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COVID-19: safer transport guidance for operators

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a letter with the Department for Transport, to reassure drivers, and to remind businesses of their obligations to provide suitable toilet and hand washing facilities to drivers visiting their premises.

Businesses which make or receive deliveries, should ensure that drivers have easy and safe access to toilets and hand washing facilities to support their health and wellbeing whilst carrying out their important work.

HSE guidance states that drivers must have access to welfare facilities located in the premises they visit as part of their work. The responsibility in law to provide access rests with the person in control of the premises.

You can read the full letter here.

For further guidance on Safer working principles and risk assessment for transport operators and organisations please visit the GOV.UK website.


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