‘Simplifying compliance’
26th May 2020

BUSINESS PILOT has launched a new Covid-19 digital risk assessment tool aimed at simplifying compliance with Government guidelines for working in other people’s homes.

The tool supports installers in scheduling works safely and automatically provides an audit trail against each job to evidence compliance, including pre-planning and on-site checks carried out by surveying or fitting teams on arrival at site.

The risk assessment draws down on current government guidance to create a series of tick box checks that can be completed by surveyors and installers through the Business Pilot app on their phone, tablet or laptop. This is pulled through the system automatically and assigned to the specific job, alongside all other records, providing a clear audit trail and providing the evidence that the Government is looking for, to prove that risks have been considered and where they can be, managed.

Managing Director Elton Boocock said: “The Government published guidance for safe working in other people’s homes on 11th May, but it is just that – guidance. There is very little that is explicit other than not working in the homes of those who are ‘shielding’ or anyone who is exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms.

“The guidance as it stands right now is much more about best practice, putting in measures to social distance, communicating with the customer to minimise risk, equipping teams with hand sanitizing or washing kits, social distancing where you can and avoiding sharing tools.

“The term that’s used by government time and time again in the guidance is, ‘as far as is practicable’. It’s leaving how this is achieved to the individual company, but wants to see, - and it is absolutely explicit in this – that installers are thinking about risk ahead of time and doing what they can ‘as far as is practicable’ to mitigate risk.”

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