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TEMPERATURE detection, no handshakes and contact records are among the stringent measures in place to reopen Irish workplaces as the country’s Covid-19 blockade begins to lift, has emerged.
A file on the Return to Work Safety Protocol describes how companies will have to implement extensive cleaning regimes and a “core worker representative” will be selected to work with the company to ensure that the restrictions are enforced.
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The document is reported to cover how staff returning to work must complete a form before returning, confirming that, to the best of their knowledge, they have not been exposed to the coronavirus, reports RTE News.
Working from home or remotely, whenever possible, should continue to be implemented and on-site, breaks should be staggered, and card payments should be prioritized in dining rooms.
The document will be officially released by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation on Saturday.
It also emphasizes that employers and employees should be flexible with the measures as the information on Covid-19 continues to appear.
And cleaning should be done twice a day, hand sanitizer, tissues, disinfectant and PPE should be provided, the protocol states.
‘ESSENTIAL WEAPON’
The Irish Trade Union Congress says the protocol, compiled after discussions between ICTU, employers, HSA, HSE and the Department of Health, is an “essential weapon in the war against the virus.”
ICTU Secretary General Patricia King said: “The battle against Covid 19 calls for an unequivocal policy regarding health and safety.
“We welcome the role that workers have been given to enforce the protocol in the workplace.”
Patricia King emphasized that the protocol was not discretionary and that every employer has an absolute duty to adhere to the rules that are being implemented.
He added: “It is vital that the protocol is supported by an effective enforcement regime and that each employer and worker play their part in making our workplaces safe for everyone.”
“The price of negligence is too high. There can be no shortcuts or exclusion options when it comes to life and death issues, Covid-19 does not discriminate and every worker in every sector is entitled to the protection of this Protocol.”
“This pandemic has severely impacted every part of our society and economy, and this document represents an important milestone.”
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Meanwhile, the government has come under fire for its radical Covid-19 movement that cancels the Leaving Cert for the first time in its history and causes teachers to hand over predicted grades to their students.
The controversial new Calculated Grading System has already seen parents and students across Ireland contact teachers asking for good grades.
The new program is also vulnerable to student legal challenges and has been deemed “unfair” by opposition parties, as it could see disadvantaged students with lower grades due to school profile.
Education Minister Joe McHugh was forced to postpone the tests after the National Public Health Emergency Team warned that they could not be safely held during the coronavirus outbreak.
Covid-19’s death toll in Ireland reached 1,429 after an additional 27 deaths were confirmed.
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