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Coronavirus: PHE guidance on social distancing in the workplace

16 Apr 2020

Public Health England (PHE) has published a list of tailored advice for different scenarios as an example of how social distancing and other measures might be implemented by employers in England to help protect their workforce and customers from coronavirus while still continuing to trade.

 

Advice for Transport businesses

Social distancing should be maintained where possible but we recognise that on many forms of transport, staff will not always be able to stay 2 metres away from each other or passengers. Some examples of the advice are below.

 

If workers have to share enclosed spaces such as the cabs of vehicles, they should keep the window open for ventilation and they should be careful to avoid touching their face at all times. On leaving the enclosed space, they should wash their hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or more or use hand sanitiser when they cannot wash their hands.

 

For the use of private vehicles or when car-pooling, if the journey is essential, such as travel to work, and there is no option but to share a car with people who are not part of the same household, journeys should be shared with the same individuals and with the minimum number of people at any one time.

 

Good ventilation (i.e. keeping the windows open) and facing away from each other may help to reduce the risk.

 

Private vehicles that are used by people from multiple households should be cleaned regularly using gloves and standard cleaning products with particular emphasis on handles and other areas where passengers may touch surfaces.

 

More information on different scenarios and advice can be found here.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/social-distancing-in-the-workplace-during-coronavirus-covid-19-sector-guidance

Keep up to date with all official government advice on Covid-19 at www.gov.uk/coronavirus.

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus