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<p>On 11 May, we published guidance for businesses to help ensure workplaces are as
safe as possible. This guidance covered a range or work environments including in
factories, plants and warehouse covering food processing businesses and can be found
at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/workingsafely" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/workingsafely</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>The published guidance sets out how businesses should carry out risk assessments
and suggestions for practical steps they can consider to mitigate the risks identified
related to COVID-19, including how to reduce the spread of the disease.</p><p> </p><p>If
a business is not operating in line with the Government guidance, there is a role
for the relevant health and safety enforcing authority - the Health and Safety Executive
(HSE) or Local Authority. Where the enforcing authority identifies employers who are
not taking action to comply with the relevant public health legislation and guidance
to control public health risks, for example, employers not taking appropriate action
to socially distance, the enforcing authority will consider taking a range of actions
to improve control of workplace risks. These actions include the provision of specific
advice to employers through to issuing enforcement notices to help secure improvements
with the guidance.</p>
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