7.1) An employer is obliged to provide and maintain, as far as is reasonably practicable, a working environment that is safe and without risk to the health of its employees.
7.2) The risk of HIV transmission within most workplaces is minimal. However occupational accidents involving bodily fluids may occur, particularly within the health care profession. Every workplace should ensure its policy deals with:
i) the risk, if any, of the occupational transmission of HIV within that particular workplace;
ii) appropriate training, awareness, education and on the use of universal infection control procedures so as to identify, deal with arid reduce the risk of HIV transmission at work;
iii) providing appropriate equipment and materials to protect employees from the risk of exposure to HIV;
iv) the steps that must be taken following an occupational accident including the appropriate management of occupational exposure to HIV and other blood borne pathogens, including access to post exposure prophylaxis;
v) the procedures to be followed in applying for compensation for occupational infection;
vi) the reporting of all occupational accidents; and
vii) adequate monitoring of occupational exposure to HIV to ensure that the requirements of possible compensation claims are being met.