Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996)

Notices

Guidance Note on the Management and Control of HIV in the South African Mining Industry

Part A : The Guidance Note

5. Definitions and Acronyms

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•"AIDS"

means acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

 

•"ART"

means anti-retroviral treatment.

 

•"COIDA"

means Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Disease Act (Act 130 of 1993).

 

•"COP"

means Code of Practice.

 

•"DHIS"

means District Health Information System .

 

•"DMRE"

means Department of Mineral Resources and Energy.

 

•"EAP"

means an employee assistance programme.

 

•"ELISA"

means enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay .

 

•"Good practice"

as used in this document means linking employees to HTS and observing the industry milestones targets and the UNAIDS 90/90/90 targets .

 

•"HAST"

means HIV, AIDS, STI and TB.

 

•"HB"

means haemoglobin.

 

•"HCT"

means HIV counselling and testing.

 

•"Health  worker"

means  all  people  primarily  engaged  to  enhance  health  by providing preventative , curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services .

 

•"HIV"

means human immunodeficiency virus.

 

•"HTS"

means HIV testing services .

 

•"ILO"

means International Labour Organisation .

 

•"IPT"

means isoniazid preventive therapy .

 

•"IRIS"

means immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome .

 

•"LDL"

means low density lipoprotein cholesterol.

 

•"MBOD"

means Medical Bureau for Occupational Disease&.

 

•"MCB"

means master cell bank.

 

•"MCV"

means mean corpuscular volume .

 

•"MHSA"

means Mine Health and Safety Act , (Act No 29 of 1996), as amended.

 

•"MHSC"

means Mine Health and Safety Council.

 

•"NCO"

means non-communicable diseases.

 

•"NDOH"

means National Department of Health.

 

•"NIMART"

means nurse-initiated management of ART.

 

•"NIOH"

means National Institute for Occupational Health.

 

•"NSP"

means National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB and STls 2017 - 2022 .

 

•"NTBMG"

means National Tuberculosis Management Guideline issued by NDOH.

 

•"PEP"

means post exposure prophylaxis.

 

•"PrEP"

means pre-exposure prophylaxis.

 

•"SANAC"

means South African National AIDS Council Trust.

 

•"STI"

means sexually transmitted diseases .

 

•"TB"

means tuberculosis.