When conducting the risk assessment, as contemplated in subregulation and (2), the employer or self-employed person must take into account, as a minimum, the following matters:
(a) The nature of the HBA and the possible route of exposure;
(b) where the HBA might be present and in what form it is likely to be;
(c) the nature of the work and work processes;
(d) current control measures in place, effectiveness of control measures and any reasonable deterioration in, or failure thereof; and
(e) what effects the HBA can have on men, women, young employees, including pregnant, immunocompromised and vulnerable employees where such difference may exist.