The Ministry will no longer require the use of masks, physical distancing and limited capacity in workplaces.
In a brief statement, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security resolved to nullify three resolutions adopted in 2020, which referred to the use of masks, sustained physical distancing and limited capacity in the workplace.
The use of posters that specify prevention protocols against covid-19 were also left without effect.
“As of the cessation of the state of health emergency, decreed by the Executive Power on April 5, 2022, due to the sustained decrease in the number of people infected with Covid-19 in all its variants and considering the high percentage of vaccination, The National Council for Safety and Health at Work (CONASSAT) deemed it pertinent to nullify the aforementioned resolutions, without prejudice to what may be agreed regarding the content of the protocols in the field of bipartite health and safety commissions or sectoral commissions. . Likewise, the MTSS advises the adoption of the general preventive measures recommended by the Ministry of Public Health for the current health situation, without prejudice to the specific measures established for certain sectors of activity in particular.pointed out the portfolio.
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