HSE makes sure businesses in Greater Manchester are COVID-secure
Very interesting to see that the Health & Safety Executive are contacting businesses in Manchester to check they are COVID- secure, and if not HSE will take action which can range from the provision of specific advice, issuing enforcement notices and stopping certain work practices until they are made safe. Where businesses fail to comply, this could lead to prosecution.
HSE and local authority inspectors are finding some common issues that include:
- failing to provide arrangements for monitoring, supervising and maintaining social distancing,
- failing to introduce an adequate cleaning regime – particularly at busy times of the day
- and providing access to welfare facilities to allow employees to frequently wash their hands with warm water and soap.
Clearly this is key for the cleaning industry, and is likely to follow through the rest of the country if cases of COVID-19 continue to rise.
If you would like to make sure that your business or workplace is COVID-secure for all cleaning and hygiene procedures please contact us in the first instant on 0800 772 0178. We are here to help.
To read the full article from the HSE please clink here