Covid-19 risk assessment for Bank workers
The Trust is absolutely committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all of our staff including bank colleagues. You will be aware of the widely reported concerns about the impact of coronavirus on people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as well as those with underlying conditions.
We are including all of our bank workers in the process of completing risk assessments. This is very much a supportive measure to ensure that we look after your safety and provide you with any support that you may need to continue to work safely. We urge you to review the risk assessment along with accompanying guidelines on our Trust We Share Intranet Page and our Internet page.
The risk assessment matrix is already in use for staff who are pregnant or vulnerable due to an underlying medical condition, and should now also be used to assess the risk and identify any measures needed to enable our BAME colleagues to work safely.
When completing the risk assessment, you feel that you are at a moderate to high risk, or have concerns, then please discuss this with the line management at your next assignment.
We are aware that there are some areas with a significant number of staff who may require a risk assessment, and so some staff will be prioritised according to personal risk factors or particular workplace risk factors, for example people who deliver direct patient care or have contact with the patient environment. So that the managers can go through the risk assessment with you, please do request this during daytime shifts.
If you would like a risk assessment to be carried out and you are struggling to get this done at your work placement or, if you have any queries, please let the Staff Bank know and we will do our best to assist you.
Please refer to the Trust Intranet Page “We Share” for additional guidance.
Covid-19 risk assessment stratification for moderate risk category
| RISK | HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW |
| Age | Over 55 BME/Over 60 White | 50 to 55 BME | Below the age of 49 |
| Ethnicity | BME OVER 55/White over 60 | BME Under 55 | White |
| Disability/Underlying Health Condition | Known underlying health condition | Underlying healthcondition is mild or well managed | No underlying health condition |
| Pregnancy | Over 28 weeks (should be advised to work from home) | Under 28 weeks (can continue working, subject to modifications including redeployment to suitable alternative duties.) | Not pregnant |
| Sex/Gender | Male BME | Male White over 60 | Male |
| BMI | BMI 40 or over | BMI under 40 | - |
Download risk assessment guidelines here
Download risk assessment form here