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A COVID-19 risk assessment is essential for businesses to undertake to ensure they are protecting their employees in every way possible. #VisionSafety#RiskAssessment#Covid19
Ensure you identify tasks performed by employees, what equipment is used and if there is a safer way to perform tasks.Consider the safety hierarchy of control when deciding what control measures to implement. #VisionSafety#RiskAssessment#Covid19
COVID testing took place prior to the event and face masks and tracking devices were provided to monitor distancing. We look forward to seeing their findings. #VisionSafety#Restart19#Covid19
German scientists in Halle University have carried out an experiment with 1500 healthy volunteers to study transmission risks at indoor concerts. 'Restart-19' set up three concerts in one day, each with slight differences. #VisionSafety#Restart19#Covid19
The first had no safety measures in place. The second involved greater hygiene and some social distancing, while the third involved half the number of participants and each person stood 1.5 metres apart. #VisionSafety#Restart19#Covid19
Companies should follow all regulations under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007: Part 4 to ensure the safety of everyone onsite. #VisionSafety
A building company has been found guilty of breaching the work at height regulations in the UK and fined following the fall of a worker. A subcontractor fell 15 feet from a youngman board which was being used as a temporary platform. #VisionSafety
The board was being used to give access to the roof instead of providing scaffolding. The HSE UK commented that falls from height remain one of the most common causes of work related fatalities. #VisionSafety
Be aware of your seating position to avoid damage to your musculoskeletal system. Ensure you are not straining your eyes and there is no direct or indirect glare on the screen from lighting or windows. Make sure you take regular breaks. #VisionSafety
As the government urges people to remain or return to working from home where possible, it is important to set up and maintain your workstation properly. Allow yourself space around your desk to stretch your arms and legs in front of you and from side to side. #VisionSafety
After touching surfaces outside of the home, including money,
Before, during and after caring for a sick person,
Before and after eating. #VisionSafety#HandWashing#Covid19
Having clean hands is the best way to stop the spread of harmful germs and slow the spread of COVID-19. Use soap and water or alcohol-based hand sanitiser to clean your hands regularly. In the context of COVID-19 prevention. #VisionSafety#Covid19#HandWashing
You should make sure to wash your hands:
After blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing,
After visiting a public space, including public transportation, markets and places of worship,
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Prepare a protocol (or course of action) for preventing or controlling the risk.
Implement and manage the protocol – appointing a person to be managerially responsible i.e. the responsible person.
Keep records and check that what has been done is effective. #VisionSafety#Covid19
It has been widely reported that buildings being reopened following the Covid-19 lockdown have the potential for a greatly increased risk of Legionnaires’ disease due to water stagnation and absence of normal control measures. #VisionSafety#Covid19#LegionnairesDisease
Legionella bacteria grows in water systems that have not been adequately managed.
As an employer or person in control of a place of work you must:
Identify and assess sources of risk.
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