Workplace Health & Safety in view of COVID-19
COVID-19 struck the world and caused most activities to come to a standstill when it progressed into a worldwide epidemic in March. This has caused many things to be forced into adopting changes, including workplaces, places of worship, attractions, eating places and most importantly, billions of lives around the world. With the spread of COVID-19 faster than previous major epidemics, this has caused many policies and safeguarding measures to be implemented to prevent and slow down the spread of the disease. In terms of general workplace health & safety , governments have in place guidelines for employers and employees to ensure social distancing measures are followed and to ensure the health and safety for all those within the workforce. Additionally, the WHO (World Health Organisation) had released a series of documents, which also include advisory guidelines for all workplaces on how to prepare before COVID-19 hits their region, or how to reduce and preven...