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The content in this document is not intended to be a
Safe Working Environment: substitute for professional advice. It is intended to offer
guidance regarding best practices as prevention and
support to re-open businesses. It is not intended and
should not be used as a substitute for advice from the
Restaurant/Bar UK Government or other professional bodies regarding
COVID-19.

q Advertise that you are now open with — Where practical, especially in social distancing if queuing in line to q Implement strong procedures for
signs and banners that draw attention booth seating, acrylic barriers place orders sanitising surfaces
from the street can be used
q Remove self-service areas whenever q Per existing Food Standards Agency
q Offer collection services with q Utilise wayfinding visuals and possible requirements, employees who are
designated parking and/or architectural cues to direct customers sick should remain at home
q Provide, disable or block self-service
contactless delivery through the foodservice experience
drink, condiment, utensil, and q Provide employees with access to
q Position signage at the door stating q Practice social distancing throughout tableware stations and have workers any new guidelines before returning
that any customer experiencing the establishment with floor graphics provide individually wrapped items to to work
COVID-19 symptoms is not permitted customers directly
q Create one-way traffic through by q Provide team members with
to enter
utilisng a separate entrance and exit q Bathrooms: protective supplies like masks, gloves
q Position signage at the door for each area marked prominently and sanitisers. Consider branded
— Ensure a proper supply of soap
indicating maximum occupancy with distinctive signage facemasks
and hand towels is available at
levels
q Consider contactless ordering all times and restrooms are q Employers should certify employees
q Position an A-Frame or stanchion solutions cleaned/sanitised frequently in on-going food safety certification
sign at your entrance or lobby with an training guidelines for proper safe
q Use one-time use only menus and — Update items like paper towel
overview of all service changes and food handling
discard after each use dispensers, hand sanitisers and
safety measures put in place trash cans to contactless models q Establish and prominently position
q Sanitise reusable menus after each
q Encourage waiting outside with visual to reduce the spread of the virus guidelines for the receiving of
customer
social distancing queues. products from suppliers
q Payment: — Strong procedures for sanitising
q Install acrylic barrier around the host surfaces should be implemented q Designate one employee per shift
stand — Payments should be processed and prevention posters should be responsible for monitoring all
via contactless systems where displayed guidelines being adhered to by
q Remove furniture as needed to
feasible employees, customers, and suppliers
prevent congregating in waiting areas — Cleaning logs should be used to
— Cash payments should be ensure proper and timely q Utilise communication boards instead
q Encourage reservations whenever
facilitated via a tray versus direct cleaning occurs of in-person pre-shift meetings
possible
contact to prevent the congregation of
q Workstations/food prep areas should
q Consider limits on party size
q Sanitise high customer contact areas be placed one-metre+ apart when employees
q Update floor plans for common using cleaning chemicals with label feasible. When that is not an option, q Wear gloves at all times during food
dining areas and redesign seating claims against the coronavirus dividers may be used to mitigate preparation
arrangements to ensure at least one-
q Provide hand sanitiser stations contact q Limit the number of employees
metre+ of separation between table
throughout the restaurant allowed simultaneously in break rooms
setups.
q Provide visual guidelines to maintain
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