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Reply To: Operating at Covid-19 Alert Level 2

  • Marty Fox

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    6 September 2021 at 11:07 am

    Hi Andy, great topic and in fact I’ve been doing a bit of reading on this earlier (air quality in buildings).

    1. We’re thinking a staggered approach return to the office as we did last time. This will be up to managers to discuss individually with their team and take into account personal circumstances.

    2. A great question, and we may actually get some direction from the Govt this afternoon.

    Have you seen this guidance from Europe around air quality in buildings and associated Covid risks? Worth a read, it is dated April this year so doesn’t account for the Delta variant, but the main guidance document is worth a read.

    https://www.rehva.eu/activities/covid-19-guidance

    It seems the smaller spaces and offices have more risk than the open plan larger spaces. Ventilation and number of air changes per hour seem critical, with PPE the last line of defence.

    Cheers

    Marty