Covid-19 : Companies must equip staff with face masks

The managers of companies and industrial and production units must equip their personnel with protective masks, as part of the measures to fight the pandemic of the new Coronavirus, said the Ministries of Health, and of Industry, Trade and the Green and Digital Economy.

Protective masks must be changed every four hours, they stressed in a joint statement, emphasizing in this regard the employers' obligation to ensure the implementation of recommendations by the Ministry of Health within the place of work.

They must ensure the cleanliness of workplaces and tools as well as the ventilation of workspaces, guarantee the availability of sterilization equipment and products and raise awareness among employees about protective measures against the Covid-19, noted the press release.

The safety distance between workers should be respected and preventive and practical measures set by the health authorities should be implemented, according to the same source.