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<p>As each is workplace is different, it is for an employer to identify, as part of
their risk assessment, how to control COVID-19 transmission. Guidance has been produced
by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Public Health
England (PHE) and the Health and Safety Executive that gives advice and information
to employers on how to do such an assessment and make the workplace COVID-secure.</p><p>
</p><p>Frequent surface cleaning is one of several control measures that can be implemented
to manage the transmission risk. Guidance from PHE and BEIS advises the use of standard
cleaning products for frequently touched surfaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Whilst we do not specify particular products, those that have been tested to the EN
14476 standard will be effective against viruses.</p><p> </p><p>HSE’s evidence is
that more than 90% of the businesses checked have the right precautions in place or
are willing to make necessary changes promptly and without the need for enforcement
notices. HSE will continue to take enforcement action where appropriate, but the best
use of its time and resource to ensure employers take the right action promptly is
often to educate, persuade or require matters to be put right immediately.</p><p>
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