Question: What happens if there is an accident in a lab and following social distancing guidelines becomes unsafe?

Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
section_headers: 3. Social distancing at work
section_content: In this section

3.1 Coming to work and leaving work
3.2 Moving around buildings and worksites
3.3 Workplaces and workstations
3.4 Meetings
3.5 Common areas
3.6 Accidents, security and other incidents

Objective: To maintain 2m social-distancing wherever possible, including while
arriving at and departing from work, while in work, and when travelling
between sites.
It will not always be possible to keep a distance of 2m in labs and R&D
facilities that may be designed for close-proximity collaboration. Fixed
equipment may mean that changing layouts to create more space may not be
practical.
Where the social distancing guidelines cannot be followed in full in relation
to a particular activity, businesses should consider whether that activity
needs to continue for the business to operate, and, if so, take all the
mitigating actions possible to reduce the risk of transmission between their
staff. Mitigating actions include:

increasing the frequency of hand washing and surface cleaning
keeping the activity time involved as short as possible
using screens or barriers to separate people from each other
using back-to-back or side-to-side working (rather than face-to-face) whenever possible
reducing the number of people each person has contact with by using ‘fixed teams or partnering’ (so each person works with only a few others)

Social distancing applies to all parts of a business, not just the place where
people spend most of their time, but also entrances and exits, break rooms,
canteens and similar settings. These are often the most challenging areas to
maintain social distancing.
*[R&D]: research and development

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Has information about social distancing in labs, but doesn't specifically address accidents.
This answer is great, it includes actions that people can take during situations where social distancing is no longer possible. It provides multiple steps that people can do, and describes them well. It is easy to understand and gives solid advice.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
section_headers: 3. Social distancing at work
3.2 Moving around buildings and worksites
section_content: Objective: To maintain social-distancing wherever possible, while people
travel through the workplace.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Reducing movement by discouraging non-essential trips within buildings and sites, for example, restricting access to some areas, and encouraging use of radios or telephones, where permitted, and cleaning them between use.


Removing access controls on low category labs so that people do not have to use access cards.


Restricting access between different areas of a building or site, if possible.


Using fixed teams or adjusting booking processes to reduce the number of people in a lab at the same time to avoid overcrowding.


Introducing more one-way flow through buildings, paying particular attention to long corridors which can be more common in laboratory buildings.


Reducing maximum occupancy for lifts, providing hand sanitiser for the operation of lifts and encouraging use of stairs wherever possible.


Making sure that people with disabilities are able to access lifts.


Regulating use of high traffic areas including corridors, lifts, turnstiles and walkways to maintain social-distancing.



Example lift practices.

Reviewer feedback on this answer:
Talks about social distancing at work, but doesn't specifically address what to do if an accident happens.
This answer, while related, isn't actually talking about the situation that the question is asking about. It talks about general safety guidelines, but not what to do under circumstances where social distancing is no longer possible during an emergency. It needs to have more specific information.

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Answer passage (source: UK):
page_title: Labs and research facilities
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, a chemical spill, 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:
Clearly addresses what to do if an accident occurs during lab work. Fully answers questions.
This answer seems to give the bare minimum. While it is answering the question directly, it doesn't give very much information about how the people involved in the incident can minimize their risk while in close quarters.

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Excellent
Could be Improved