Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University Instruction No. 1/2020
PROVISION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT,
WASHING, CLEANING AND DISINFECTING AGENTS
(As amended with effect from 11 th
March 2022)
In accordance with § 28, Paragraph 1 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education
Institutions and on Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (Higher Education Act), as
later amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), I issue the following Instruction:
Section 1
Subject of regulation
(1) This instruction regulates the provision and management of personal protective
equipment and washing, cleaning, and disinfecting agents.
(2) The instruction is prepared in accordance with Government Regulation No.
390/2021 Coll., on the detailed conditions for the provision of personal protective
equipment, washing, cleaning and disinfecting agents.
Section 2
(1) Personal protective equipment shall be provided where the risks of work cannot be
eliminated or sufficiently reduced by technical means, or measures in work
organization.
(2) Personal protective equipment is equipment designed to protect employees from
risks to their life, safety, or health at work.
(3) Personal protective equipment must:
• be effective against the hazards present during the period of use, and its use
must not present an additional risk,
• correspond to the conditions in the workplace,
• be adapted to the physical requirements of individual employees.
(4) In an environment where clothing or footwear is subject to extraordinary wear or
contamination at work, or performs a protective function, such clothing or footwear
shall be provided as personal protective equipment and managed as personal
protective equipment (in accordance with the provisions of Section 104(2) of Act
No. 262/2006 Coll., the Labour Code, as amended).
Section 3
(1) Personal protective equipment, washing, cleaning, and disinfecting agents are
provided free of charge to employees according to a list drawn up on the basis of a
risk assessment and specific working conditions.
(2) The risk assessment for the selection and use of protective equipment is carried out
in accordance with Appendix No. 1 to Government Regulation No. 390/2021 Coll.
(3) The selection of protective equipment is carried out in accordance with Appendices
No. 2 and No. 3 to Government Regulation No. 390/2021 Coll.
Section 4
(1) Employees who perform work in which personal protective equipment is provided
only occasionally or irregularly shall be provided with personal protective equipment
only for the duration of the work performed.
(2) Where the presence of more than one hazard requires employees to wear more
than one PPE at the same time, the PPE must be compatible with each other.
(3) Only protective equipment that has been approved by the relevant authorized
testing laboratory may be provided.
(4) The provision of personal protective equipment shall not be substituted by financial
compensation.
Section 5
(1) Employees are required to use personal protective equipment only for those work
activities for which it has been assigned.
(2) Employees will be familiarized with the use of personal protective equipment by the
senior employee.
(3) Senior employees are obliged to require and check, within the scope of their office,
the use of personal protective equipment by employees.
Section 6
Records of the provision of personal protective equipment shall be kept in the employee’s
personal record cards. Records of the provision of personal protective equipment shall be
submitted by the senior employee to the inspection authorities on request.
Section 7
Disposal of personal protective equipment shall be carried out by depreciation in front of a
commission, and recorded in a disposal report. When disposing of personal protective
equipment, it is necessary to proceed with maximum economy.
Section 8
Washing, cleaning, and disinfecting agents shall be provided according to a list drawn up
on the basis of an assessment of the extent of contamination of employees during work or
their exposure to irritants.
Section 9
Final provisions
(1) This Instruction repeals FF MU Instruction No. 1/2020 Provision of personal
protective equipment, washing, cleaning and disinfecting agents, dated 1st April
2020, effective from 1st April 2020.
(2) This Instruction follows the MU Directive No. 10/2009 on the Organization of
Occupational Safety and Health at MU.
(3) The implementation of this instruction, its interpretation and updating is carried out
by the Faculty Bursar through a professionally authorized person.
(4) This Instruction is monitored by the Faculty Bursar.
(5) This Instruction will come into force upon signature.
(6) This Instruction will come into effect on 11th
March 2022.
prof. PhDr. Milan Pol, CSc.
Dean