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6 May 2020

Employers, continue to protect the health of your employees when they leave containment!

State of health emergency against Covid-19 in force. The general obligation to safeguard the health and safety of employees must be a subject of constant reflection within companies, now more than ever. The Labor Code requires employers to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety and health of their employees. Changes in risk assessments must be recorded in the single risk assessment document, which must be regularly updated to reflect the evolving health situation. This document will demonstrate the employer's compliance with their prevention obligations. We also advise you to provide your employees with a document, which could take the form of an internal memo of recommendations or a circular, outlining all the measures implemented within the company, as well as the preventative measures that employees themselves must adopt (strict social distancing and hygiene rules) to ensure the action plan is effective and efficient. To inform employees, this document should be posted on the company premises. A support committee for employees may also be established, along with close collaboration with Occupational Health services. For the upstream assessment of occupational risks related to COVID-19 transmission and the implementation of appropriate measures, we invite you to refer to the job-specific advice sheets and guides for [the relevant sector/organization]. employees and employers set up by the Ministry of Labour. A practical sheet is dedicated to each sector of activity.