Thread by @chrischirp

THREAD on how to make schools and workplaces safer - inc *three* @IndependentSage reports!

1. late November, cases in school age children were high and rising and we released an urgent plan for safer schools with the Eagle Group for Education.

2. Almost a year later and cases in school age children are much higher than they were then. End of last term, they were higher than ever. Currently rising again and school has just started.

3. Most of the suggestions were never implemented. We believe they are still highly relevant and incredibly important with the rise of Delta and minimal Child vax.

Here are the key principle. The actual document has much more detail!

4. These recommendations are part of the "how" alongside the urgent schools safety letter in the BMJ
blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/09/03…

& concerns raised in this @allthecitizens summit yesterday. Please watch - it really was excellent.

5. So @IndependentSage have re-released last November's recommendations along with a new introduction for the current context.

independentsage.org/wp-content/upl…

6. Last September, when many people returned to workplaces, we published a detailed safer workplaces charter with the Hazards Campaign to prevent Covid transmission - covering many different workplaces inc those of key workers.

7. A year later, little has been done - esp by central government. We've seen massive spikes and 2 more lockdowns. And we go into this autumn with cases much much higher than a year ago and rising.

Our safer workplaces charter remains all too relevant.

8. It sets out responsibilities for employers, health & safety executive, local authorities and government to develop a Covid Sage Plan for each business/workplace.

Again we have relaunched it with an updated introduction for the current context.
independentsage.org/wp-content/upl…

9. Finally, and complementary to previous two reports, we've produced a new "Covid Safety Codes of Practice" consultation document - detailing how everyone in society can play their part in reducing transmission. Esp as government is stepping back from their responsiblities.

10. We provide ideas for how each of the 4 sectors can play their part.

We now want *your* views! We'll be running a dedicated feedback session in a month or so.

Please send suggestions to *[e-mail]*

Full doc is here:
independentsage.org/wp-content/upl…

11. The Covid Safety Codes have been led by @IndependentSage 's fantastic behavioural subgroup.

We hope that these three documents could help keep us all safer as we open up and support the excellent vaccines & vax programme.

Again all here: independentsage.org /END

Covid safe plan! Not covid sage

Ps particular shout out to @ReicherStephen @robertjwest