MOSSEL BAY NEWS - Since the spread of the Coronavirus, concerned members of the community have contacted the Mossel Bay Advertiser on several platforms regarding the continuation of breathalyzer tests as part of the access control to work premises.
The Advertiser last week enquired to PetroSA regarding this practice, following complaints from the community fearing the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Members of the community, in their personal capacity, also made enquiries to the Western Cape Department of Health regarding breathalyzing.
The Advertiser is in possession of correspondence stating that the department referred the enquiry to the departments of Public Transport and Public Works.
An informed source, who chooses not to be named, told the Advertiser this week that "baby wipes" are being used to clean the breathalyzer devices at PetroSA after someone had used it, before handing it to the next person. Visual proof of this was not provided to the Advertiser, but the information was put forward to PetroSA for comment.
PetroSA responded on Wednesday by asking specific details regarding the complaints made, in order to investigate the allegations. At the time of print yesterday, PetroSA had telephonically responded to the Advertiser stating that following a spate of meetings this week, they are adhering to the national lock down stipulations only using key staff at the refinery and that all other safety regulations are in place.
The Advertiser also put questions to Transnet National Ports Authority regarding the use of breathalyzers when people enter TNPA premises. TNPA spokesperson Sithembiso Soyaya confirmed that breathalyzer testing was suspended in the first week of March 2020.
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