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WORKPLACE RE-ENTRY
11 EXTERNAL RISK CONTROLS 11 1 1 1 Visitors
11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Employers are strongly advised to to to to place place an an ongoing restriction on on on on visitors to to to to a a a a a a a a workplace However in in the event where an an employer-critical visitor visitor supplier customer or or or delivery service may need to to to to attend a a a a a a a a a a a a a site a a a a a a a a a a a a a controlled access process process should should be be in in in place place including adherence to to to sanitisation processes and full personal contact contact details (e g g g telephone number last place place visited should should be be be collected to assist with contact contact tracing) 11 1 1 1 2 Where practicable employers should avoid workers from attending client or or supplier premises However in in in the the event where such attendances are critical to the the employer operations a a a a a a a a controlled risk mitigation process should be in in place Public transport
11 2 1 1 1 Employers are encouraged to arrange transport
for their workers during the the lockdown period 11 2 2 2 2 Employers should ensure that safe transport
arrangements are made including:
a a sanitisers for workers b surgical masks for taxi drivers
c c c c c social distancing and capacity arrangements 11 2 2 2 2 Employers should train workers who who rely on on on public transport
transport
or or or or who who utilise employer arranged on on on transport
transport
on on on the safety protocols to to be be followed An example of minibus taxi guidelines can be found here 11 2 12 SCREENING TESTING AND RESPONDING TO POSITIVE RESULTS 12 1 1 Definitions
12 1 1 1 1 1 1 Surveillance
A systematic programme of of of monitoring the the health of of of a a a a a a a a a a a worker based on on symptoms and clinical signs that that may detect the the emergence of of of an an underlying coronavirus 2 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that that causes COVID-19 disease when monitored over a a period of time 12 1 1 2 2 Symptom screening
An active programme of of action undertaken by the the the workplace to to to detect the the the presence of of COVID-19 related symptoms in workers who may otherwise be healthy when they present present to to to work work work work or or or or or or or reported by the the the worker worker prior to to to presenting at work 12 1 1 3 Testing
The collection of of of of biological samples by trained health professionals from the the the passages of of of of the the the nose and and and and throat to to detect for the the the presence of of of of coronavirus 2 2 (SARS- CoV-2) using standardised and and and and currently validated and and and and well accepted laboratory tests tests called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests tests WORKPLACE RE-ENTRY
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