Help Your Employees Get Back to Work Safely

After a major disruption that affects work and life, getting back to the office requires an intentional strategy to assure employees feel they are safe and can remain healthy in their environment.

Successful transitions take a holistic approach, addressing health and well-being from a physical, mental, social and emotional perspective.

Here are some tips to ease your employees back to the workplace Post-COVID-19 and give them confidence in their work environment.

DEVELOP PEOPLE-FOCUSED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

  • Establish flexible work strategies such as remote work options, alternate shifts, phased return to work
  • Allocate spaces and tools to discourage shared use including assigned seating and storage, dedicated meeting rooms for teams, and personal phones, electronics and equipment
  • Upgrade technology for seamless, reliable  remote working and encourage its use to minimize meetings and travel

 

 

 

CREATE SPACES THAT ALLOW PEOPLE TO BE “ALONE TOGETHER” 

  • ​Consider spacious layouts or stagger users to maintain 6-foot distances
  • Create enclosures or delineate space leveraging architectural solutions and/or furniture solutions such as screens, panels and dividers
  • Reduce the number of people in meeting spaces

 

 

 

 

ASSURE EMPLOYEE SAFETY AND WELLBEING

  • ​Maintain a healthy physical environment with well-lit space, ventilation that keeps clean air flowing and fabrics and finishes with anti-microbial properties and/or bleach-cleanable surfaces
  • Add sensors and no-touch technology for hands free operation
  • Support employee health and wellness with temperature checks, wellness resources, and encourage employees to stay home when not feeling well
  • Promote hygienic measures with daily cleaning and sterilization protocols, visible reminders to wash hands, and provide personal mugs and water bottles

 

To learn more about this topic or discuss how we can help you navigate your transition back to the workplace, when the time is right please reach out to your Sheehans sales consultant or email asheehan@sheehansoffice.com.