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We previously reported[1] on the workplace action cards issued by Public Health England (PHE) to certain business sectors setting out various key steps to quickly identify and contain any potential COVID-19 outbreak, to include when to contact the local PHE Health Protection Team[2].
Those action cards have recently been updated to change the criteria for contacting your local PHE Health Protection Team.
The action cards have been developed to cover a range of businesses and organisations, and identify and provide guidance on the following key steps to be taken by businesses:
The guidance in box 3 on when to contact PHE has changed from requiring notification of outbreaks of 5 cases within 14 days to:
We have seen PHE visits to our clients swiftly followed by subsequent Health and Safety Executive (HSE) spot inspections and, whilst we remain in the midst of a lockdown, we expect PHE to respond swiftly to any reported outbreaks.
With this in mind, we have advised and represented numerous businesses in recent months regarding their COVID-19 policies and arrangements following regulatory inspections and disclosure requests, including businesses that have implemented our recommendations and subsequently been deemed compliant by PHE, the HSE and Local Authorities.
We can support you and your business through any regulatory intervention by advising on:
Separately, we also have significant experience of proactively conducting audits, covered by legal professional privilege, of a company's COVID-19 risk management arrangements to "strength test" whether they address the relevant PHE/government/HSE/industry body guidance, and recommending improvements (which have subsequently been deemed compliant by both the HSE and local authorities).
If you would like to discuss any aspect of our offering, please contact us on sheregulatory@clydeco.com.
Author: Rod Hunt, Partner, and Luisa Lister, Professional Support Lawyer.
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