Health & Safety

Health & Safety

Health & Safety

Government’s COVID Plan for Autumn and Winter 2021

23rd September, 2021

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The UK Government has published its Plan A for COVID.  To keep you all informed here are the key points:

  • Build our defences through vaccines
  • Identify and isolating positive cases to limit transmission: Test, Trace and Isolate
  • Support the NHS and Social Care: managing pressures and recovering services
  • Provide clear advice for us to protect ourselves and others
  • Manage risks at our borders – travel restrictions, testing

Protect Ourselves and Others

Please make time for the vaccine. Since August, out of 46 cases of COVID in CEMEX UK a quarter were unvaccinated, and of those, the average age was 39. If you have not done so already, please make time to get both doses of the vaccine if you are eligible. It is a vital way to protect yourself and others and will hopefully ensure we do not have to return to stricter lockdown measures. It is very easy to book your vaccine – find out more:  https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/book-coronavirus-vaccination/

The Government’s advice to keep safe is fully aligned to the CEMEX Four Behaviours That Save Lives.

  • If you have to meet indoors, ensure there is fresh air circulating, and where appropriate use a CO2 monitor to check this
  • Keep wearing a mask
  • Keep hands clean
  • Get tested and self-isolate if you have symptoms
  • Stay at home if unwell
  • Keep using the COVID-19 App

Government’s Plan B: 

As we see in the news, there is still concern about rising cases, deaths and hospitalisations from COVID. If the NHS comes under unsustainable pressure the Government has a Plan B which could include –

  • Urgent communication that risk level has increased – need to behave more cautiously
  • Introducing mandatory vaccine-only COVID-status certification in certain settings ie

COVID passports

  • Legally mandating face coverings in certain settings
  • Asking people once again to work from home if they can, for a limited period

In the meantime, please follow the behaviours above which we know will keep everyone safe in our workplaces, and please take the double-dose vaccine if you have not already done so.