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Elaborated by: Ing. Dragoslav Tošič, OHSA competent person, Certificate No.: ITI/457/PREV/2017
Guidance No. 1/2020 issued by the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University
Guidance on provision of personal protective equipment,
detergents, cleaning agents and disinfectants
In accordance with the provisions of Section 28 (1) of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., Act on Higher Education
and on Amendments to Other Acts (Higher Education Act), as amended (hereinafter referred to as the
“Act”), I issue the following Guidance:
Article 1
Subject of regulation
(1) This Guidance governs the provision and management of personal protective
equipment, detergents, cleaning agents and disinfectants.
(2) The Guidance is prepared in accordance with the Government Decree No. 495/2001
Coll., which defines the extent and more detailed conditions for the provision of
personal protective equipment, detergents, cleaning agents and disinfectants.
Article 2
(1) Personal protective equipment is provided in cases when the risks at work cannot
be avoided or sufficiently limited by technical means or appropriate organizational
measures.
(2) The purpose of the personal protective equipment is to protect employees by using
them as protective means against risks and hazards that may threaten their life,
safety or health at work.
(3) Personal protective equipment must:
• be effective during its use against emerging risks, without creating an
additional risk,
• be appropriate to the workplace environment,
• be adapted to the physical characteristics of individual employees.
(4) In an working environment where the work clothing or footwear is subject to
extraordinary wear or dirt at work or has a protective function, the clothing or
footwear shall be provided and treated as personal protective equipment (in
accordance with the provisions of Section 104 (2) of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., Labor
Code, as amended).
Article 3
(1) The personal protective equipment, detergents, cleaning agents and disinfectants
are provided to employees free of charge according to the list elaborated based on
risk assessment conclusions and specific working conditions.
(2) The provisions of Annex 1 to the Government Decree No. 495/2001 Coll., shall apply
in assessing the risks in connection with the selection and use of protective
equipment.
(3) The Annexes 2 and 3 to the Government Decree No. 495/2001, Coll., shall apply in
selecting of appropriate protective equipment.
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Article 4
(1) Employees performing work for which personal protective equipment is provided
only occasionally or irregularly, shall be provided with the personal protective
equipment only for the duration of the works in question.
(2) Where the presence of more than one risk makes it necessary for the employees to
use more than one PPE item at the same time, the different PPE items must be
compatible with each other.
(3) Only protective equipment that has been approved by the competent authorized
testing center may be provided.
(4) The employer must not provide a financial compensation instead of provision of
personal protective equipment.
Article 5
(1) Employees are obliged to use the personal protective equipment solely for the work
activities they were assigned to complete.
(2) A manager shall make the employees acquainted with the use of personal protective
equipment.
(3) Senior staff are required, within the scope of their duties, to make sure that their
employees use personal protective equipment.
Article 6
Records of provision of personal protective equipment are kept on personal
employee files. Senior staff are obliged to submit the records on provision of personal
protective equipment to the supervisory bodies when requested.
Article 7
The disposal of worn-out personal protective equipment is done based on an assessment
by writing it off
on a disposal form. The disposal of personal protective equipment shall be done as
economically as possible
Article 8
Detergents, cleaners and disinfectants are provided to employees according to a list drawn
up on the basis
of an assessment of the nature and amount of occupational exposure to contamination or
irritants at work.
Article 9
Final Provisions
(1) This Guidance follows the provisions of the MU Directive No. 10/2009 Organization
of Occupational Safety and Health Protection at MU (Masaryk University).
(2) The implementation of this Guidance, its interpretation and updating is done by the
OSH officer.
(3) This Guidance is overseen by the Faculty Secretary.
(4) The Guidance shall enter into force on the date when it is signed.
(5) The Guidance shall come into effect on the date of its publication in the public
section of the MU website.
In Brno on March 30th, 2020
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Dean of the Faculty
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Elaborated by: Ing. Dragoslav Tošič, OHSA competent person, Certificate No.: ITI/457/PREV/2017
Attachment 1
PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONS
Personal protective equipment will be disposed and replaced after wear or loss of function.
Serial
No.
Occupation Type of the PPE Remark
1 MAINTENANCE
Work shoes
Twill work clothing (overalls or coveralls)
Protective five-finger gloves
Protective goggles or face shield AN
Warm coat
2
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(highly specialized field work)
Work shoes
Twill work clothing (overalls or coveralls)
Protective five-finger gloves
Protective helmet AN
Protective goggles or face shield AN
3 PORTER
Work shoes
Warm coat
4 FILING ROOM OFFICER
Warm coat
Explanation: AN – available in the workplace “As Needed” (to be used in potentially dangerous areas)
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Attachment 2
LIST OF DETERGENTS, CLEANING AGENTS AND DISINFECTANTS
Maintenance
1. Toilet soap
2. Cleaning paste
3. Towel
4. Toilet paper
Detergents and towels are available in sanitary facilities.
Hygienic supplies – toilet paper, are provided as well.
Archaeological research (highly specialized field work)
Detergents, towels and toilet paper are available at the field work site as well.