Luton Borough Council

Guidance on health and safety

The prime minister has announced that the country has entered a national lockdown which means you must stay at home, apart from limited exemptions. See full details on the national lockdown guidance for businesses and venues.

Closing certain businesses and venues

This guidance sets out restrictions on certain businesses and venues under the different local COVID alert levels.

Guidance for safety in the work place

The government has published COVID-19 Secure guidance, which is regularly updated, here.

Close contact services
Guidance for people who provide close contact services, including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists.
Restaurants offering takeaway or delivery
Guidance for people who work in or run restaurants offering takeaway or delivery services.
Shops and branches
Guidance for people who work in or run shops, branches, stores or similar environments.
Construction and other outdoor work
Guidance for people who work in or run outdoor working environments.
Factories, plants and warehouses
Guidance for people who work in or run factories, plants and warehouses.
Heritage sites
Guidance for people who work or volunteer in heritage locations.
Hotel and guest accommodation
Guidance for people who work in or run hotels and other guest accommodation.
Labs and research facilities
Guidance for people who work in or run indoor labs and research facilities and similar environments.
Offices and contact centres
Guidance for people who work in or run offices, contact centres and similar indoor environments.
Other people's homes
Guidance for people working in, visiting or delivering to other people's homes.
Performing arts
Guidance for people who work in performing arts, including arts organisations, venue operators and participants.
Providers of grassroots sport and gym/leisure facilities
Guidance for people who work in grassroots sport and gym/leisure facilities.
Vehicles
Guidance for people who work in or from vehicles, including couriers, mobile workers, lorry drivers, on-site transit and work vehicles, field forces and similar.
The visitor economy

Guidance for people who work in hotels and guest accommodation, indoor and outdoor attractions, and business events and consumer shows.

Staying COVID-19 secure poster

This poster should be displayed for employees and members of the public to see confirmation that procedures are in place.

Visit the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) website for more information on coronavirus prevention in the workplace. You can also email [email protected] for information and advice on social distancing, food safety and health and safety.

Risk assessment

Your risk assessment should identify practical actions that protect people from harm and injury. HSE has developed interactive tools to help those working in low-risk offices and shops, understand what they need to do to assess and control risks in the workplace and comply with health and safety law.

You are required to carry out a risk assessment and if you employ more than 50 people you are encouraged to put it on your website if you have one.

Cleaning

This guidance can be applied to any non-healthcare setting in the community such as workplaces, offices and waiting rooms.

COVID-19: cleaning of non-healthcare settings

Test and trace

Businesses and other public settings where people meet socially including hospitality, close contact and leisure venues must record contact details of customers, visitors and staff.

All collected data must comply with GDPR and will not be kept for longer than necessary.

Please see NHS Test and Trace in the workplace for more information.

NHS COVID-19 app

Certain businesses and organisations are legally required to log details of customers, visitors and staff for NHS Test and Trace.

These venues are also legally required to display official NHS QR code posters at the entrance so customers who have downloaded the NHS COVID-19 app can use their smartphones to easily check-in

Download resources to support visitors at your business or organisation

For more information, please see the Maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace webpage on the UK Government website.

Privacy notice for maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace

Reporting outbreaks of coronavirus

If you have cases of coronavirus in your workplace email single cases to [email protected]. For multiple cases or out of hours email [email protected] (copying in [email protected]) or call 0300 303 8537

Early outbreak management information, which includes Action Cards that have been designed for specific situations where an outbreak could occur, to make sure that people who run businesses or organisations:

know how to recognise and report an incident of coronavirus (COVID-19)
are aware of measures local health protection teams may advise in order to contain it

More information on Reporting outbreaks of coronavirus from GOV.uk

Local outbreak control plan

The plan has been developed and will be delivered in partnership with our communities and strategic partners as part of the national Test and Trace service.

It outlines prevention measures in specific settings including workplace, businesses and public venues with an aim to protect the health and wellbeing of the people of Luton by preventing and managing transmission and outbreaks of COVID-19 within the borough.

Please check if you have the controls in place by viewing our Local outbreak control plan.

Food businesses

See specific guidance for food businesses.

Guidance for food businesses

Health and wellbeing

Coronavirus and the impact it has can cause stress and worry. Here are some resources that could be of help.

More information

Also see information on grants, loans, government support and more