Living with COVID: What Should Employers Do?
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Living with COVID: What Should Employers Do? The government’s removal of all COVID laws has signalled it is time for people and organisations to have their own strategies for Living with COVID. This is welcomed by many business sectors; however, it also raises questions about how to do this without compromising the health and welfare
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New COVID Vaccine Rules Care Homes
Friday, 29 October 2021
Anyone working in care homes must follow new COVID vaccine rules from 11.11.21. You must include contractors providing building, maintenance or other support services in your arrangements. Contractors and other support specialists may not be aware of the legal changes and the extent to which it also applies to them. This guidance sheds some light
Employees Refusing To Return To Work After COVID-19
Wednesday, 05 May 2021
Your team is a vital part of your daily operations, so what if an employee complains about returning to work due to COVID concerns? Even worse, what if they are refusing to return to work after COVID-19, citing health risks for themselves or a family member as the reason? The UK has now published and
COVID-19 Contingency Plan
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Introduction This COVID-19 contingency plan outlines the main purpose and guidance to PHSC plc subsidiary directors of mitigation actions to minimise the risk to staff, customers and business productivity following the recent outbreak of COVID-19. It follows the latest guidance from the Government on Social Distancing and seeks to maintain a balance between maintaining the
- Published in Announcements, Covid-19, PHSC blog
Vulnerable Worker Risk Assessment
Monday, 14 September 2020
What is a Vulnerable Worker? The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) defines vulnerable workers as those who are at risk of having their workplace entitlements denied and who lack the capacity or means to secure them. Put simply, this is any person or group of people who do not have certain capabilities or experience, leading to an increased
- Published in Covid-19, PHSC blog, Risk Assessment
COVID-19 – Working from Home
Wednesday, 05 August 2020
Homeworker Health and Safety during coronavirus What should employers be doing to monitor homeworker health and safety during coronavirus? With the recent partial lockdown in various parts of the country, and considering it is now over a year since the UK Government told employers to work from home wherever possible, it is clear that this
COVID-19 Return to Work Toolkit
Friday, 26 June 2020
This guidance provides you with information and links to help you and provides a COVID-19 Return to Work Toolkit as you work through the key stages of your assessment, deciding controls and monitoring your safety measures. The relaxing of distancing to 1 metre (if using risk mitigation) is good news, provided that sensible and proportionate safety
- Published in Covid-19, Health and Safety
COVID-19 Risk Assessment – Free Planning Questionnaire and Guidance
Tuesday, 26 May 2020
Although we are two years into the pandemic, we continue to see constantly changing government guidance. Our working practices have become adapted to new ways of working but are still subject to change as the pandemic develops. Omicron has forced many people to work at home again, after slowly returning to their workplace. Deltacron is
- Published in Covid-19, Health and Safety
Coronavirus Fit To Work Assessment
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
This article has been prepared to help you complete a Coronavirus Fit To Work assessment of an employee who wants to return to work after displaying symptoms of COVID-19, or is in the vulnerable category of workers. We have been very busy over recent weeks supporting our clients in managing their health, safety and welfare
- Published in Covid-19, Health and Safety
Workplace Safety During Coronavirus [case study]
Friday, 27 March 2020
The Challenge Plamil Foods Ltd have been manufacturing award winning Vegan food products since the 1960’s, building their reputation and brand on the quality of their products and their ethics. In addition to its own brand, much of what this company manufactures becomes a key ingredient for other food processors, which makes it essential that this company can continue production during the Covid-19 pandemic to help
- Published in Covid-19, Health and Safety
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