mteb/FeedbackQARetrieval huggingface dataset:
Vehicles
8. Inbound and outbound goods
Objective: To maintain social distancing and avoid surface transmission when
goods enter and leave the site, especially in high volume situations, for
example, distribution centres, despatch areas.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Revising pick-up and drop-off collection points, procedures, signage and markings.


Minimising unnecessary contact at gatehouse security, yard and warehouse, for example, non-contact deliveries where the nature of the product allows for use of electronic pre-booking.


Where possible and safe, having single workers load or unload vehicles.


Where possible, using the same pairs of people for loads where more than one is needed.


Enabling drivers to access welfare facilities when required, consistent with other guidance.


Encouraging drivers to stay in their vehicles where this does not compromise their safety and existing safe working practice, such as preventing drive-aways.


Definitions
Refers to areas and amenities which are provided for the common use of more
than one person including canteens, reception areas, meeting rooms, areas of
worship, toilets, gardens, fire escapes, kitchens, fitness facilities, store
rooms, laundry facilities.
Refers to people who have specific underlying health conditions that make them
extremely vulnerable to severe illness if they contract COVID-19. Clinically
extremely vulnerable people will have received a letter telling them they are
in this group, or will have been told by their GP. Who is ‘clinically
extremely vulnerable’?
Refers to people who may be at increased risk from COVID-19, including those
aged 70 or over and those with some underlying health conditions. Who is
‘clinically vulnerable’?
Vehicles
5. Cleaning the workplace
In this section

5.1 Keeping the workplace clean
5.2 Hygiene - handwashing, sanitation facilities and toilets
5.3 Changing rooms and showers

5.1 Keeping the workplace clean
Objective: To keep the workplace clean and prevent transmission by touching
contaminated surfaces.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Frequent cleaning of work areas and equipment between uses, using your usual cleaning products.


Frequent cleaning of objects and surfaces that are touched regularly, such as door handles, fuel pumps and vehicle keys, and making sure there are adequate disposal arrangements.


Encouraging workers to wash hands before boarding vehicles.


Retaining sufficient quantities of hand sanitiser / wipes within vehicles to enable workers to clean hands after each delivery / drop off.


Clearing workspaces and removing waste and belongings from the vehicle at the end of a shift.


5.2 Hygiene - handwashing, sanitation facilities and toilets
Objective: To help everyone keep good hygiene through the working day.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Using signs and posters to build awareness of good handwashing technique, including the need for increased handwashing, to avoid touching your face and to cough or sneeze into your arm.


Ensuring drivers have access to appropriate toilet facilities during their journeys and at their destinations and are helped to meet any requirements to allow them to do this, for example prior booking-in, provision of hand sanitiser.


Providing sufficient hand sanitiser where handwashing is not possible.


Providing more waste facilities and more frequent rubbish collection.


If you are cleaning after a known or suspected case of COVID-19 then you should refer to the guidance on cleaning in non healthcare settings.


5.3 Changing rooms and showers
Objective: To minimise the risk of transmission in changing rooms and showers.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Where shower and changing facilities are required, setting clear use and cleaning guidance for showers, lockers and changing rooms to ensure they are kept clean, clear of personal items and social distancing is achieved as much as possible.


Introducing enhanced cleaning of all facilities regularly during the day and at the end of each day.


*[COVID-19]: coronavirus
Vehicles
2. Who should go to work
In this section

2.1 Protecting people who are at higher risk
2.2 People who need to self-isolate
2.3 People who have protected characteristics

Objective: That everyone should work from home, unless they cannot work from
home. It is recognised that the nature of work in this environment will make
it difficult for many workers to work remotely or from home.
Steps that will usually be needed:


Planning for the minimum number of workers needed on the premises and deployed in the field to operate safely and effectively.


Monitoring the well-being of people who are working from home and helping them stay connected to the rest of the workforce, especially if the majority of their colleagues are on-site.


Keeping in touch with off-site workers on their working arrangements including their welfare, mental and physical health and personal security.


Providing equipment for people to work from home safely and effectively, for example, remote access to work systems.
Volunteer placements, rights and expenses
Volunteering if you’re not at high risk
You can volunteer if:

you’re well
nobody in your household has coronavirus symptoms, for example a cough or high temperature
you’re under 70
you’re not pregnant
you do not have any long-term health conditions that make you vulnerable to coronavirus

You can:

shop for food and medicine (online, or in person)
deliver food and medicine
help with food banks and homeless services

To apply, volunteer through your local council. Find your council’s
website and search for information about
volunteering during coronavirus.
You can also apply to volunteer through a charity or
organisation.
Volunteer to help the NHS
To volunteer if you’re a doctor or nurse, visit NHS
England or
contact your local hospital
trust.
If you want to give blood, read the guidance about donating blood during the
coronavirus pandemic.
You cannot apply to help the NHS through its volunteer responder scheme at the
moment. It’s temporarily closed.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Advice for women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection who have recently given birth
Q. Could I pass coronavirus to my baby?
As this is a new virus, there is limited evidence about caring for women with
coronavirus infection when they have just given birth. A small number of
babies have been diagnosed with coronavirus shortly after birth, so there is a
chance that infection may have occurred in the womb, but it is not certain
whether transmission was before or soon after birth. Your maternity team will
maintain strict infection control measures at the time of your birth and
closely monitor your baby.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Advice for pregnant women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection
Q. What should I do if I think I may have coronavirus or been exposed?
If you are pregnant and you have either:

a high temperature or
a new, continuous cough or
a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

you should stay at home for 7 days. Do not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or
hospital without contacting them on the telephone first. You do not need to
contact NHS 111 to tell them you are staying at home. You do not need a test
for coronavirus. At the present time, only people with severe symptoms who
require overnight admission to hospital will be tested.
You should contact your maternity unit to inform them that you have symptoms
suggestive of coronavirus, particularly if you have any routine appointments
in the next 7 days. Please also be alert to the other possible causes of fever
in pregnancy. In particular, these include urine infections (cystitis) and
waters breaking. If you have any burning or discomfort when passing urine, or
any unusual vaginal discharge, or have any concerns about your baby’s
movements, contact your maternity provider, who will be able to provide
further advice.
If you are infected with coronavirus you are still most likely to have no
symptoms or a mild illness from which you will make a full recovery.
If you develop more severe symptoms or your recovery is delayed, this may be a
sign that you are developing a more significant chest infection that requires
enhanced care. If you feel your symptoms are worsening or if you are not
getting better, you are recommended to contact the NHS on 111 (or a local
alternative), your maternity unit or, in an emergency 999, straightaway for
further information and advice.
This advice is important for all pregnant women, but particularly if you are
at higher risk of becoming seriously unwell and being admitted to hospital –
if you are in your third trimester, from a black or minority ethnic
background, are over the age of 35, are overweight or obese, or have a pre-
existing medical problem, such as high blood pressure or diabetes.
If you have concerns about the wellbeing of yourself or your unborn baby
during your self-isolation period, contact your midwife or, out-of-hours, your
maternity team. They will provide further advice, including whether you need
to attend hospital.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Information for all pregnant women about childbirth choices and birth partners during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. How does the coronavirus test work?
Pregnant women are tested in the same way as anyone else. Currently, the test
involves swabs being taken from your mouth and nose. You may also be asked to
cough up sputum, which is a mixture of saliva and mucus.
The most effective tests currently take 24–48 hours for the result to be
available. This means that if you are awaiting test results whilst in hospital
you may be treated as potentially infectious until the result is returned.
If you have symptoms of coronavirus but have recently received a negative test
result, your maternity team may still use caution when caring for you.
Sometimes, the virus doesn’t show on the test results if you have been tested
not long after you have become infected. You may be offered another test in a
few days.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
General information and advice for all pregnant women during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. How can I protect my mental wellbeing during the pandemic?
We understand that the coronavirus pandemic will inevitably result in an
increased amount of anxiety in the general population, and this is likely to
be even more so for pregnant women as pregnancy represents an additional
period of uncertainty.
Specifically, these anxieties are likely to revolve around:

The virus itself
The impact of social isolation resulting in reduced support from wider family and friends
The potential of reduced household finances
Major changes in antenatal and other NHS care, including appointments being changed from face-to- face to telephone contact

Isolation, bereavement, financial difficulties, insecurity and inability to
access support systems are all widely recognised risk factors for mental ill-
health. The coronavirus epidemic also increases the risk of domestic abuse or
violence.
You should be asked about your mental health at every contact with a health
professional. By acknowledging these difficulties, healthcare professionals
can help to contain some of these anxieties. If you require support, you
should be signposted to resources which can be remotely provided, where
possible. If you are experiencing domestic violence, please disclose this to a
health professional who can provide information and support to keep you safe.
Where necessary, women in England can self-refer to local IAPT (Improving
Access to Psychological Therapies) services. In Scotland, advice is available
from Parentclub and NHS Inform.
Further information is available from the following organisations:

Public Health England – COVID-19: guidance for the public on mental health and wellbeing
NHS – Every Mind Matters
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Maternal Mental Health Alliance
Women’s Aid
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
General information and advice for all pregnant women during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. Why are pregnant women in a vulnerable group?
Pregnant women were placed in a vulnerable group by the Chief Medical Officer
on 16 March. This means you have been advised to reduce social contact through
social distancing measures.
Pregnancy in a small proportion of women can alter how your body handles
severe viral infections. This is something that midwives and obstetricians
have known for many years and are used to dealing with.
What has driven the decisions made by officials to place pregnant women in the
vulnerable category is caution. We know that some viral infections are worse
in pregnant women; however, all available evidence suggests that pregnant
women are at no greater risk of becoming seriously unwell than other healthy
adults if they develop coronavirus.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Occupational health guidance for pregnant women who work in a public-facing role
Q. What is the advice for pregnant healthcare workers before 28 weeks’ gestation?
If you are in your first or second trimester (less than 28 weeks’ pregnant),
with no underlying health conditions, you should avoid, where possible, caring
for patients with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection. If this is not
possible, you should use personal protective equipment (PPE) and ensure a
thorough risk assessment is undertaken. Pregnant women can only continue
working where the risk assessment supports this.
Some working environments, such as operating theatres, respiratory wards and
intensive care/high-dependency units, carry a higher risk for all pregnant
women of exposure to the virus and all healthcare workers in these settings
are recommended to use appropriate PPE.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Advice for pregnant women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus infection
Q. Will being in self-isolation for suspected or confirmed coronavirus affect where I give birth?
As a precautionary approach, pregnant women with suspected or confirmed
coronavirus when they go into labour are being advised to go to obstetric unit
for birth, where the baby can be monitored using continuous electronic fetal
monitoring, and your oxygen levels can be monitored hourly.
The continuous fetal monitoring is to check how your baby is coping with
labour. As continuous fetal monitoring can only take place in an obstetric
unit, where doctors and midwives are present, it is not currently recommended
that you give birth at home or in a midwife-led unit, where there would not be
doctor present and where this monitoring would not be possible.
We will keep this advice continually updated as new evidence emerges.
Maternity units everywhere are working around the clock right now to manage
additional pressures and facilitate women’s choices to the best of their
abilities.
There is currently no evidence to suggest you cannot give birth vaginally or
that you would be safer having a caesarean birth if you have suspected or
confirmed coronavirus, so your birth choices should be respected and followed
as closely as possible based on your wishes.
However, if you are unwell and your team feel that this suggests that your
baby needs to be born urgently, a caesarean birth may be recommended.
It is not recommended that you give birth in a birthing pool in hospital if
you have suspected or confirmed coronavirus, as the virus can sometimes be
found in faeces. This means it could contaminate the water, causing infection
to pass to the baby. It may also be more difficult for healthcare staff to use
adequate protection equipment during a water birth.
There is no evidence that women with suspected or confirmed coronavirus cannot
have an epidural or a spinal block. In our previous version of the guidance it
was suggested that the use of Entonox (gas and air) may increase
aerosolisation and spread of the virus, but a review of the evidence suggests
there is no evidence that Entonox is an aerosol-prone procedure, so there is
no reason you cannot use this in labour.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Information for all pregnant women about childbirth choices and birth partners during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. Is there any advice for birth partners during the coronavirus pandemic?
We are asking you to follow the guidance below to keep yourself, your family,
other families and NHS staff as safe as possible during the pandemic:

During the coronavirus pandemic, all hospitals are restricting visitors, but there are exceptions for a birthing partner during active labour and birth.
Every woman should be able to have one birth partner stay with her through labour and birth, unless the birth occurs under a general anaesthetic.
To help prevent spread of coronavirus to other women, their babies and key front-line healthcare staff, it is very important that you do not attend the maternity unit if you have any symptoms of coronavirus or have had any in the previous 7 days.
If you are unwell, protect your family and NHS staff, and stay at home. To prepare for this, women and their current birth partner are being encouraged to think about an alternative birth partner, if required. This person does not need to be from the same household as you.
If you are supporting a woman during labour and birth, please be aware of the strict infection control procedures in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus to other pregnant women and their babies, as well as other people within the hospital and the maternity staff.
Please wash your hands regularly with soap and water and use hand sanitiser gel in clinical areas as available.
If you cough or sneeze, please cover your mouth with a tissue and dispose of it in a bin immediately.
Stay in the labour room with the woman you are supporting. Do not move (/walk) around the maternity unit unaccompanied – use the call bell if you require assistance.
If you are asked to a wear a mask or any personal protective equipment (PPE) during the labour or birth, it is very important. Please follow the instructions carefully, and take it off before you leave the clinical area.
If you are accompanying a woman to her birth in an operating theatre, please be aware that operating theatre staff will be wearing PPE and it may be more difficult for them to communicate with you: 
A staff member will be allocated to support you; please carefully follow their instructions and approach them if you have any questions.
To enable the clinical staff to do their job, it is very important that you do not move around the operating theatre as you risk de-sterilising sterile areas and spreading the virus.
The maternity team will do everything they can to enable you to be present for the birth. However, if there is a particular safety concern, they may ask that you are not present in the operating theatre. If this is the case, the team should discuss this with you and explain their reasons unless it is an emergency.


We understand this is a stressful and anxious time for pregnant women and their families and we thank you for your cooperation during this time.
Please be assured that the maternity team will do all it can to provide information, guidance and support to you and the woman giving birth.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Information for all pregnant women about childbirth choices and birth partners during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. What impact will coronavirus have on my pregnancy?
The NHS has made arrangements to ensure that women are supported and cared for
safely through pregnancy, birth and the period afterwards during this pandemic
when there will be extra pressures on healthcare services.
Maternity services are absolutely essential and the RCOG is helping units to
coordinate staff in maternity services, to ensure safe care is provided. This
includes reducing staff commitments outside maternity units, reducing any non-
essential work within Trusts and re-organising staffing.
Maternity units are increasingly providing consultations on the phone or by
video link, when this is appropriate, so you do not have to travel
unnecessarily to the hospital. However, some visits in person with a midwife
are essential and it is important for the wellbeing of you and your baby that
you attend these to have routine checks.
Visitor restrictions, including for women admitted to maternity services for
antenatal and postnatal care, are in place in most settings across the UK.
During this time, midwifery, obstetric and support staff will be able to
support the needs of all women and the practical challenges of caring for
newborns after birth.
Routine and planned gynaecology operations are being postponed and, in many
units, arrangements are being made for gynaecology doctors to work in the
maternity unit.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
Information for all pregnant women about childbirth choices and birth partners during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. Will I be able to have my birth partner with me if I am being induced?
A birth partner without symptoms may be able to attend your induction of
labour where that is in a single room (e.g. on the maternity suite) but not if
the induction takes place in a bay on a main ward, as it would not be possible
to achieve the necessary social distancing measures.
We understand this must be a very worrying and anxious time if you are
pregnant and your birth partner can’t be with you while you are being induced;
however, it is essential that we limit the number of visitors to hospitals
during this time.
This guidance is in place to protect other pregnant women and babies, and
birth partners themselves. Please be assured that if your birth partner is
unable to be with you on a ward during your induction, this will not impact on
your birth partner’s presence during labour and the birth, unless they are
unwell. At the point you go into active labour, you will be moved to your own
room and your birth partner will be able to join you.
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
General information and advice for all pregnant women during the coronavirus pandemic
Q. What is the advice for pregnant women who are classed as extremely vulnerable or who are shielding on older children attending school/nursery/external childcare?
Some pregnant women with pre-existing severe medical illnesses have been
classed as extremely vulnerable and have been advised to
shield. You will have been
told this by your maternity team. The government advice is that children and
young people who live in a household with someone who is pregnant and
shielding (extremely vulnerable) should only attend school/nursery/external
childcare if stringent social distancing, and hand hygiene, can be adhered to
– and the child or young person is able to understand and follow those
instructions.
Practical advice for measures that may be helpful to adopt within a family are
now available within the shielding
guidance.