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WORKPLACE RE-ENTRY
8 2 8 1 4 If it is not practicable to to arrange a a a a a a a a a a a a a a worker’s workstation(s) to to be spaced at at least one and a a a a a a a a a a a half metres apart the employer should:
a a a a a a a a a a arrange physical physical barriers to to be be be placed between between workers’ workers’ working places or or or or or or erected on workers’ workers’ desks to to form a a a a a a a a a a solid physical physical barrier barrier between between workers workers workers while they are working or or or b b if necessary supply the the worker free of of charge with appropriate PPE based on a a a a a a a a risk assessment of the the working place Common areas
8 2 1 Every employer should ensure that social distancing measures are are implemented through through supervision both in in in in the the the the workplace workplace workplace and in in in in the the the the common areas
outside the the the the immediate workplace workplace workplace through through queue control or or or or or within the the the workplace workplace workplace such as as canteens coffee shops and lavatories 8 2 2 2 2 At a a a a a a canteen and workplace coffee shops these measures may include:
a a a a a a a a a dividing the the the workforce into groups or or or or staggering break-times to to avoid the the the concentration
of workers in in in in common areas
such as as the the canteen b b prohibiting sit down food and only take away c c c encouraging workers to bring their own lunches d d d d d d arranging for food to to to to to be delivered to to to to to workers’ offices/desks to to to to to avoid having to to to to to go to the canteen e e e e e e closing of common areas
to reduce pedestrian traffic f fi ffi ffi staggering start / / finish / / break times to reduce traffic in fin in common areas
g g g changing area layouts to create more space for movement h h h minimising handling of cash and and encourage contactless payments only i i fi i i i i i i i i i markings on the floor / ground to to define queueing quadrants to to indicate minimum social distancing requirements j providing for outside well-spaced eating areas
8 2 3 In other common areas
these measures may include:
a a a prohibiting ‘’hot desking’’ (i e e e e e e e workers should have dedicated desks) b markings on the floor / ground to define routes and indicate minimum social distancing requirements c c c leaving doors open (where appropriate) at at busy times to to to speed up the flow of pedestrian traffic (and to to to avoid workers touching door door handles) d d d disabling vending machines e e e e e e e e disabling of biometric systems systems where possible (introduce card systems) f f f f Ongoing sanitation of door handles lift buttons and and furniture Social distancing to to to be applied in in elevators g g g designating coffee cups and other crockery as as far as as possible WORKPLACE RE-ENTRY
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