How to complete a Covid-19 Risk Assessment

As part of the Government’s plans to ease out of lockdown, businesses are required to undertake a Risk Assessment

All non-essential retail including shops selling clothes, shoes, toys, all furniture stores, books, and electronics, tailors, auction houses, photography studios, and indoor markets can reopen from next Monday, 15th June.

But it is important to note that, as well as putting measures in place to keep everyone safe by following the COVID-19 secure and safe guidelines, business owners must have completed a risk assessment. They must have taken the necessary steps to become COVID-19 secure in line with the current Health and Safety legislation.

To ensure that businesses are compliant, Totally Stockport is hosting a series of webinars delivered by local Health & Safety expert, Michelle Hay including:

Tuesday 16^th June at 10am – How to conduct a risk assessment for your business.

Please contact the BID on info@totallystockport.co.uk  to confirm your place.

The vast majority of businesses will want to do everything possible to protect their staff and customers, but tough powers are in place to enforce action if they don’t, including fines and jail sentences of up to 2 years.

The government is taking action to help businesses re-open and protect their staff and customers. The updated guidance takes into account the best practice demonstrated by the many retailers which have been allowed to remain open and have applied social distancing measures in store. Measures that shops should consider include:

• placing a poster in their windows to demonstrate awareness of the guidance and commitment to safety measures
• storing returned items for 72 hours before putting them back out on the shop floor
• placing protective coverings on large items touched by the public such as beds or sofas
• frequent cleaning of objects and surfaces that are touched regularly, including self-checkouts, trolleys, coffee machines and betting terminals, for example

As per the roadmap, hairdressers, nail bars and beauty salons, and the hospitality sector, remain closed, because the risk of transmission in these environments is higher where long periods of person to person contact is required. However, we are planning ahead and holding a seminar to assist the hospitality sector:  

Monday 15th June at 2pm.
Food & beverage retailers: This session is for food and drink retailers in the area who would like more information on the safe opening of premises.

Please contact the BID on info@totallystockport.co.uk  to confirm your place.