Governments around the world are signalling that a progressive return to work is now acceptable. Whilst a broad framework has been provided, as always, it will be down to the leaders of business to determine what that means in practice.

As a leader - what do you already have in place that can support you?

• A widely understood risk assessment process.
• Access to competent H&S support.
• A mechanism for checking that your risk controls are working.
• A culture where raising concerns is positively received and responded to.

As a leader – who do you need to consult and communicate with?

• Speaking regularly with your direct team will be essential to create, launch and monitor your updated work practices.
• Your workforce, as always will provide valuable insights as to how work activities can be conducted safely – make sure you ask them.
• Use your trusted H&S advisor to guide and support and monitor that new work practices are being conducted safely.
• Communicate frequently and clearly as to what is required and what has been achieved.
• Share good news as a basis for building confidence that work can be conducted safely.  

What should be the core of your response?

• Risk management at a company level to look at everything that must be considered in one place, to support prioritisation and allocation of resources.
• Risk assessment at the practical level to determine who can be at work, how to maintain social distancing and how to achieve good personal hygiene.
• Risk Assessment of psychological risks of a return to work.  

Where can you find the supporting information might you need?

There are very good sources of information:

• National governments, e.g. https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
• National H&S Regulators, e.g. https://www.hse.gov.uk/news/coronavirus.htm
• Global Technical Bodies https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
• Global Professional Bodies, e.g. https://www.iosh.com/more/news-listing/coronavirus-covid-19-iosh-information-and-links/

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