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What are you doing to make your office safe to return to?

Sienna

Hello

We are a small company of 40 employees and are beginning to think about a plan to return everyone to the office.  We have done an employee survey to find out what people are thinking, concerns etc.  I think the general feeling is that as we have all been working from home since the end of March then why rush back unless its essential.

However the MD has a slightly different view and we at least need to explore HOW we make the workplace safe and if it's not possible or just too difficult then we will continue to work from home until government guidance changes.

So I'm interested to find out what you have done, for example in toilets, kitchens and other communal areas? Do you have hand sanitiser everywhere?  Temperature checks?  Alternating days in the office? How did you deal with those people with no medical issues as such but high anxiety about returning?  Is air conditioning an issue - I have asked our supplier the question but no response yet.

It would be great to find out what others are doing in similar situations.

Thanks

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  • Hi Sienna,

    I work in a school and we've put a lot in place to try to make the workplace safe as we clearly will all be returning next month as things stand, and as such our plans are still evolving. A quick summary would include: hand sanitiser everywhere (outside every room, fixed to the wall), cleaning throughout the day of touch points, one way 'traffic' where possible, bubbles of staff/pupils within different zones of the school, adapted timetables, staggered lunch and break periods to allow different bubbles to attend at different times, and lots and lots of communication with individuals about their needs.

    We've also put in place additional car parking, adopted a new cycle to work scheme, increased shower facilities etc, and we're trying at a product which sounds like fairy-dust to me (non-scientist) but which creates an electrostatic layer on all surfaces and which kills the virus on contact for 30 days. My scientific colleagues say it's sound, so we're giving it a go!

    Nina
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  • Hi Sienna,

    I work in a school and we've put a lot in place to try to make the workplace safe as we clearly will all be returning next month as things stand, and as such our plans are still evolving. A quick summary would include: hand sanitiser everywhere (outside every room, fixed to the wall), cleaning throughout the day of touch points, one way 'traffic' where possible, bubbles of staff/pupils within different zones of the school, adapted timetables, staggered lunch and break periods to allow different bubbles to attend at different times, and lots and lots of communication with individuals about their needs.

    We've also put in place additional car parking, adopted a new cycle to work scheme, increased shower facilities etc, and we're trying at a product which sounds like fairy-dust to me (non-scientist) but which creates an electrostatic layer on all surfaces and which kills the virus on contact for 30 days. My scientific colleagues say it's sound, so we're giving it a go!

    Nina
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