- Take care not to disturb or put in dangerous situations staff visitors; for example, be attentive to the irritant effects of some harmful or toxic products; 

- Correctly use products and equipment for common and individual protection and hygiene. In particular special care shall be brought not to use the cleaning products for toilets anywhere else than in the sanitary space (nor for any other purpose than the one for which they have been allocated). The same applies to products used for cleaning the kitchen. These products shall be regularly disinfected and replaced as many times as necessary; 

- Immediately report to the team leader any defects; e.g. defective power cable, used equipment, broken glass; 

- The team leader shall report to the administration of the delegation any accident, any case of serious and immediate threat, anything unusual or non-standard; 

- Awareness of the EEAS measures on first aid, fight against fire, and evacuation of the premises. 

Smoking is prohibited inside the delegation premises including areas allocate to the waste collection. 

The Contractor shall immediately inform the Delegation and by appropriate means, of safety problems or potential risks to occupants. In this case, it is also required to take all precautionary measures necessary. 

## 1.9 Respect of the environment 

The contracting authority cares for the environment. As such, the contractor and its staff (including subcontractors) are required to comply with the environmental policy of the contracting authority. 

The contractor is required to implement specific environmental management measures in a systematic manner under this contract. 

The contractor shall ensure that the information provided by the contracting authority on the environmental action plan in general and more specifically on the practical implementation of environmental measures are known to all contractor’s staff deployed in the Delegation’s premises. 

## 1.9.1 Energy saving 

The Contractor’s staff or, where appropriate, its subcontractor must imperatively and unless otherwise instructed, turn off lights in offices and other premises at the end of the execution of their services if the offices are unoccupied. 

## 1.9.2 Product management 

Products used for cleaning, which may under certain conditions be dangerous and/or harmful or contain toxic gases shall be handled with care and according to the prescribed rules. 

The Contractor shall comply with the requirements of training its staff for the use of these products. The use of any new product is subject to the prior approval of the contracting authority. 

