Key issues · 2020. 7. 15. · Key issues Getting our teams back to work requires employers to...
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Preparing to re-open your workplace? Key issues Getting our teams back to work requires employers to address key risks and mitigate against them Ideally, investments made now should provide both short-term and longer-term value enhancing perceived safety, user confidence, privacy, space definition, acoustic benefits, mobility, multi-purpose space use, organisational character and warmth. Please contact us for help or more details on 01727 840800 or [email protected] – no question is too silly. • Safe distancing • Workforce management • Managing visitors, suppliers and clients • Cleaning • PPE • Goods in and out • Travelling • Remote working – H&S and timescales
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Preparing to re-open your workplace?
Key issues
Getting our teams back to work requires employers to address key risks and mitigate against them
Ideally, investments made now should provide both short-term and longer-term value enhancing perceived safety, user confidence, privacy, space definition, acoustic benefits, mobility, multi-purpose space use, organisational character and warmth.
Please contact us for help or more details on 01727 840800 or [email protected] – no question is too silly.
• Safe distancing
• Workforce management
• Managing visitors, suppliers and clients
• Cleaning
• PPE
• Goods in and out
• Travelling
• Remote working – H&S and timescales
The basicsHere’s a quick check list for planning the physical return to work
1. Risk assessments completed
2. Return to Work policy published and available to all staff
3. Thorough cleaning of all areas
4. Test a small area first to see what works
5. Clear arrival processes and control of people flow
6. Clear communication of new working guidelines
7. Ensure clear walkways and traffic flow around the office
8. Clear desk policy and cleaning protocols - clean in, clean out
9. Train maintenance staff and teams
10. Re-position/re-organise, remove furniture to allow forsafe distancing
11. Minimise hot desking and shared spaces
12. Review fabrics/finishes – hard surfaces and wipe cleananti-microbial fabrics
13. Availability of non-shared storage
14. Sanitiser provision at points of entry and shared touch points –ideally sensor activated
15. Availability of PPE for returning staff – wipes, gloves, masks
16. Safety screens and migration where safe distancing cannot be achieved
17. Safety signage throughout the workplace
18. Touch free devices where possible eg. door hardwear, building entry systems, fever screening CCTV
19. Ventilation systems - audit, clean, review
20. Filtration systems - review
Please contact us for help or more details on 01727 840800 or [email protected] – no question is too silly.
This list is by no means definitive and is intended to be useful as part of a wider programme of actions.
