Ms Patricia King:

As employers under the legislation, contractors have a duty and an obligation to protect their staff. If they are in operation as an employer and are employing people, they must make sure the workplace is safe. The HSA is there to advise and support them but by the same token, the staff are entitled to go to a safe workplace and ensure everything that should happen does. As I said in my presentation, this is a virulent virus.

It does not make exceptions whether one is a small or a big employer. All of the measures have to be put in place.