Returning To The Workplace
Are you looking for a commercial refurbishment company to ensure employees can safely return to the workplace?
Facilities Managers are used to being experts in a range of areas, but COVID-19 introduces aspects that are new to most of us. There are going to be several physical changes that need to take place to get your offices or work environment ready to welcome back your workforce.
Barriers
Barriers and partitions break up open-plan spaces and create new working areas whilst protecting staff - Perspex or glass partitioning also offers the additional benefit of keeping light and airiness in the workplace. Smaller protective screens and desktop screens along with larger partitions are another low-cost option that is very quick to implement.
Signs & Posters
Signs and posters are helpful for reminding staff and visitors of the rules. Stickers can denote 2 metre distances as well as identifying one-way systems. Posters explaining the importance of regular handwashing, communal-area hygiene, meeting room etiquette and general guidance are quick and cost-effective solutions.
Floor graphics designed by wija.
Hygiene Focus
Hand sanitiser stations should be placed next to entrances and exits along with communal areas. High traffic contact zones, such as door handles, lift buttons, bathrooms, desks, and chairs should be wiped down with an antibacterial cleaner frequently throughout the day.
Rethink the Floor Plan
Although a complete office refurbishment is not necessarily required, workspaces should be reconfigured - ideally with individual desks to allow at least 2 metres between employees, or to create back-to-back or side-to-side working. Glass partitioning should be installed to allow staff to work closely without the risk of contamination.
Shared spaces such as kitchens and meeting rooms should be redesigned to allow for appropriate social distancing. Floor markers and signage to help guide and remind staff to maintain safe distances.
In larger, open plan spaces you should consider one-way systems in walkways, whilst additional break-out zones will reduce congregation of people during breaks. Glass or Perspex free-standing partitioning systems are an effective and affordable solution. These allow you to create smaller ‘offices’, and as they are free-standing and transportable, they give you the flexibility to alter the layout any time you need to.
Yellow Interiors are a ‘one stop shop’ for everything from partitions to stickers. Whether you’re adding partitions or completely redesigning your office space there is help available to ensure this is done as cost effectively as possible whilst making employee and visitors safety a top priority.
Contact us to see how we can help you make your workplace COVID safe.