Staff Handbook - Policies and Procedures

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• Persistent cough. • Vulnerable person (e.g. persons over 70 or with an underlying health condition such as a respiratory disease e.g. mild asthma or a weakened immune system or is pregnant). • Living with someone else who is showing symptoms of the virus. If so, they should stay away from work for 14 days from the first day of illness. (See below). Anyone who develops a high temperature or a persistent cough must stay at home until the symptoms have ended, and in all cases for at least seven days. Everyone else in the household must stay at home for at least 14 days after the first person’s symptoms appear, even if they themselves do not have symptoms. If anyone else develops symptoms during that time, that individual must stay home for an additional seven days from when they developed symptoms. Once seven days have passed and provided symptoms have ended, they no longer need to isolate. If working on domestic or healthcare premises where a person or persons are self-isolating or shielding It is prohibited to enter the building or come within 2.0m of them. It is advisable to notify the household or healthcare providers of the work taking place and to enquire if anyone is self isolating or shielding prior to attending site. Travelling from home you should: • Use your own transport and only share with others from your household or with the same person every day. Not with groups of people. • Do not use public transport • Cycle or walk to work • Ensure you maintain social distancing and hygiene advice. Travelling to and from site - If operatives cannot travel alone. • Journeys should be shared with the same individuals each day and with the minimum number of people at any one time. Please always avoid touching your face. • Good ventilation (i.e. keeping the windows open) and facing away from each other may help to reduce the risk of transmission. • The vehicle (including private vehicles) should be cleaned regularly using gloves and standard cleaning products, with particular importance on handles and other areas where passengers may touch surfaces. • On leaving the vehicle, all occupants should wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer if washing facilities are not immediately available. When workers arrive home after work, they should change and wash before having any close contact with members of their household. Also, you must wash your clothes before coming to work the next day. We would like to remind you that the government has removed restrictions of Covid19 and that we are keeping in place the requirements to isolate for a maximum period of 10 days following a positive test or return to work after 5 days and following a negative test. Risk Assessment We have outlined additional risks within our risk assessments. Please view the changes when you have received all the new revised risk assessments. Below are some of the additional items.

Covid19 – Will be amended to Pandemic. ========= How and who could be injured? Our operatives may be infected by the virus.

Pandemic Policy: V6 30-06-25

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