Clearview 223 - June 2020 | Page 42

Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 WELCOME Please use hand sanitiser provided before entering Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 All employees must maintain a social distance of at least 2 metres apart at all times Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Wash your hands when you arrive at work and regularly throughout the day Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Wash your hands as soon as possible after touching shared objects and door handles Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Please use hand sanitiser provided before entering the factory floor Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Clean keyboards, telephones and other equipment regularly Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Only 2 persons in the break room at any time Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Sorry We are not shaking hands Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 All visitors must sanitise their hands and wear PPE where provided Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Cover your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing Let’s stop the spread of COVID-19 Please use disposable face masks and gloves provided Discard masks after 8 hours usage DOORS&WINDOWS LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘A confusing and chaotic time’ Over the past two weeks, with Government encouragement, the construction industry has started to return safely to work. A survey by Build UK (29 April) of major contractors reported close to 70% of sites were back at work. Most major housebuilders, plumbers’ and builders’ merchants and DIY and hardware stores have either re-opened or have announced plans to reopen soon. » WHEN THE GOVERNMENT put the UK into lockdown on 23 March, it had no intention of shutting down construction, but a week or so later it was alarmed to discover that most of it had closed down. It was a confusing and chaotic time. Government communications were unclear so when people saw others close down, they closed too. Asked to make Government intentions clear, Alok Sharma, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy wrote to reassure the construction industry that it was essential, and that those unable to work from home could continue to work, operating safely with industry site operating procedures and guidance. “Whether by building temporary hospital wards… constructing the infrastructure society needs to function or ensuring that people have safe and healthy homes to live in, you are delivering for our Nation through this difficult time,” he said. The return to work will not be business as usual. We need sensible precautions like regular Covid-19 Steps to minimise spread of virus at the workplace This leaflet is intended as a guide to help Deceuninck manufacturers and installers get back to work safely. We have also developed a series of Health and Safety posters for use in your offices and factories to help your employees with simple instructions to keep them safe. Use the link below for your FREE download. Posters are A1, for other sizes please ask. Supplied as single side print ready PDF: shorturl.at/klvKU shorturl.at/klvKU handwashing, cleaning and social distancing and safe working methods to protect workers and customers. As we’re all doing when we shop in Tesco or collect a prescription, we’re adapting to a ‘new normal’. The GGF issued sensible guidance last week (28 April) stressing that in accordance with government guidelines, installers can continue to work in homeowners’ properties provided they take relevant precautions. GGF Managing Director John Agnew said: “It can’t be any clearer; if it is safe Deceuninck Limited Stanier Road • Porte Marsh • Calne • Wiltshire SN11 9PX T +44 (0)1249 816 969 • F +44 (0)1249 815 234 E [email protected] 04/20. All information in this leaflet is correct at the time of publication. www.karmadesignuk.com ® How Deceuninck manufacturers and installers can reduce the spread of Coronavirus to work to the Government and Public Health England guidance, then tradespeople can work in domestic homes.” A number of Deceuninck fabricators who are taking sensible precautions have resumed operations to fulfil existing contracts and new enquiries. Some have fabricated and installed windows for the new Nightingale Hospitals. We will be supplying PPE kit to Deceuninck fabricators and we’ve issued practical advice and guidelines to fabricators and installers in a leaflet and series of ‘We are unlikely to return to the old normal anytime soon’ posters to help customers work safely in factories, offices and customer homes. The posters can be obtained free at shorturl. at/klvKU We are unlikely to return to the old normal anytime soon, and window fabricators and installers are having to learn how to operate safely in the new normal, the world as it is. They’ll play a critical part in getting the economy safely back on its feet. Rob McGlennon Deceuninck MD 42 » JUN 2020 » CLEARVIEW-UK.COM