| Updated guidance on reducing transmission of coronavirus in the workplace |
| Having trouble viewing this email? View the content as a web page. | | HSE eBulletin Issued: 3 August 2021 This bulletin highlights updated guidance on having good ventilation in your workplace to help reduce transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) and includes a new video that sets out the key advice. There is guidance on working safely as England has moved to Step 4 on the UK government's COVID-19 roadmap. We also provide links to information on the different requirements in Scotland and Wales. For all the latest updates on coronavirus visit our website. | | HSE's updated guidance will help you identify poor ventilation in work areas and take practical steps to improve it. This can help reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading in your workplace. Our updated guidance includes information on: - identifying poorly ventilated areas and using CO2 monitors
- improving natural ventilation
- how to improve mechanical ventilation
- air cleaning and filtration units
- ventilation in work vehicles
We also have a new video setting out the key advice. Watch the video by clicking on the image below. From 19 July some coronavirus restrictions have been removed in England. You must still control the risks and review and update your risk assessment. The following workplace controls remain unchanged: There are different approaches and timescales for removing restrictions (and how that is affected by variants) in Scotland and Wales. | | You can get all the latest news and updates from HSE across a range of industries and topics. | | | | |
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