Guidelines for the restart of industry and B2B services

In principle (and hopefully) phase 1A of the COVID 19 exit strategy will start soon. The start date for this is currently scheduled for Monday 4 May 2020.

Industrial and B2B companies will be able to resume their activities from this date, regardless of their size and/or sector. Below you will find the most important points of attention with a view to restarting these activities:

• Prior to the restart, each employer must implement strict safety standards regarding hygiene and social distance.  Please note that teleworking remains the norm – wherever possible.
  In a generic guide (FR /NL) , the Minister of Work has bundled the minimum protection measures that each employer must take. This guide must be a source of inspiration for every employer to be able to restart safely. The joint committees are currently working on additional specific sector-specific measures.
• The consultative bodies in undertakings, as well as the internal or external prevention adviser, should be consulted in due time and as much as possible in the choice and concrete implementation of the safety measures.
• Communicate the date of the restart to your employees in a timely manner.
• After the restart, each employer will have to ensure that the measures taken are respected at all times on the work floor. Controls by the competent authorities can be expected in this context.

Would you like to know more?

Contact the Racine employment team.