COVID-secure workplace

It gives an overview of the things you should do to help make your work and workplace COVID-secure.

• Risk assessment
• Social distancing
• Cleaning, hygiene and handwashing
• Ventilation and air conditioning
• Talk to workers and provide information
• Working from home
• Vulnerable workers

Risk assessment

You should start by updating your risk assessment to manage the risk of coronavirus (COVID-19) in your business. This will help you to understand what you should do to work safely and protect people.

Where possible you should keep people 2 metres apart. If this is not viable, keeping 1 metre apart with risk mitigation is acceptable.

Keeping your workplace clean and frequent handwashing reduces the potential for coronavirus to spread. It is a critical part of making and keeping your business COVID-secure.

Good ventilation (including air conditioning) can help reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus. There are simple steps you can take to improve ventilation while maintaining a comfortable temperature in your workplace.

Consult and involve people in the steps you’re taking to manage the risk of coronavirus in your workplace so you can:

• explain the changes you’re planning to work safely
• make sure changes will work and hear their ideas
• continue to operate your business safely

If your people are working from home you should:

• provide the equipment they need, for example a computer, phone and videoconferencing facilities
• keep in regular contact with them, making sure you discuss their wellbeing

Make sure you consider the risk to workers who are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus and put controls in place to reduce that risk.