Working SafelyDuring Covid-19
Our Response to Covid 19
As our lives move slowly back to normal, here at Home Republic we never lose sight or forget that our focus is, and MUST be on the health and safety of our employees, partners and of course — our customers. Which is why our Covid-19 measures were carefully considered and robustly implemented.
Whilst Coronavirus has to a certain degree faded from our most pressing health concerns, we’re aware of the nature of viruses; specifically, that they don’t give up — and could affect all our lives once again. Therefore, as a responsible business, you may be interested in learning more about our response to Covid-19.
As you can see, and extrapolate from the following, we now have a firm plan in place, should we need to re-instate it.
- Strict social distancing measures throughout
- Extra space for welfare facilities
- Staggered breaks and lunch times
- One-way systems for circulation and footfall, especially around bottleneck areas
- Strict control of visitors
- Robust cleaning policy
- Regular toolbox talks, to communicate the latest guidance and best practices
- Remote working for office-based employees
- Regular updates via central software, and daily team meetings on Zoom and other remote platforms
- Action plan reviews on a daily basis to keep everyone up to speed
- Action plan reviews on a daily basis with regards to ongoing work and new site surveys to ensure the continued safety of our staff and customers.
- A dedicated Covid-19 QR Code displayed on all our premises to be scanned for the NHS Covid-19 app for a safe check in.
Moving Forwards
The Covid-19 pandemic has been an unforeseen, unprecedented event that has been nothing short of seismic — both on a professional and personal level for all of us. However, Home Republic innovated as much as we could, with problem-solving Covid-19 measures to keep our sites open as much as possible.
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Across London, we were pleased that over 80% of our projects remained open during lockdown.
Not only did this maintain a vital employment lifeline, this approach supported our local community.
We adapted all our sites to abide by the government back.
Construction Leadership Council Site Operating Procedures, following the latest scientific advice and practices.