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person with respect to individuals present in, and to reduce the risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2 at, those work premises.
Policies and procedures to ensure compliance at work premises
25. An employer and a principal must each take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary—
- (a) to establish and apply appropriate internal policies and procedures and adequate controls—
- (i) to monitor and ensure the compliance by the employer or principal and their respective employees and workers with the requirements in these Regulations and the Control Orders; and
- (ii) to remedy without delay any instances of such noncompliance; and
- (b) to appoint at least one individual as a Safe Management Officer (with such assistants as may be needed) to effectively perform the duties mentioned in paragraph (a).
Communication to employees and workers
26. An employer and a principal must each take, so far as is reasonably practicable, such measures as are necessary, to ensure that all their employees and workers, and any individual to whom regulation 10 may apply, are aware of—
- (a) the arrangements, steps or other measures (which may include training) adopted and applied by the employer or principal—
- (i) to comply with these Regulations; and
- (ii) to address the health and safety issues arising from COVID-19 at the work premises of the employer or principal;
- (b) the duties mentioned in regulations 8, 13, 15, 16 and 17 that apply to them; and
- (c) the duty in section 15(1)(b) of the Act of an employee or a worker to cooperate with his or her employer or principal
