establish an effective emergency response plan to deal with or respond to any national emergency;
(b)
participate in national emergency efforts;
(c)
participate in the planning, design and conduct of national emergency preparedness exercises;
(d)
develop and implement emergency infection control measures (such as isolation facilities and infection control equipment) to control and prevent the spread of any infectious disease in an epidemic or a pandemic;
(e)
ensure that every personnel, whose responsibility includes the handling of national emergencies, is competent in responding to any national emergency, including, but not limited to, the wearing of the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) safely and properly;
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(f)
in relation to each premises or conveyance that the licensee uses for the provision of a licensable healthcare service —
(i)
ensure that there is at all times, at least one week’s supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) available at the premises or conveyance for each personnel deployed at the premises or conveyance; or
(ii)
implement processes to ensure that the licensee may, at any time, obtain at least one week’s supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for each personnel deployed at the premises or conveyance; and
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(g)
ensure that each item of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) given to the licensee’s personnel is fit for use and has not passed its expiry date, if any.
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(2) In this regulation, “Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)” includes the following:
(a)
N95 face masks or masks of the equivalent standard;
(b)
isolation gowns or gowns of the equivalent standard;
(c)
examination gloves or gloves of the equivalent standard.