How to stay safe at work
Some useful tips to protect you and your workmates from Covid
Arriving and leaving work:
- Keep 2m from others wherever possible.
- When it’s not possible to keep to 2m, wear a face covering.
- Don’t stop to chat to more than one person.
- Don’t all pile out together at home time.
Break times:
- Open a window or door to increase ventilation.
- Clean down your area before and after use, paying particular attention to surfaces that are touched frequently (handles, light switches, work surfaces, kettles, and so on).
- Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before consuming food.
- Don’t share crockery or utensils.
Car sharing:
Car sharing is a high-risk activity and should be avoided. If it cannot be avoided, please follow these steps:
- Wear face coverings.
- Car share with the same small group only and minimise the size of that group.
- Wash hands before or use sanitiser before and after.
- Sit as far away as possible from others (one in the front, and one diagonally in the back, for example).
- Keep windows open, even when it’s chilly.
- Clean the car after every journey (handles, seat belts, radio button, and so on)
General tips:
- Don’t hug your work bestie.
- Don’t share food.
- Don’t make your workmate a brew.
- Wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before consuming food.
- If soap and water aren’t available, use hand sanitiser (containing at least 60% alcohol).
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue if you cough or sneeze then bin immediately and wash your hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are unwell.
- Make sure any indoor space has good ventilation.
- Wear a face covering in closed environments.
- Isolate for 10 days if you test positive, or have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive.