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<p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was involved in cross-government work, Safer
Workplaces, coordinated by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
(BEIS), which produced guidance on the safety measures businesses will need to adopt
as they reopen. It contains practical steps to achieve social distancing and hygiene
in the workplace. The guidance also covers who should be at work; including those
who are at high risk (also referred to as extremely clinically vulnerable in recent
guidance) or those who live with people at high risk.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance “Working
Safely During Coronavirus COVID-19” was first published on 11 May 2020 and is available
at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Restrictions on people who had previously been shielded have been paused and
Public Health England has published guidance to help those people to safely return
to work: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19</a></p>
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