The manufacturing and construction industry are being closely looked at again after the UK was plunged into another lockdown at the beginning of this week.

The Prime Minister announced we would be in a lockdown until further notice, that is looking at staying in place until March 2021, to give better opportunity to mass vaccinate those who need it and slow the spread that has now overtaken numbers of deaths per day that we were seeing last year.

Although, as usual, construction, tradesmen and manufacturing industry continues to be open for business, due to the inability to work from home and providing essential work across the UK.

Since construction and similar industries within that sector have been categorised as key workers, it is important to know what exactly is expected from you and what you can expect from working throughout the pandemic.

The government has revised, reviewed and reposted the safety precautions and guidelines that the construction industry should be working alongside during the pandemic. We're sharing some of the key points here...

Protect Yourself From Transmission Within Close Proximity Working Using Adequate PPE...

It's a no brainer that you will need to use PPE during these times, and should be something that you have been actively doing ever since the pandemic hit us last March. We have a fantastic range of PPE if you need to stock up on yours. Working is such close proximities with other people is a very quick way to spread coronavirus like wildfire, so it should be a top priority for every construction company to provide, distribute and maintain high standards of PPE.

Avoiding Face To Face Contact With Clients Where Possible

Minimising contact with unnecessary communication that can be put in an email or a telephone call is essential, and you shouldn't really be coming into contact with your customers at a close proximity at any capacity throughout the pandemic. If it is urgent and necessary you should both exercise the obvious 2 metre distance and wear a mask at all times.

Increase Ventilation Around Your Working Environment...

If you are working inside instead of out, ensuring you are maintaining high levels of ventilation is essential for the working environment around you to ensure that everybody is working safely and minimising the opportunity for the virus to spread.

As mentioned above, we offer a range of COVID 19 approved PPE to our customers at Drywall Tools Direct, we have sourced the highest quality range of PPE options for your team from face masks to hard hats fitted with visors.