Self-isolation removed for double jabbed close contacts from 16 August. Adults and children will be free to return to work, attend school, and meet friends and family as the protection from vaccines replaces the need for contact isolation from Monday.
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Latest Covid-19 rules for the workplace
Latest Covid-19 rules for the workplace. Keeping workplaces safe as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions are removed. Timescales for removing restrictions Controls to use after some restrictions are removed Vaccinations Face coverings Workplace testing Testing, tracking and tracing including for new variants
Changes to guidance on thorough examinations
Key changes have been announced in the latest update to the materials handling industry official guidance notes on how to comply with the legal obligations for Thorough Examinations. Announcing the changes, Geoff Martin, Chairman of accrediting body CFTS, said: “Although the laws for the Thorough Examination and Safety Inspection of equipment under week and PUWERContinue reading “Changes to guidance on thorough examinations”
Biffa fined £1.5 million for ‘reckless’ export breach
Biffa fined £1.5 million for ‘reckless’ export breach. Household waste left unsorted in second conviction. A familiar name on the country’s bin collections has been fined £1.5 million for breaking export law, in what the judge called “reckless, bordering on deliberate.”
Latest workplace fatality figures
HSE releases annual workplace fatality figures for 2020/21. Provisional data released today shows that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase of 29 from the previous year, though the number of deaths in 2019/20 (113) was low compared to other recent years.
How to support transgender people in the workplace
How to support transgender people in the workplace. It is not an easy time to be trans in the workplace. Earlier this year, research by Totaljobs found that 43% of trans employees have quit a job because their work environment was unwelcoming. Of the 400 people surveyed, nearly two thirds (65%) said they’ve had to hide theirContinue reading “How to support transgender people in the workplace”
Ensure returning workers get fresh air
Buy CO2 monitors to ensure returning workers get fresh air, firms told. Companies will be told to identify poorly ventilated offices, factories and warehouses, in new guidance that will suggest that organisations buy carbon dioxide monitors to assess the risk of Covid-19 transmission in workplaces.
Updates to The Highway Code
The Highway Code will be updated to make roads even safer, thanks to the input of thousands of drivers, motoring groups and transport organisations. Highways England has drafted updated guidance for The Highway Code with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to help road users better understand how motorways and high-speed roads operate.
Health and Safety Consultancy Services
Here at Eley Consultancy Ltd we offer bespoke Health and Safety consultancy services, depending on your businesses requirements. Our mission is to help our clients keep their work force safe by reducing the risk of exposure from accidents in the workplace, and thus protecting them from serious penalties.
The risks of catching Covid at work
Results from the latest Covid-19 Infection Survey, unsurprisingly, found you’re more likely to get Covid if you’re going to a physical workplace than if you’re working from home. We know the most likely way the virus spreads is through close contact interactions with people who are infected.