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Protection Equipment Estimator

Health and Safety Legislation

COSHH (1) does not cover employees who are exposed to a disease, such as a pandemic, which is in general circulation, and so may also be in the workplace (2). However In a pandemic setting, as employers you still have a duty of care to provide a safe place of work for your employees (3).

You are required to maintain safe working systems and implement appropriate and proportionate control measures based on local risk assessments (4).

Some working environments will inevitably expose your employees to a higher than ambient risk of exposure, including, for example, Occupational Health staff; staff with direct customer contact; janitorial/cleaning staff; security staff; and staff involved in business trips abroad. In addition the redeployment of employees to unfamiliar tasks or to lone or remote working as a result of depleted staff resources also needs to be considered.

There may accordingly be a requirement for extra control measures such as personal protective equipment (PPE), as well as provision of antiviral medication either for the treatment of influenza, the prevention of influenza, or both.

1) Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 [COSHH]

2) HSE Pandemic Flu – Workplace Guidance December 2005

3) Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974

4) Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

Higher Risk

Please estimate the number of employees at higher risk as established by your risk: assessment.

General Risk

All employees that are not deemed to be at a higher risk will fall into the general risk category and will generally only require hygiene equipment.

Please estimate the number of employees at general risk:

i.e. Total workforce minus those at a higher risk

The World Health Organisation and the UK Department of Health estimate the timescale of 6 months from the outbreak of a pandemic to the introduction of a specific vaccine.
Therefore the risk period of a pandemic is 6 months.

Please confirm the protection period required in months:

Employees at higher risk monthly protection requirements

	Quantity per Month		No. of Months		No. of Employees		Total

Respirators masks FFP3 Valved		x		x		=
Hand Sanatiser 75ml		x		x		=
Clear protective spectacles		x		x		=
Nitrile gloves		x		x		=
Antiviral tissue wipes		x		x		=
Bio hazard bags		x		x		=

Employees at general risk monthly protection requirements

	Quantity per Month		No. of Months		No. of Employees		Total

Hand Sanatiser 75ml		x		x		=
Antiviral tissue wipes		x		x		=
Bio hazard bags		x		x		=

Patient Handling Pack

In a pandemic it is highly likely that your personnel will come into contact with infected individuals/customers/colleagues who are displaying symptoms of Influenza. The kit contains the essentials for your staff to protect themselves while providing assistance to the sick individual. For contents please see our specialist packs section.

We recommend 1x Patient Kit per 50 employees or 1 x per business location Please specify the number of Kits required.

Please estimate the number of Patient Handling Packs required

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