Working safely during Coronavirus
July 3, 2020
To help employers reopen their businesses safely, the working safely tool on gov.uk has been updated to reflect new easements from 4th July, in England only.
The guidance highlighted will help you carry out a risk assessment and make sensible adjustments to the site and workforce. Employees can also use this guidance to check what their workplace needs to do to keep people safe.
This guidance is only for businesses that are allowed to reopen in England and can be found here
Additional Retail Guidance
Now that lockdown is easing and the retail sector is open for business, the Trading Standards Institute have added their Working Safely during Coronavirus guide to their series of Coronavirus Bulletins – A guide for retailers providing all the latest information required to operate safely, including sections on working;
• in other people’s homes
• in vehicles
• in outdoor businesses
Guides are updated regularly and can be downloaded free at https://www.businesscompanion.info/focus/coronavirus-covid-19
