Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » EU: joint guidelines drawn up for safe return to work in chemicals industry EU: joint guidelines drawn up for safe return to work in chemicals industry Through . Published on 20 July 2020 à 11h25 - Update on 20 July 2020 à 15h25 Resources On 17 July, social partners in the European chemical, pharmaceutical, rubber and plastics industries – IndustriAll Europe on the trade union side and the ECEG (European Chemical Employers Group) on the employer side – presented their guidelines, drawn up jointly for the attention of their national affiliates, to ensure a return to work without risks to the health and safety of workers. Naturally, the document emphasises the need for social dialogue and the involvement of worker representatives in drawing up contingency/continuity plans as well as in identifying and implementing the necessary measures. Such plans should not only cover preventive measures but should also establish emergency preparative procedures for the event of a new outbreak of the virus. In addition, the measures adopted should take into account not only all staff, but also suppliers, customers and visitors and, ideally, should be repeated and reviewed regularly. Beyond the immediately visible risks, the ECEG and IndustriAll Europe encourage their members to jointly consider potential chemical risks resulting from increased use of cleaning and disinfection products, ergonomic risks related to awkward postures due to inadequate facilities and equipment (amid forced remote working), as well as psychosocial risks, among other things. Managing the fallout of Covid-19 Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels