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Home Hygiene & Infection Control COVID-Secure Workplaces

COVID-Secure Workplaces

Social Distancing
Social Distancing

Space employees out as much as possible and adhere to social distancing on site

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Install Dividers & Desk Screens
Install Dividers & Desk Screens

Use dividers such as desk screens to create a physical barrier between staff

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Regular Hand Cleaning & Sanitising
Regular Hand Cleaning & Sanitising

Issue hand gels to staff and position at the entrances to each room

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Use Disinfectant Wipes & Sprays
Use Disinfectant Wipes & Sprays

Regularly disinfect shared surfaces with disinfectant wipes and sprays

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Avoid Hot Desking
Avoid Hot Desking

Avoid hot desking or sharing equipment to protected against cross contamination

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Protect Common Touch Points
Protect Common Touch Points

Protect common touch points such as door handles and light switches with antimicrobial coverings

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Provide FFP Masks & Other PPE
Provide FFP Masks & Other PPE

Issue FFP masks and other PPE to staff and visitors on site and ensure it is worn at all times

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Introduce Staff Testing
Introduce Staff Testing

If you have a medical professional on site, conduct regular rapid testing

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Display Signage & Posters
Display Signage & Posters

Display signage or posters advising of all on site COVID-Secure protocols

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Keep A Log Of Those On Site
Keep A Log Of Those On Site

Keep a log of all staff and visitors on site to help contain any outbreaks

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Take & Log Temperatures Everyday
Take & Log Temperatures Everyday

Take and log temperatures everyday on entrance to premises using a non-contact thermometer

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Latest Data from HSE and Public Health England on COVID-Secure Workplaces

Keeping workplaces COVID-secure when working from home remains a significant challenge for organisations during the COVID-19 pandemic. The HSE received over 134,000 thousand COVID-19 related complaints in the last year, with 4,000 in January alone. This applies to all workplaces; however offices have been particularly badly affected. Public Health England data recently obtained by the BBC revealed there were more than 500 outbreaks, or suspected outbreaks, in offices in the second half of 2020 - more than in supermarkets, construction sites, warehouses, restaurants and cafes combined. More than 60 suspected COVID outbreaks in offices were recorded in the first two weeks of the current lockdown in England.

If it is not possible for workers to work from home, there are several things that businesses can do in order to remain COVID-Secure depending on their risk assessments. These include: