Here in Perth, we have not been immune from the impacts from Covid on all areas of life including workplaces and offices. With huge shifts with people working from home temporarily, partially or even permanently what affects will this have on office fitout planning in the future?
Adapting and changing offices and workspaces to protect your most important asset – your staff!
Things to consider when considering your office fitout or making your office more covid safe: The Australian Government Covid-10 guidelines have included:
- Social distancingwhere possible
- Keeping 1.5 metres away from others wherever possible.
- Minimum of4 square metres of space per person.
- Avoid physical greetings.
- Practice good hygiene.
- Sanitisers – alcohol-based hand rub for all staff.
- Meeting setups.
Workplaces become a focus in the fight to contain the spread of the virus in these pandemic times, so business’ need to adapt their offices to suit requirements.
Suggestions include:
- Maintaining contact registers
- Adding dividing Screens between desks and communal areas
- Hygiene Sneeze Guards
- Signage – social distancing reminders
- Sanitiser stations for staff
- Ensuring adequate ventilation
- Carefully manage shared spaces to encourage physical distancing.
- Directional signage like floor markers for one-way hallways and staircase
- Removing or minimising touchpoints
- Changing furniture arrangements, removing walls and reshuffling all aspects of an office to maximise space.
The team at Bushell’s Building and Maintenance can help your workplace be ready for the new normal. We have over 20 years of combined experience and can help with:
- Office Fitouts and defits
- Office refurbishments
- Commercial construction
- One-off specialist cleaning services
Contact the team for more a free no obligation discussion about your fitout requirements. View more of our work including fitouts here.
