Covid-19 has changed many processes, guidelines, and rules in the workplace. These changes are to keep all employees, clients, and customers safe, but they can be challenging while each company will look a little different in how they follow social distancing at work.
Here are some ideas to make this process a little more comfortable and more convenient.
1. Limit All In-Person Meetings
One of the best ways to practice social distancing at work is to limit as many in-person meetings as possible. Instead of meeting in a large conference room, consider virtual meetings using applications such as Skype or Google Meet. If little needs to discuss, consider sending an email or making a phone call.
If in-person meetings cannot avoid, do all you can to make the sessions short. Ensure all attendees spread at least five feet apart. If there are many attendees to the meeting, you may need to ensure that you have an ample space for the meeting to occur.
2. Encourage Employees to Eat Outside or Take Breaks at Different Time
The cafeteria can be dangerous areas and challenging to control social distancing. To help with this, you can set different time slots for break time so that there will be no violation of social distancing or encourage employees to take breaks and eat their lunch outdoors. Set up extra tables and chairs around the exterior of the building to provide for more space for employees to spread out while they eat and relax.
3. Be Careful of Popular Areas
There are going to be areas around your workplace that more frequently visited than others. For example, the copy machine or other similar places put signs around these areas reminding your employees to stand five feet apart. You may also set temporary guidelines, so if an employee is already using the copy machine, others cannot come up to the machine until other employees are finished and have left the area. It is also wise to put sanitizing wipes or spray near these items to ensure all buttons and frequently-touched surfaces wiped down often.
4. Be Flexible With Working Environments
Let employees work from home as much as possible. This is one of the best ways to reduce the risk of COVID-19 in your workplace. However, this is not possible for every business. In these situations, you may need to be a little more flexible with working environments. Spread out work stations as much as possible. Give employees their own sets of office supplies as well as cleaning items. These are small things that can make a big difference in the health of your employees.
Caring for your employees’ health must be a priority. By implementing the above social distancing at work ideas, you are taking the necessary steps to keep employees and their family members safe from the Coronavirus.
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