The mask will no longer be mandatory at all times at work in the green and yellow zones

The Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work (CNESST) adjusted its recommendations by alert level on Monday morning. Measurements are now optional inside and outside in the yellow and green zone.

First of all, one must observe a distance of two meters between two people. If this is not possible, then there must be a physical barrier and if it is not possible to have a physical barrier, then wearing a mask is necessary , specifies Nicolas Bégin , public relations coordinator and spokesperson for the Commission for standards, equity, health and safety at work CNESST .

The Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work CNESST justifies its decision by the reduction in the number of cases in Quebec and by the acceleration of vaccination.

Wearing protective glasses or a visor to protect against COVID-19 is optional in the yellow or green zone (archives).

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Nicolas Bégin recalls that despite these relaxations in Quebec, employees who had to wear protective equipment before the pandemic must still do so.

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It applies to everyone, however, what is important to mention is that even before we heard about COVID-19, there were already safety rules applied in the workplace. . For example, a machinist who had to wear protective glasses obligatorily, even before we heard of COVID-19, well it is still obligatory today, even if there are relaxations , he underlines .

From home to office

In the green zone, employees working from home can also begin to gradually return to their workplace.

However, certain security rules to prevent the spread of the virus remain in place.

At all levels, the following measures remain mandatory: exclusion of symptomatic people, hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, cleaning and disinfection of surfaces (toilets, dining rooms) according to applicable regulatory requirements, same as the cleaning at each shift of highly affected surfaces , also specifies the Commission for Standards, Equity, Health and Safety at Work CNESST .

Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie-Île-de-la-Madeleine and Nord-du-Québec are in the green zone.