Question: How can I protect my employees when they are leaving and arriving at work?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Shops and branches
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 enable 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 in larger stores.


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/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:
Clear and common sense guidelines are given for employer to follow in order to protect their employees as they arriving and leaving work.
This answers the question asks and gives a list of specific ways to keep employees safe.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Offices and contact centres
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.


Providing more storage for workers for clothes and bags.


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 and not using touch-based security devices such as keypads.


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


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



Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Answer gives clearly defined guidelines for helping maintain social distancing and increase protection for employees who are arriving and leaving work.
It directly answers the question and then lists out ways to keep employees safe.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Guidance Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer transport guidance for operators
section_headers: Workforce planning
Protecting workers arriving at and leaving the workplace
section_content: When arriving and leaving the workplace, there may be occasions when workers
are in the same space or are using entrances and exits at the same time. You
should consider opportunities to reduce risk in these situations.
Organisations could consider:

Staggering arrival and departure times at work where possible to reduce crowding on routes to and from the workplace.
Reducing queues, for example by having more entry points to the workplace.
Providing more storage for workers for clothes and bags.
Managing queues, for example through floor markings, signs and introducing one-way flow at entry and exit points, considering the impact on public spaces, and working collaboratively with other operators and local authorities.
Hand sanitation at building entry/exit points and not using touch-based security devices (such as keypads).
Reviewing workplace access points and entry requirements (for example deactivating turnstiles requiring pass checks in favour of showing a pass to security personnel at a distance). Organisations need to make sure that alternative checks provide the same level of security.
Limiting passengers in business vehicles (for example, work minibuses), leaving seats empty.
Collaborating with other organisations that share the premises to minimise people on site.
Assigning fixed groups of workers to the same transportation routes where sole travel is not possible.
Providing additional safe facilities for runners/walkers/cyclists as well as alternative means of transport such as coaches.


Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Gives a long list of bullet points of possible actions to take in order to maintain employee safety when leaving and arriving at work.
It directly answers the question and gives specific examples on how to implement changes.

Reviewer ratings:
Excellent
Excellent