Millions of Americans – and people worldwide – have been ordered by their employers to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if your boss claims that you must keep coming to your workplace, especially if you are dealing with autoimmune deficiency, undergoing medical treatment, recovering from illness, or are vulnerable in any way? Is there anything you can do, and what should your employer do to ensure that you are safe at work during the pandemic?
Here, we look at some things that your boss should and could be doing to keep you safe at work during the pandemic.
ALLOWS YOU TO WORK REMOTELY
Remote working is not possible in all jobs, but if there is a way to work remotely – even for some of the time – your boss must allow you to do so. Working from home is an ideal solution. Not only does this stop you from mixing with other people in the workplace, but it also reduces the number of people using the subway, buses, trains, and other forms of public transport – all places where the virus can spread quickly.
ENABLES (AND) ENFORCES SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS
Again, social distancing protocols are not possible in every situation. Still, offices should make every effort to help employees stay at least two meters (six feet) away from anyone who is not in their immediate household. If it is not possible, other precautions should be taken, such as the mandatory wearing of masks, screens, and barriers, and working side by side rather than facing one another.
REGULAR DEEP CLEANINGS
Your workplace should be kept clean and sanitary even in normal times, but it is even more critical during the coronavirus pandemic. They should remove all waste immediately; the materials used to clean them should be disposed of or disinfected immediately. If there is a COVID outbreak at work, a deep clean should be undertaken sharply before anyone else goes into the environment. Rather than put your regular cleaning team at risk, use a biohazard cleaning service to make your workplace safe and hygienic.
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Even before the pandemic, people would hope that people knew how to practice good personal hygiene, even more so after more than a year of being in this situation. However, it is still apparent that this is not the case, but your boss should be on top of this in the workplace and remind staff constantly. When anyone coughs and sneezes, it should be into a tissue covering the nose and mouth, and if that is not possible, into the elbow crook. The tissue should be disposed of immediately, and hands washed thoroughly for at least twenty seconds using soap and water.
These measures will not guarantee anything, but they reduce your chances of catching or passing on the virus if you are in the workplace.
How are you keeping safe during the pandemic?
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