Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now officially been declared as a pandemic and on 13 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Europe as its new epicentre. The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is giving this advice to its members, and the wider plumbing and heating community.
The UK Government advice has moved from a phase intended to contain the virus to one intended to delay its spread amongst the population. These include significant ‘social distancing’ measures for people either concerned that they are displaying symptoms or who have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
As with many tradespeople, members of the plumbing and heating industry serve their communities in domestic environments. There are a number of serious implications and considerations to be made in delivering this service at the time of a pandemic:
• Personal safety and wellbeing
• Safety and wellbeing of your customer
• Insurance cover and public liability
• Legal positions
• Help for my business
• Personal safety and wellbeing
We are providing a call out service during this time for emergency works ONLY.
