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Hi All, Im trying to set control measures for staff shower use during the Covid - 19 around distancing and hygiene? can anyone forward, direct, outline, control measures they have or know of that maybe in place and work well . Appriecate help here
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How about copying what Tesco supermarkets have been doing? Simply putting down tape to show 2 m distancing and having a limiting of those who can shower at any one time?
I read something last night that said that 'still' air in wet areas of communal areas are the greatest concern, regarding the virus hanging around for 2 hours in toilet blocks. So having a fan or ventilator seems like a sensible precation to move the air more.
https://futurism.com/neoscope/scientists-airborne-coronavirus-floating-wuhan-hospital
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It is likely working hours will be recommended to be staggered so you would presume the need for showers would also be staggered unless you are in an industry with large shift based shower facilities e.g. mining, foundry, football club.
I think any hysteria from a web site about virus lurking in moist air for hours should be treated with suspicion. You could implement a post use sprayed bleach application BUT you start moving in to COSHH assessment - who would apply, how, who rinses down to remove any residue. As your post does not mention an industry or possible numbers we are guessing
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It is likely working hours will be recommended to be staggered so you would presume the need for showers would also be staggered unless you are in an industry with large shift based shower facilities e.g. mining, foundry, football club.
I think any hysteria from a web site about virus lurking in moist air for hours should be treated with suspicion. You could implement a post use sprayed bleach application BUT you start moving in to COSHH assessment - who would apply, how, who rinses down to remove any residue. As your post does not mention an industry or possible numbers we are guessing
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Hi I know that in some workplaces Showers woudl be needed , however in our Red and Amber Phase plan we are closing all shower facilities.
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Originally Posted by: DaveDowan  Hi I know that in some workplaces Showers woudl be needed , however in our Red and Amber Phase plan we are closing all shower facilities. I think that is sensible but if more staff are encouraged not to use public transport and to cycle in then the requirement of staff wanting to use showers is only going to increase. It will be interesting to see how specific any new guidance will be issued in regards to all welfare facilities.
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Originally Posted by: peterhosie Originally Posted by: DaveDowan Hi I know that in some workplaces Showers woudl be needed , however in our Red and Amber Phase plan we are closing all shower facilities. I think that is sensible but if more staff are encouraged not to use public transport and to cycle in then the requirement of staff wanting to use showers is only going to increase. It will be interesting to see how specific any new guidance will be issued in regards to all welfare facilities.
Do your cyclists actually NEED showers or do they just WANT showers?
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The people around the cyclists are likely to want the cyclist to have showers!
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We won't be able to smell them as we will all be wearing masks!A sort of do it yourself face fit test! Originally Posted by: Kate The people around the cyclists are likely to want the cyclist to have showers!
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Is there actually any guidance from any remotely reputable source that showers are a bigger transmission risk than any other part of the workplace? Or are people shutting workplace showers because they heard that someone said they saw something on the internet?
The only reference I find in the government guidance says to keep them clean and maintain distance as much as possible - i.e. the same as it says for all the other places in the workplaces.
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