Question: Should people who work in labs and research facilities continue to go to work?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
section_headers: 7. Workforce management
7.3 Communications and training
section_content: In this section

7.1 Shift patterns and working groups
7.2 Work-related travel
7.3 Communications and training

7.3 Communications and training
7.3.1 Returning to work
Objective: To make sure all workers understand COVID-19 related safety
procedures.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Providing clear, consistent and regular communication to improve understanding and consistency of ways of working.


Engaging with workers and worker representatives through existing communication routes to explain and agree any changes in working arrangements.


Developing communication and training materials for workers prior to returning to site, especially around new procedures for arrival at work.


7.3.2 Ongoing communications and signage
Objective: To make sure all workers are kept up to date with how safety
measures are being implemented or updated.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Ongoing engagement with workers (including through trades unions or employee representative groups) to monitor and understand any unforeseen impacts of changes to working environments.


Awareness and focus on the importance of mental health at times of uncertainty. The government has published guidance on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19).


Communicating approaches and operational procedures to suppliers, customers or trade bodies to help their adoption and to share experience.


Using simple, clear messaging to explain guidelines using images and clear language, with consideration of groups for which English may not be their first language.


Using visual communications, for example whiteboards or signage, to explain changes to schedules, breakdowns or materials shortages, to reduce the need for face-to-face communications.


*[COVID-19]: coronavirus

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer is irrelevant to the question. This is an information about how to ensure safety procedures are implemented at work place and ensure that workers understand the procedures. It does not contain information on whether or not those who work in labs and research facilities should continue to go to work during pandemic as asked in the question.
This response really doesn't get into any specifics about lab or facility workers. I think the question is looking for specifics about that line of work and this response is talking about all generic businesses

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
section_headers: 2. Who should go to work?
2.2 People who need to self-isolate
section_content: Objective: To make sure individuals who are advised to stay at home under
existing government
guidance do not physically come to work. This includes individuals who have
symptoms of COVID-19 as well as those who live in a household with someone who
has symptoms.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Enabling workers to work from home while self-isolating if appropriate.


See current guidance for employees and employers relating to statutory sick pay due to coronavirus.


See current guidance for people who have symptoms and those who live with others who have symptoms.


*[COVID-19]: coronavirus

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This does not answer the question. It does not provide any information on whether or not people who work in labs and research facilities should continue to go to work. Instead, it provides information for employers on how to make sure individuals with covid-19 symptoms and those who are advised to stay at home do not physically come to work.
This question is just a generic response to people who should continue to work from home. This doesn't mention lab or facility workers and the special conditions that those people encounter so it misses the mark

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
section_headers: 2. Who should go to work?
2.1 Protecting people who are at higher risk
section_content: Objective: To protect clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely
vulnerable individuals.
Clinically extremely vulnerable individuals have been strongly advised not to
work outside the home.
Clinically vulnerable individuals, who are at higher risk of severe illness
(for example, people with some pre existing conditions), have been asked to
take extra care in observing social distancing and should be helped to work
from home, either in their current role or in an alternative role.
If clinically vulnerable (but not extremely clinically vulnerable) individuals
cannot work from home, they should be offered the option of the safest
available on site roles, enabling them to stay 2m away from others. If they
have to spend time within 2m of others, you should carefully assess whether
this involves an acceptable level of risk. As for any workplace risk you must
take into account specific duties to those with protected characteristics,
including, for example, expectant mothers who are, as always, entitled to
suspension on full pay if suitable roles cannot be found. Particular attention
should also be paid to people who live with clinically extremely vulnerable
individuals.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Provide support for workers around mental health and wellbeing. This could include guidance or telephone support.


See current guidance for advice on who is in the clinically extremely vulnerable and clinically vulnerable groups.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This does not answer the question. The question is asking for information on whether or not workers in labs and research facilities should continue going to work. However, the answer provides information on how to protect clinically vulnerable and clinically extremely vulnerable individuals at work.
This response is a detailed answer for generic people returning to work. It doesn't hit on anything about lab workers which would experience unique circumstances for their area of business.

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