Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » European legislation » EU: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work publishes guidelines for returns to work EU: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work publishes guidelines for returns to work Several European governments are currently planning a gradual lifting of the lockdown measures that were put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In its roadmap towards lifting the containment measures, published halfway through this month, the European Commission suggested that member states do so in a gradual and “coordinated” fashion, provided the health situation allows it. As such the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) published, on Friday 24 April, guidance to protect the health and safety of workers who return to work. These non-binding guidelines offer practical responses to the questions that employers are asking, such as how to limit as far as possible exposure to the coronavirus in the work place and how to update their risk assessment, while taking care of workers who have fallen ill. Through . Published on 24 April 2020 à 16h10 - Update on 24 April 2020 à 16h11 Resources Involving workers. The document published by EU-OSHA highlights that identifying risks and updating these should be “the starting point” for any economic recovery. To do this, the prevalence of the virus in the area should be assessed,… 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 messageCommentsThis 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