Try to separate any banks of desks you have on your office. This can be achieved by using other pieces of furniture such as filing cabinets or pedestals or you may be able to change the room layout by moving desks to face windows rather than into the room.

Create individual workspaces by using anti-viral screens (also knows as sneeze screens). These can be made from acrylic, plexi-glass, MDF or glass  and allow staff to keep a safe distance from each other.

It may be possible for you to move some staff enabling them to work in existing meeting rooms or offices. This in turn can enable you to increase the number of staff on site at any given time.

Introducing a one-way system is ideal to ensure social distancing, its particularly useful in spaces such as stairwells, lifts, coffee stations, toilets and kitchens.

Now is the best time to have a personal workspace or introduce a cleaning policy if hot desking is unavoidable.

Provide staff with essential PPE such as sanitiser, masks, gloves etc and have cleaning materials readily available such as antibacterial wipes, anti-viral spray or general purpose wipes – sanitiser stations are also a good option to consider.

If you have a reception area or shop counter, introduce an anti-viral screen, available with a slot for documents or payments along with other safety measures such as social distancing signage and sanitiser stations.