Covid-19 health and safety duties
Employers have duties under the HSE ‘Covid-secure’ guidelines, while thecurrent requirement to undertake a Covid-19-specific risk assessment is covered by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
Carrying out a risk assessment
HSE suggests that the minimum an employer must do in an assessment is:
The assessment must be in writing, where there are five or more employees; and with a staff of more than 50, at least a summary should be published on the employer’s website.
Assessment information
Employers must then provide employees with ‘comprehensible and relevant information’, primarily on:
For further advice, please contact hbelton@morganlaroche.com
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