Question: How can we adjust our office to maintain social distancing?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Offices and contact centres
section_headers: 7. Workforce management
7.1 Shift patterns and working groups
section_content: In this section

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

7.1 Shift patterns and working groups
Objective: To change the way work is organised to create distinct groups and
reduce the number of contacts each employee has.
Steps that will usually be needed:


As far as possible, where staff are split into teams or shift groups, fixing these teams or shift groups so that where contact is unavoidable, this happens between the same people.


Identifying areas where people directly pass things to each other, for example office supplies, and finding ways to remove direct contact, such as using drop-off points or transfer zones.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This just gives guidelines on what to look for. It does not give a plan on how to set up the office area.
while the answer does give some suggestions about social distancing at work, it only covers a very narrow part of the topic. there should have been many more details giving suggestions about how to social distance at work.

Reviewer ratings:
Bad
Acceptable

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Offices and contact centres
section_headers: 3. Social distancing at work
3.3 Workplaces and workstations
section_content: Objective: To maintain social distancing between individuals when they are at
their workstations.
For people who work in one place, workstations should allow them to maintain
social distancing wherever possible.
Workstations should be assigned to an individual and not shared. If they need
to be shared they should be shared by the smallest possible number of people.
If it is not possible to keep workstations 2m apart then businesses should
consider whether that activity needs to continue for the business to operate
and if so take all mitigating actions possible to reduce the risk of
transmission.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Review layouts and processes to allow people to work further apart from each other.


Using floor tape or paint to mark areas to help workers keep to a 2m distance.


Only where it is not possible to move workstations further apart, arranging people to work side by side or facing away from each other rather than face-to-face.


Only where it is not possible to move workstations further apart, using screens to separate people from each other.


Managing occupancy levels to enable social distancing.


Avoiding use of hot desks and spaces and, where not possible, for example, call centres or training facilities, cleaning and sanitising workstations between different occupants including shared equipment.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
This addresses the concern and gives prime examples of how to set up the office space.
the question asks about ways to social distance at work, and the answer gives a lot of suggestions and details to that end. It is a very direct and detailed answer to the question.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Offices and contact centres
section_headers: 3. Social distancing at work
3.5 Common areas
section_content: Objective: To maintain social distancing while using common areas.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Working collaboratively with landlords and other tenants in multi-tenant sites/buildings to ensure consistency across common areas, for example, receptions, staircases.


Staggering break times to reduce pressure on break rooms or canteens.


Using safe outside areas for breaks.


Creating additional space by using other parts of the workplace or building that have been freed up by remote working.


Installing screens to protect staff in receptions or similar areas.


Providing packaged meals or similar to avoid fully opening staff canteens.


Encouraging workers to bring their own food.


Reconfiguring seating and tables to maintain spacing and reduce face-to-face interactions.


Encouraging staff to remain on-site and, when not possible, maintaining social distancing while off-site.


Regulating use of locker rooms, changing areas and other facility areas to reduce concurrent usage.


Encouraging storage of personal items and clothing in personal storage spaces, for example, lockers and during shifts.



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
The question asks for ways to maintain social distancing at work. The answer goes into great detail listing possible ways that this can be accomplished. It is a very well detailed and direct answer to the question.
This answer does not address the specific need for how an office can be arranged to keep social distancing while people are working in the office. This answer only gives a general guideline for anyone and everyone.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Bad