As a result of the promulgation of the Public Health By-Laws on 27 November 2009, certain activities and premises now require Environmental Health Permits.
These include hair dressers, beauty salons, child care services, accommodation establishments such as guesthouses, B&B’s etc as well as offensive trades such as panel beaters, scrap yards and spray painters.
Permits are also required for kennels, catteries and the keeping of poultry.
Furthermore, all food premises must be in possession of a Certificate of Acceptability (COA) which should be clearly displayed for the public according to Regulation R 962 (replacing R918) – Regulations Governing General Hygiene Requirements for Food Premises and the Transport of Food – (23 November 2012), promulgated under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act no 54 of 1972).
There are currently no costs involved with the issuing of such certificates. Food premises should contact their local Environmental Health Practitioner to arrange for an inspection in loco in order to issue a COA.
An application may be obtained from the following Environmental Health Services offices near you:
• Springs/Kwa Thema- [Johan Koekemoer]
22 First Avenue, Environmental Health Offices, Springs
Contact Person(s): Elize Botha/Sharon Khumalo
Contact Number(s): 011 999 8770/ 011 999 8771
• Nigel/Duduza – [Riaan Kruger]
Old Nigel Clinic Building, Court Street, Nigel
Contact Person(s): Riaan Kruger/Ina Van Gerve
Contact Number(s):011 999 9258/011 999 6663
• Tsakane, OLD Customer Relations Management Building, 10890 Zulu Street
Tsakane
Contact Person(s): Moffat Ramabulana/Thabiso Papo
Contact Number(s): 011 999 8200/8032
For more information and permit requirements, the Public Health By Laws are available on www.ekurhuleni.gov.za or affected people may call on (011) 999 3982/3970.
Below is a table of services or activities that need permits that involves costs. The tariffs are applicable from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. Council determines tariffs annually.
Services and businesses are urged to contact the Environmental Health offices as soon as possible so that permits and certificates may be issued. Any person operating a service or business without said permit may be liable for a fine of up to R2000-00. However, note must be taken that such permits get to be issued once the premises are found to be compliant with relevant legislations.
This implies that upon receipt of an application an inspection will be carried out by an Environmental Health Practitioner who will set the requirements to be complied with. It will only be after the set requirements have been complied with that a permits will be issued.
It is compulsory that premises operating all the above mentioned operations apply for permits and Certificates of Acceptability to operate in the City of Ekurhuleni.
