk waste. Such containers to be designed as to not allow the exposure ofneedles, cuts and other substances that may cause harm to service users or staff members;c) Containers used for the storage of health care risk waste must be clearly labeled in large, legiblelettering;d) Employees must be adequately trained in the identification, separation, handling and storing of healthcare risk waste;e) Containers used for the storage of health care risk waste must be clearly labeled in large, legiblelettering;f) Employees must be adequately trained in the identification, separation, handling and storing of healthcare risk waste;g) Health care risk waste may only be removed/ collected, transported, treated and disposed by aregistered service provider from the premises.DOH. Norms and standards for environmental health in South Africa Feb 2013 14