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20.—(1) An employer with duties under Article 25 shall ensure that his employees are provided with adequate fire safety training—
(a)at the time when they are first employed; and
(b)on their being exposed to new or increased risks because of—
(i)their being transferred or given a change of responsibilities within the employer’s undertaking; or
(ii)the introduction of new work equipment into, or a change respecting work equipment already in use within, the employer’s undertaking; or
(iii)the introduction of new technology into the employer’s undertaking; or
(iv)the introduction of a new system of work into, or a change respecting a system of work already in use within, the employer’s undertaking.
(2) The training referred to in paragraph (1) shall—
(a)include sufficient instruction and training on the appropriate precautions and actions to be taken by the employee in order to safeguard himself and other relevant persons on the premises;
(b)be repeated periodically when appropriate;
(c)be adapted to take account of any new or changed risks;
(d)be provided in a manner appropriate to the risk identified by the assessment carried out or reviewed under Article 25; and
(e)take place during working hours.
(3) An employer shall, in entrusting tasks to employees, take into account their capabilities as regards health and safety, so far as they relate to fire.
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