Can we allow our employees to share small vehicles?

Post by **POSTMAN** » 06 Oct 2020, 21:21

Can we allow our employees to share small vehicles?

Throughout the pandemic we have carefully followed public health guidelines in order to keep our colleagues and customers safe – this will remain the case going forwards.
When the Covid-19 lockdown began we stopped the sharing of vans as 2m social distancing could not be achieved. We know the alternative solutions to shared vans have put a substantial strain on many individual colleagues and on the operation.

Following careful consideration of all the relevant safety and wellbeing risks, and a robust risk assessment process, we are confident that van sharing can be done safely. As such, we have taken the decision to allow shared vans to be re-introduced on a voluntary basis. However:

- Employees who are extremely clinically vulnerable must not share vans

- An individual risk assessment must be undertaken for all employees in a high-risk group -Risk Assessment, Safe Working Instructions and Monitoring Documents (Royal Mail portal link)

See this link for high risk and vulnerable categories NHS Definition of Extremely Vulnerable (https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavir ... ronavirus/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)

All managers must implement the content of the risk assessment and the controls must be deployed to ensure van sharing is safe (including deployment of and adherence to the associated Safe Working Instruction). Managers must also follow the processes in place to monitor the use of shared vans and ensure alignment to the risk controls.

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Acca Dacca · Post by **Acca Dacca** » 06 Oct 2020, 23:37

There is a difference in being confident of it being safe and certain that it is safe

Sir Henry · Post by **Sir Henry** » 07 Oct 2020, 06:40

All it takes is one person forgetting the best practice in the usual scramble to get finished at a decent time and the dominoes will start toppling.

Seeing as there are dozens of folk at our place who couldn't give a flying f**k at a rolling donut about anything other than their finishing times I would say it's a question of how soon rather than just a possibility.

One of our lot tested positive, did they observe the entire length of self isolation? Nope. Not when there' was a pub open on the weekend.

circles · Post by **circles** » 07 Oct 2020, 09:21

Sir Henry wrote:All it takes is one person forgetting the best practice in the usual scramble to get finished at a decent time and the dominoes will start toppling.

Seeing as there are dozens of folk at our place who couldn't give a flying f**k at a rolling donut about anything other than their finishing times I would say it's a question of how soon rather than just a possibility.

One of our lot tested positive, did they observe the entire length of self isolation? Nope. Not when there' was a pub open on the weekend.

Was he showing symptoms?

If not, then what's your problem?

badmanowl · Post by **badmanowl** » 07 Oct 2020, 09:49

circles wrote:
Sir Henry wrote:All it takes is one person forgetting the best practice in the usual scramble to get finished at a decent time and the dominoes will start toppling.

Seeing as there are dozens of folk at our place who couldn't give a flying f**k at a rolling donut about anything other than their finishing times I would say it's a question of how soon rather than just a possibility.

One of our lot tested positive, did they observe the entire length of self isolation? Nope. Not when there' was a pub open on the weekend.
Was he showing symptoms?

If not, then what's your problem?

You can still be infectious with no symptoms.

jd9442 · Post by **jd9442** » 07 Oct 2020, 10:45

circles wrote:
Sir Henry wrote:All it takes is one person forgetting the best practice in the usual scramble to get finished at a decent time and the dominoes will start toppling.

Seeing as there are dozens of folk at our place who couldn't give a flying f**k at a rolling donut about anything other than their finishing times I would say it's a question of how soon rather than just a possibility.

One of our lot tested positive, did they observe the entire length of self isolation? Nope. Not when there' was a pub open on the weekend.
Was he showing symptoms?

If not, then what's your problem?

You seem intelligent

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k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 10 Oct 2020, 03:42

Very simple way round this is to write a legal document have your employer sign it to the effect if you contract Covid-19 during the course of the new working practices that they be held liable if they don't agree to sign it do not agree to do it!