Food Safety and Health and Safety Consultancy, Training and Services.
01933 626444
Email: info@inhousesafety.co.uk
In House
Unit 6 Blotts Barn, Brooks Road, Raunds, Wellingborough, Northants NN9 6NS.
COVID-19 RISK ASSESSMENT
As businesses have returned to work following the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions, it is critical that they consider what new working practises they require in order to minimise the risks to their staff, visitors and clients. In House Safety can help you do this.
Whilst the COVID 19 vaccine is now widely available, the virus still remains a threat to our health & safety. The Government has made it clear through its Agencies that all businesses will need to operate using a number of different safety processes. Therefore, all businesses need to consider how they can be “Safe to Open” in the Retail, Hospitality or Education sectors or “Safe to Work” in all other sectors.
The pandemic and subsequent “Lockdown” of the country caused all businesses to either stop work completely or to change how we work on a day to day basis. The Governments furlough scheme allowed most businesses a lifeline in order to survive. With this scheme now ended, it is vitality important that all businesses consider how they can safely produce their products or provide their services to the wider public.
Some organisations have discovered that the new ways of working have not had a detrimental effect on their abilities to operate, but others have struggled to adapt their workplaces and find solutions to their particular situation whilst trying to get the job done. This danger is likely to increase as more organisations have to returned to their normal ways of working. Therefore, a COVID 19 Risk Assessment is the first step to identify what procedures and adaptions to the workplace are required to minimise the risk and keep people safe.
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Risk Assessment – the key to safe working
To properly identify what are the most effective health and safety controls at your own workplace, a safe to Work Risk Assessment (or Safe To Open Risk Assessment) should be completed. Workable solutions for businesses do exist, though some have good intentions but are not implemented effectively. Simply having a protocol is not sufficient, it has to be implemented effectively. This is where we can help.
We can do the following for you:
- Review your existing Risk Assessment and advise you on the measures you have already put into practice to provide some reassurance to your staff.
- Complete your COVID 19 Risk Assessment for you to identify the tailored management controls and practical measures required, using our COVID 19 “Safe to Work” Risk Assessment package which includes a range of services – you can choose which parts you want and need.
How In House Safety helps with Safe To Work Risk Assessment
As businesses having returned to work following the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions, it is critical that they consider what new working practises they require in order to minimise the risks to their staff, visitors and clients. In House Safety can help you do this.
We will discuss your current arrangements in context with how you intend to re-open your business. Either by a phased opening or a full return.
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EXPERTISE
Our team of qualified health and safety practitioners can use their experience, knowledge and qualification to complete a comprehensive Covid-19 Risk Assessment in all parts of your workplace, and then support you in implementing and monitoring it by using simple, practical measures. In addition to their expertise we will ensure that our advice reflects legal requirements for a safe workplace as well as the Government's guidelines. We will also reference the Joint Statement via the HSE, TUC and CBI to ensure a balanced approach to worker safety and productivity.
Free 'Return to Work' Questionnaire template
For those organisations who have a colleague who is ready to return to work following self-isolation or suffering from the virus, please complete this form to recieve a copy of our free Fit for Work (also known as a Return to Work) assessment template (.docx format).