Question: How can industrial workers be kept safe when returning to work?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Factories, plants and warehouses
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).


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 production schedules, breakdowns or materials shortages, to reduce the need for face-to-face communications.


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


*[COVID-19]: coronavirus

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This gives guidelines to follow for when workers return to work.
This is an excellent answer because it provides a lot of information as to how workers can stay safe during the pandemic. Therefore, it answers the question great.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Factories, plants and warehouses
section_headers: 3. Social distancing at work
3.1 Coming to work and leaving work
section_content: Objective: To maintain social-distancing wherever possible, on arrival and
departure and to ensure handwashing upon arrival.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Staggering arrival and departure times at work to reduce crowding into and out of the workplace, taking account of the impact on those with protected characteristics.


Providing additional parking or facilities such as bike racks to help people walk, run, or cycle to work where possible.


Limiting passengers in corporate vehicles, for example, work minibuses. This could include leaving seats empty.


Reducing congestion, for example, by having more entry points to the workplace.


Using markings and introducing one-way flow at entry and exit points.


Providing handwashing facilities, or hand sanitiser where not possible, at entry and exit points.


Providing alternatives to touch-based security devices such as keypads.


Defining process alternatives for entry and exit points where appropriate, for example, deactivating pass readers at turnstiles in favour of showing a pass to security personnel at a distance.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This explains steps to be taken to help ensure workers are safe when they return to work.
This is an excellent answer because it provides a list of ways to stay safe at work during the pandemic. Therefore, it answers the question well.

Reviewer ratings:
Acceptable
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Factories, plants and warehouses
section_headers: 3. Social distancing at work
3.6 Accidents, security and other incidents
section_content: Objective: To prioritise safety during incidents.
In an emergency, for example, an accident, fire, or break-in, people do not
have to stay 2m apart if it would be unsafe.
People involved in the provision of assistance to others should pay particular
attention to sanitation measures immediately afterwards, including washing
hands.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This answer needs improvement because it is vague and doesn’t give enough advice as tohow works can stay safe during the pandemic. It talks more about safety accidents than it does about the virus.
This talks about what to do in an emergency.

Reviewer ratings:
Could be Improved
Bad