Coronavirus

[Oracle]

But there’s the problem.
Covid isn’t going away, it is the new reality.
There won’t be a vaccine anytime soon.
It kills very few of working age, and most of those are compromised.

So all need to get on with it.
Do obvious things that assist, like washing hands, but only in the context of what is possible in life goes on.
The college can’t close or get wider corridors.

Union responses to this are ridiculous.
Covid is not a special workplace hazard, it is everywhere.
It should not be treated as one.

I work at a college and even with 16year olds and older. The building is not structurally made for the current guidelines.

Corridors are not wide enough, the workshop spaces are too confined. PPE is currently available but shared. Tools and equipment are shared.

There are approximately 120 different students use just our welding facilities weekly.

I fail to see how staff and students can be keep to reccomended guidance.

Risk assessment is all well and good but unless you have a very good knowledge of the risks and hazards it would be extremely had to write an assessment.