Working Safely During the Coronavirus Outbreak - HSE Bulletin 15 May

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Please see below for new guidance on working safely (being COVID secure) during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Guidance from the government published

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance to help employers keep their workplaces operating safely during this time.

The latest guidance covers eight workplace settings:

• construction and other outdoor work
• factories, plants and warehouses
• other people's homes
• labs and research facilities
• offices and contact centres
• restaurants offering takeaway or delivery
• shops and branches
• vehicles

Many businesses operate more than one type of workplace, such as an office, factory and fleet of vehicles. You may need to use more than one of these guides as you think through what you should do to keep people safe.

Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak

Our new guidance will help you keep workers safe (COVID secure) during the outbreak.

It covers the steps you should take to protect workers and others, in line with your normal legal duties in managing risk and risk assessment at work.

The following guides will help you manage the risk from coronavirus in your business during this time:

• Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak - a short guide
  This guide covers who should work, protecting those at higher risk, getting into and leaving work, organising work areas, and good hygiene.
• Talking with your workers about working safely during the coronavirus outbreak
  Guidance on consulting your workers and measures to prevent coronavirus in your workplace and to make it COVID secure.