There is no magical formula for this: its down to changing the culture which of course will takes time. At one time spitting in the street was regarded as acceptable as was smoking at the dinner table. That’s gone. Most people feel uncomfortable if not wearing a seat belt in the car. Using a phone while driving is going that way. In the meantime, all you can do is your best. There is also the issue of being too overbearing. On my commute the train staff will say must wear a face covering, which is true. They will then add if you have an exception you must provide evidence (which is not true) and that if are caught you will be subject to an instant massive fine; again, not true. A great way to upset people.  Just become you move in closer that 2 m from someone does not mean that anything will happen virus wise(viruses don’t understand  the difference between 2 m and 1.5 m)   

You can't really change nature - the phrase is social distancing because humans are invariably sociable

Zorbing balls? won't get much work done but they will be physically separated.

There is of course the ubiqutous app - one being trialled relies upon BlueTooth and some wizardry involving a form of echo style location which is fine providing:

1) Everyone has a phone compatible with the app

2) The phone has the correct hardware

3) The phone is switched on, and despite the background energy drain, remains charged for the full shift

4) The phone is not in their locker or attached to the nearest charging point

5) The workplace permits phones on the "shop floor"

6) Your employment does not involve engagement with the others or the public who do not have the app

Or the reverse engineered parent/child proximity alarms which now warn of approach rather than wandering off again the usual issues regarding being charged, worn and working.

Instruct employees not to wash - within a week or two no one will want to get near "swampy"

Sorry for the above, when you have done the reasonable as listed in your post anything else......

Perhaps for their next trick will be the suggestion of Covid Marshalls in the workplace - start rolling in the fines to fund the pandemic.

Originally Posted by: Roundtuit

There is of course the ubiqutous app - one being trialled relies upon BlueTooth and some wizardry involving a form of echo style location which is fine providing:

I think the government has competely dropped all pretense of doing anything with the world-beating app.  Now we're going to have world-beating testing instead (that merely relies on technology that doesn't exist and a near doubling of the NHS budget).

They do seem rather fixated on having world-beating this-that-or-the-other cloud-cuckoo fantasies.

"Has anyone seen or come up with some good ways to encourage employees to social distance in the work place"

Have a few of them start coughing. Opens-up a gap immediately.

Not specifically the workplace but I have considered getting a T shirt that says “If you are close enough for me to punch you, I may”. Now I wouldn’t, but look like someone that could!

I have wondered about getting everyone clown trousers, you know the type with the big hoop in the waist band and braces. Perhaps just a threat, and get some clown music on my phone to play when I spot someone.

Perhaps a swear jar type fine system, with proceeds to the Christmas party (if there is such a thing)

When people get absorbed in what they are doing they subconsciously gravitate closer, it is natural for them. All we can realistically do is get their management to keep reminding them, and hopefully they start reminding one another. I suspect there are a lot of people who feel it will not happen to them.

Chris

On the subject of the government's latest brainwave, COVID marshalls, this has got the police forces scratching their heads. They don't understand what their role is, and since they will have no legal enforcement powers, it comes across as yet another PR stunt from the powers that be. Stand by for the arguments and fights in the high street. Since security people in large shops and supermarkets are not compelling the wearing of masks, I don't hold out much hope of these marshalls achieving much.

So my new list of control measures:

1. More tape
2. Flashing light in head
3. Laser projection of a 2 m circle around each person
4. T-shirts with a threat of violence
5. Clown trousers (colour optional)
6. Common Sense
7. Cattle prods

I think that should cover it, thanks everyone.

All I can say is that where I work has been open all the way through in a "hot spot" area.  People do their best at social distancing but we are all human and occasionally things do slip but we haven't had a single case.  We have all the signs, tape, perspex screens etc in place and everyone has hand sanitiser.  But I think everyone here is just too busy to spend much time with other people and therefore no one has been sick.