1 Employers must guarantee that their employees are able to comply with the FOPH recommendations on hygiene and social distancing. To do so, they must plan and implement related measures.
2 Employers shall take further measures in accordance with the STOP Principle (Substitution, Technical measures, Organisational measures, Personal protective equipment), in particular the option of working from home, physical separation, separate teams, regular ventilation of rooms or wearing face masks.
2bis They are entitled to verify that their employees hold a certificate pursuant to Article 3 if this serves the purpose of ensuring appropriate precautionary measures or implementation of a testing plan pursuant to Article 7 paragraph 4. The result of such a verification may not be used for any other purpose.28
2ter If the employer chooses to verify that its employees hold a certificate pursuant to Article 2bis, this and any resulting measures must be recorded in writing. The employees or their representative body must be consulted in advance.29
3 For the protection of particularly vulnerable employees, Article 27a of COVID-19 Ordinance 3 of 19 June 202030 also applies.