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A practical guide to a safe office return
Practicewire, April 2021
With the UK Government road map out of lockdown underway, many firms are considering what measures they need to put in place to ensure a safe return to the office for their staff. In this video, we spoke with a Health and Safety specialist from Southwark Council about the vital health and safety considerations you need to consider to ensure your staff feel safe returning to the office.
GOV.UK
UK government guidance to help business owners carry out a risk assessment and make sensible adjustments to ensure the safety of staff, customers and visitors. There are separate guides for different types of businesses and workplaces with information on who can work, keeping customers and visitors safe, social distancing, cleaning, PPE, inbound and outbound goods, and priority actions to take.
HSE
Guide and template showing what businesses should include in COVID-19 risk assessments. The document lists potential hazards alongside examples of who might be harmed, suggested controls, and suggested further actions.
HSE
Guidance aimed at employers on updating risk assessments, maintaining social distancing, cleaning and hygiene in the workplace, ventilation and air conditioning, protecting home workers, and protecting vulnerable workers.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA)
Regularly updated wiki with guidelines which can help employers achieve a safe and healthy work environment when resuming activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, with links to country and sector-specific guidance across the EU and in the UK.
RICS
Practical guide from RICS focusing on the restart of operations in commercial buildings designed to help building managers, commercial tenants and landlords identify and plan to mitigate the main risks arising from reopening a building.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Guide from CIPD intended to help you plan your organisation’s next steps following a period of furlough or once lockdown measures start easing. Issues covered include legal considerations, short term working/redundancy, groups of staff unable to return, bereavement and managing holidays.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
A guide from the CIPD which looks at the legal and practical considerations that are involved in introducing staggered shifts or working hours.