Unlock -1 Guidelines for Offices After Lockdown - Summary
Specific Preventive Measures for Offices After Lockdown:
In these challenging times, it is essential for offices to implement specific preventive measures to ensure everyone’s safety and well-being. The following guidelines will help offices operate safely while minimizing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. You can also download the PDF version of these guidelines for easy reference.
Key Guidelines for a Safe Office Environment
- Ensure that there is a mandatory hand hygiene (sanitizer dispenser) and thermal screening at the entrance of the office.
- Only asymptomatic staff members and visitors will be allowed entry.
- Employees residing in containment zones must inform their supervisory officers and should not attend the office until the zone is de-notified. These staff members should be allowed to work from home, which will not be counted as leave.
- Drivers need to maintain social distancing and adhere to COVID-19 safety guidelines. Service providers, officers, and staff must ensure that drivers from containment zones are not permitted to drive vehicles.
- There should be a setup for disinfecting the interiors of vehicles using a 1% sodium hypochlorite solution or spray. It’s essential to disinfect steering wheels, door handles, keys, and other surfaces.
- Employees at higher risk, including older individuals, pregnant employees, and those with underlying medical conditions, should take extra precautions. They should ideally avoid front-line work that requires direct contact with the public. Office management should facilitate work from home wherever it is possible.
- All employees and visitors must wear a face cover or mask to enter the office. Masks should be worn at all times inside the premises.
- The issuance of routine visitor or temporary passes should be stopped. Only visitors with prior permission from the concerned officer may enter, but only after proper screening.
- Meetings should, as much as possible, be conducted through video conferencing to reduce physical gatherings.
- Posters, standees, and audio-visual media about COVID-19 preventive measures should be prominently displayed throughout the office.
Stay Safe and Informed
Our priority is to make the workplace safe for everyone. By following these guidelines carefully, we can protect ourselves and our loved ones. For more detailed information, you can also download the PDF from our website. Let’s work together to ensure a safe return to the office! 😊