Are you wondering what business activity will be permitted from 1st May? Can panel beaters and motor body repairers’ reopen? Read the below Newsflash published by Richard Green, SAMBRA National Director, for some assistance on the matter.
Dear SAMBRA Member
The government recently announced that our country will move to Level 4 on the 1st of May. Various reference documents have been circulated, the two most applicable in my mind are attached, to guide us on what is permitted in terms of business activity. This is a question which is top of mind for each and every SAMBRA member.
Document 1 -titled “Permitted Goods and Services” quite clearly allows, under level 4 clause L3, “Emergency repairs for all persons”. View Document
Document 2 is a simple user-friendly indicator detailing which business categories are allowed to operate at a reduced level and those that are still in Lockdown. View Document
SAMBRA’s advice to you is as follows:
- If you have not already done so, obtain your CIPC certificate as an essential service provider. When doing so limit the staff compliment to no more than 50%.
- Once you have the document, send it to your Insurer business partners, and in the case of Santam, load it onto your profile in their portal. View details of how to do that here.
- By Friday, both the RMI and SAMBRA will publish Risk Mitigation plans.
- SAMBRA is publishing sanitisation protocols which should be strictly followed in your business.
Remember that we have to prevent infection in our businesses or we get placed in quarantine! Zero business when that happens. ACT responsibly, please!
Now you are ready to provide repair services to any company operational within the sectors marked with a GREEN tick. The following guideline is recommended and should be applied when considering whether the vehicle or person complies with the regulations:
The vehicle must be used, either directly by the company to provide their services such as deliveries, mining etc. OR it must be required by a staff member of the indicated business sector to get to their place of work or directly complete the tasks for which they have been employed.
VERY IMPORTANTLY – YOU MAY NOT:
- Open your doors to the public or advertise on social media or any other public channel that you are ‘open for business’.
Should you receive an authorisation for repairs, please ensure that you have the correct documentation from the company concerned to prove that they are categorised in level 4, or already in level 5. If the vehicle is driven by an employee, obtain the document that reflects the person concerned as an employee of the level 4/5 categorised company and place this in the repair ‘job’ file. You will need these documents if a South African Police Services member arrives at your business to check why you are operating.
The SAMBRA team remains on stand-by to assist with anything you may require.
Any queries re the above can be directed to the SAMBRA Regional Representatives:
Uvashen Bramiah – KZN, Highveld, Pretoria, Mpumalanga
Cel: 061 148 4289
E-Mail: uvashen.bramiah@rmi.org.za
Abie Kriek – Free State
Cel: 081 036 8954
E-Mail: abie.kriek@rmi.org.za
Randall Langenhoven: Western Cape, Eastern Cape
Cel: 082 933 1582
E-Mail: Randall.Langenhoven@rmi.org.za
Kind regards,
Richard Green
National Director
tel: +27 21 939 9440
cell: +27 82 378 4899
email: richard.green@rmi.org.za
