{"id":4458,"date":"2021-02-18T17:51:39","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T16:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&#038;p=4458"},"modified":"2021-02-18T17:52:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T16:52:56","slug":"covid-19-l-adattament-tal-postijiet-tax-xoghol-u-l-protezzjoni-tal-haddiema","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/covid-19-l-adattament-tal-postijiet-tax-xoghol-u-l-protezzjoni-tal-haddiema\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Adapting workplaces and protecting workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"580\" src=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1218311009-1-1024x580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4459\" srcset=\"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1218311009-1-1024x580.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1218311009-1-300x170.jpg 300w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1218311009-1-768x435.jpg 768w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1218311009-1-1536x870.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/iStock-1218311009-1-2048x1160.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Work, just like any other sphere of life, has been severely affected by the pandemic. Employers and workers had to implement new procedures and practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the workplace. While vaccination will in time lead to the relaxation of measures, it is not clear to what extent, or when, \u2018normal\u2019 work activities will resume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Occupational Health and Safety Authority (OSHA) of the EU has just released a revision of a guidance that was published last year to offer practical support for adapting work to the new circumstances and contributes to suppressing transmission of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The document includes examples of measures, which can help employers achieve an appropriate safe and healthy work environment when undertaking or resuming activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nature and extent of the measures range from restrictions on movement and suspension of non-essential activities, to limits on the number of persons occupying a space, banning of certain activities, and obligation to follow individual hygiene measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their application may differ according to the evolution of the pandemic, the sector, occupation or a health-related characteristic of the individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oshwiki.eu\/wiki\/COVID-19:_Back_to_the_workplace_-_Adapting_workplaces_and_protecting_workers\">Updated EU guidance on workplaces in times of COVID-19<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work, just like any other sphere of life, has been severely affected by the pandemic. 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