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Originally Posted by MrEL
We have an agreement at work.
Our booking staff tell customers that they have to wear a mask , have windows open to ventilate the building and keep at least 1.5m away while we are there.
If the customer refuses to do so , the company backs us walking away.
Basically us techs have agreed to work providing the risk level is no worse then we have going to the shops.
We can't hide forever.
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Agree with you, that's how it should be.
It must be remembered that under OH&S regulations, businesses have a duty of care not to place its staff knowingly in a situation that could be unsafe or affect their health in the workplace.
A workplace is not only a company's premises, but any remote worksite or home, even a company vehicle the employee may be in at the time.
I remember when they brought in the rule, that all company owned cars used by employees had to have a first-aid kit supplied.
The argument was that if you required first aid at the office / factory, there was a kit available... So a company car being a "workplace" should also have one.
Same reason why smoking was banned in many company cars if it was not allowed in their physical business premises.