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BOSS Today #48 DOWN TO BUSINESS

Becoming Ayou must ensure their safety by being

s staff return to work after lockdown,

COVID-Secure. BOSS has put together
comprehensive guidance to help you take
COVID- safe as possible, which is detailed below:
the necessary steps to keep everyone as

Risk Assess your Business
As well as increasing the chance of virus
transmission, unsafe workplaces heighten
Secure Safety Executive (HSE) has said that
the risk of prosecution. The Health and

“Work is likely to be organised differently
from how it was before lockdown – the
law requires all employers to assess
the risk of returning to work while the
coronavirus outbreak is ongoing and to put
steps in place to manage that risk.”
A risk assessment procedure is essential
to ensure that employee confidence is
managed. This means that employers
should start work on their assessments as
soon as possible by reviewing all hazards
and controls for the site and employee
activities.

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