| (a) | as far as is reasonably practicable, permitted enterprise workers are grouped and deployed to work in 2 or more groups so as to comply with regulation 13DA; [S 273/2020 wef 15/04/2020] [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] [S 238/2021 wef 05/04/2021] |
| (aa) | as far as is reasonably practicable, minimise physical interaction between permitted enterprise workers in any workspace within the permitted premises; [S 273/2020 wef 15/04/2020] [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] [S 816/2020 wef 28/09/2020] [S 238/2021 wef 05/04/2021] [S 329/2021 wef 16/05/2021] [S 508/2021 wef 12/07/2021] [S 524/2021 wef 19/07/2021] |
| (ab) | as far as is reasonably practicable, every permitted enterprise worker at work wears a mask, except where regulation 3A(2)(b), (d), (e) or (h) applies; [S 273/2020 wef 15/04/2020] [S 248/2020 wef 02/06/2020] [S 669/2020 wef 04/08/2020] [S 238/2021 wef 05/04/2021] |
| (b) | as far as is reasonably practicable, permitted enterprise workers who are required to work in the permitted premises do not all arrive at and leave the permitted premises at the same time; [S 273/2020 wef 15/04/2020] [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
| (c) | any permitted enterprise worker who exhibits any specified symptom or is otherwise physically unwell is required to report, immediately upon the onset of the symptom or feeling physically unwell, to the permitted enterprise, either directly or indirectly through one or more other persons appointed by the permitted enterprise for the purpose of receiving the report; [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
| (d) | the permitted enterprise takes reasonable steps to ensure that there is a distance of at least one metre between any 2 individuals in the permitted premises; [S 273/2020 wef 15/04/2020] [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] [S 816/2020 wef 28/09/2020] [S 329/2021 wef 16/05/2021] [S 508/2021 wef 12/07/2021] [S 524/2021 wef 19/07/2021] |
| (da) | [Deleted by S 524/2021 wef 19/07/2021] |
| (e) | establish and apply appropriate procedures and controls (jointly with another or otherwise) that ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that every permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise is assessed, before he or she enters the permitted premises, to determine whether he or she is a symptomatic case; [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
| (f) | refuse entry to the permitted premises of any permitted enterprise worker whom the permitted enterprise knows or has reason to believe is a symptomatic case or subject to a movement control order, or who refuses to comply with any measure mentioned in sub-paragraph (e); [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
| (g) | have appropriate internal policies, procedures and controls to effect a safe and expeditious evacuation of the permitted premises in the event of an outbreak of COVID-19 infections or suspected COVID-19 infections among permitted enterprise workers or other individuals at the permitted premises; [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
| (h) | ensure that any common area within the permitted premises which is used by persons at work in those premises, or is used by such individuals to move through the permitted premises —| (i) | is periodically cleaned within each day; | | (ii) | for any toilet or sink to which the public has no access, is at all times provided with adequate toilet paper, liquid soap or detergent, litter bins, and clean towels or hand dryers; and | | (iii) | is, as far as is reasonably practicable, at all times provided with easily accessible disinfecting agents like hand sanitisers, disinfectant sprays, paper towels and wipes, for the free use of individuals at work in those premises;| Illustrations of common areas |
| | Visitor waiting area, meeting room, doors and windows, information or customer service counter, lifts, staircase or escalator handrails, reception lobby, pantry, employee canteen, washroom, litter bins and waste disposal area, and other shared facilities. |
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[S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
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| (i) | ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, that any machinery, equipment or plant on the permitted premises which is shared by the permitted enterprise workers at work, or used by different permitted enterprise workers at different times or shifts, is —| (i) | periodically cleaned within each day; and | | (ii) | cleaned and disinfected between different shifts or teams of permitted enterprise workers who use the machinery, equipment or plant; [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
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| (j) | ensure that the permitted premises are cleaned and disinfected as far as is reasonably practicable — | (i) | at the end of daily business; and | | (ii) | before work restarts after any closure of business or undertaking (voluntarily or otherwise) at the permitted premises; [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
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| (k) | have appropriate internal policies and procedures and adequate controls —| (i) | to monitor and ensure the compliance by the permitted enterprise and its permitted enterprise workers with the requirements in this Part and the Second Schedule; | | (ii) | to remedy without delay any instances of such non-compliance; and | | (iii) | to conduct an adequate analysis of the risks of COVID-19 infections arising from the permitted enterprise’s business, undertaking or work and make recommendations to mitigate any risks identified to the permitted enterprise which may include more stringent requirements than in these Regulations, [S 238/2021 wef 05/04/2021] |
| including appointing at least one individual as a Safe Management Officer (with such assistants as may be needed) to effectively perform the duties mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii); |
[S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |
| (l) | as far as is reasonably practicable, establish and apply appropriate procedures and controls (jointly with another or otherwise) that enable or facilitate contact tracing of every permitted enterprise worker of the permitted enterprise entering its permitted premises. [S 428/2020 wef 02/06/2020] |