Government safety advice and support to help you re-open your office and business.

The government, in consultation with industry, has produced guidance to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible.

There are 8 guides available covering a range of different types of work and will be relevant to third sector organisations. 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19

• Public Health England has a poster downloadable in many translations, to give your customers general Covid-19 advice on how they should behave in shops 

• The government is now recommending customers and people working in shops to wear facemasks. It has provided the following advice on how to wear them and how you can make your own –  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering/how-to-wear-and-make-a-cloth-face-covering

• Current advice on how to lay out your business to meet Covid-19 guidance (as on 12 May 2020)  – https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/shops-and-branches#shops-4-1

• For help with risk assessments https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm

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