NICF Blog
Updated Welsh Guidance
Source: Welsh Government
Yesterday (20.10.20), the Welsh Government stated that tradespeople would be unable to work inside people's homes during the fire break lockdown (23.10 to 09.11), unless there was a safety issue.
Today, the Welsh Government has said that they will allow tradespeople to continue to work inside people's homes.
The revised guidance states that:
Work carried out in people’s homes, for example by tradespeople, can continue as long as it is managed in a safe way and both the worker and household members are well and have no symptoms of coronavirus. However, we recommend that people consider whether the work can be safely deferred until after this short lockdown.
Like other businesses, people working in someone else’s home must take all reasonable measures to ensure to mitigate the risk of coronavirus spreading when working in other people’s households.
It is also recommended that no work should be carried out in any household where someone is isolating, unless it is to repair a fault which poses a direct risk to people’s safety.
A reminder that, in the event of workers being stopped on journeys to and from sites, Build UK has produced an authorisation letter template for employers which may be helpful.