COVID Spot Checks for Bucks businesses

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 07:00

Bucks Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive to covid spot check businesses in Bucks.

Teams will be making calls and visits to all types of businesses to check that measures they’ve put in place to manage the risk from Covid are in line with current guidance.

The COVID-secure measures businesses should have in place include:

Risk assessment: every workplace should have a COVID risk assessment. Update it to reflect any changes in legislation or guidance that may impact your work activity
Social distancing: where possible you should keep people two metres apart. If this is not viable, keeping one metre apart with risk mitigation is acceptable
Cleaning, hygiene and handwashing: keeping your workplace clean reduces the potential for coronavirus to spread. It is a critical part of making and keeping your business COVID-secure.
Ventilation and air conditioning can help reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus
Talk to workers: provide information about providing support and maintaining control measures.
Working from home: provide the equipment they need, keep in regular contact and discuss their wellbeing
Vulnerable workers: talk to staff, provide information and consider the risk to workers who are particularly vulnerable to coronavirus – putting controls in place to reduce that risk

Further information on spot checks and inspections is available on the HSE website.