Art. 177. [measures and principles]
(1) Within the context of its responsibilities, the employer shall take the necessary actions to protect the safety and health of the employees, including the prevention of occupational risks, information and training measures, and measures for the organization of the health and safety at work and its necessary means.
(2) The following general prevention principles shall be taken into account for the adoption and implementation of the measures provided for in paragraph (1):
a) avoiding risks;
b) evaluating the risks which cannot be avoided;
c) combating the risks at the source;
d) adapting the work to the individual, in particular as regards the design of the workplace and the choice of work and production equipment and methods, with a view, in particular, to alleviating monotonous and repetitive work, and its effects on health;
e) adapting to technical progress;
f) replacing the dangerous by the non-dangerous or the less dangerous;
g) prevention planning;
h) giving collective protective measures priority over individual protective measures;
i) giving appropriate instructions to the employees.