BUSINESSNEWS
‘Return to work’
service to help
businesses restart postlockdown
operations
PHASED REOPENING
AND ‘MAXIMUM
PROTECTION’
» HAFFNER MURAT
began a controlled reopening
of their business from Monday
18th May, 2020, with a team
of service engineers fully
operational from that date as
they commence the first phase
of reopening.
Dave Thomas, Managing
Director at Haffner Murat,
said: “Our initial priority is to
support our customers who are
waiting for their new machinery
to be installed. The backlog
of installations includes nine
machining centres, welders,
corner cleaners and several
computerised saws.”
The Haffner Murat sales
team will start back on the 1st
June and will work from home
at this time. The Staffordshire
headquarters will also open
from 1st June, 2020 with
limited personnel working at
the site at any one time.
Like all responsible
businesses, Haffner Murat
are observing all Government
guidelines and protocol as
the wellbeing of their staff,
suppliers and customers remains
an absolute priority. Dave
said: “We have reviewed and
implemented new procedures
throughout all business areas
to ensure we can operate
safely within the correct social
distancing parameters and
compliance with all Health and
Safety procedures. We also have
PPE equipment available for use
by the team, both internally and
externally, to ensure maximum
protection at all times.”
As the window industry
continues its return to work,
the balance between protecting
workforce with the need to
maintaining productivity and
profitability has never been
higher. Dave concludes:
“Throughout the shutdown we
have received regular enquiries
from fabricators turning to
automation as something that
offers a solution for more than
just the next few months. We
are actively following up these
enquiries and look forward to
working with our customers
once more.”
www.haffnermurat.com
» AS BUSINESSES PLAN
their return to work following
months of coronavirus
restrictions, Bureau Veritas has
launched a new service to help
construction firms meet the
robust health and safety standards
required to safely restart their
operations.
It comes as the UK government
prepares to end the coronavirus
lockdown by drawing up
guidelines for the safe return of
employees to different working
environments. According to latest
reports1, the guidance, which has
yet to be published, will differ
according to each company’s
operating environment. It will,
however, seek to maintain social
distancing, variable shift patterns,
encouragement of continued
homeworking and strict hygiene
practices.
Bureau Veritas’ ‘Return
To Work Assurance’ provides
a voluntary, independent
assessment of a firm’s COVID-19
readiness to re-open their business
premises, with a statement of
assurance issued on completion
that can be displayed on its
website and at its properties.
The scheme covers best
practice measures required by
firms to meet the local and
international standards on
managing coronavirus risks in
the workplace. These include
hygiene, disinfection and cleaning
assessment, social distancing best
practice, personal protection
equipment requirements as
well as employee specific risk
assessment.
Ken Smith, UK Chief
Executive at Bureau Veritas
UK, said: “As we emerge
from lockdown, for almost all
businesses across the UK, the
urgent priority will be how to
get back to work as quickly as
possible and with appropriate
health, safety and hygiene
measures in place to protect their
employees and their clients.”
One of the key challenges
for firms planning on resuming
operations, says Bureau Veritas,
has been deciphering conflicting
advice on appropriate health and
safety measures required in the
workplace, which is impacting
organisations operating across
multiple countries in particular.
Ken adds: “With many nations
across the world having their own
policies, regulations and standards
on managing coronavirus risks,
this can leave many multinational
organisations confused as to the
correct action to take. Luckily,
as a global leader in compliance
operating in more than 140
countries, our Return To Work
assurance scheme can provide
solutions tailored for specific
sector and geographical needs.”
To find out more about Bureau
Veritas’ Return To Work
Assurance Solution, call 0345
600 1828 or visit: https://share.
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