For 3 days we've shown that the case for ventilation & safer environments is unanswerable. After 3 years of Covid, it’s clear that the Govt isn’t going to do anything. So here, for the Covid Pledge Week of Action, are 6 things we can do #CovidSafetyPledge#CovidPledgeAction (1/8)
Third, as a Trades Unionist, approach your employer and ask them to sign up to the Covid Pledge – and make sure your national union supports the pledge. Here is a leaflet explaining why the Pledge is a core Trades Union issue: covidpledge.uk/s/Leaflet-pdf.…#CovidSafetyPledge (4/8)
Fourth, get together with others locally, arrange a meeting, form a local ‘Pledge Coalition’, consider leafletting & other actions to promote the Pledge. If you email us at info[@]covidpledge[.]uk we can provide contacts and resources #CovidSafetyPledge#CovidPledgeAction (5/8)
Sixth, consider building your own air filtration unit – a Corsi-Rosenthal box. It’s easy. It isn’t terribly expensive. Here is a guide from @ShivenTaneja showing how to do it. Also a video: #CovidSafetyPledge#CovidPledgeAction (7/8)
There is so much we can do to make ourselves and others safe. And if each of us did just one thing, think what a difference it could make! ☺️
As always, we have more resources available here: covidpledge.uk/resources#CovidSafetyPledge#CovidPledgeAction (8/8)
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Over the last few days we have stressed the importance of clean air. But there is another, equally crucial, element of the Covid Pledge: supporting people to stay home when ill. #covidpledgeaction#covidsafetypledge (1/10)
When Johnson lifted support for self-isolation in February 2022, he was asked if people should stay home if sick. He replied yes, and he wished the British were ‘disciplined’ like the Germans and did so... #covidpledgeaction#covidsafetypledge (2/10)
As many pointed out, this has nothing to do with lack of discipline. It has to do with lack of support. Sick pay in 🇬🇧 is £99.35 per week. In 🇩🇪 it is 100% of ordinary pay for the 1st 6 weeks. The UK is just about the worst in Europe. #covidpledgeaction#covidsafetypledge (3/10)
Covid shows how good ventilation benefits employers, employees & customers alike. Yesterday we outlined the reasons. Today, let’s delve more deeply into one of the lesser known – & most compelling – reasons: stuffiness makes you stupid! #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (1/9)
First. Poor ventilation reduces how much you get done. A study in the journal Indoor Air (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15330777/ ) concludes that it has been shown ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ that poor indoor air quality decreases productivity by as much as 9%! #CovidSafetyPledge (2/9).
That led an article in The Business Journals from 2019 (before Covid) to offer the following advice: Want your people to be more productive? Here’s a novel idea: open the window. That’s right. Give them some fresh air. #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (3/9)
The Covid Pledge Week of Action marks 3 years since the UK started responding to Covid. We still haven’t acted to make our environments safe – notably via good ventilation. This failure is inexcusable. We have to act now. Here is why. #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (1/8)
Ventilation is a health issue – implemented poorly it leads to increased transmission of the virus, to more infection and more Long Covid. All that when the NHS has a waiting list of over 7 million people and is cracking at the seams. #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (2/8)
Ventilation is an economic issue. It impacts individual incomes at a time of increased pressure. It leads to short term staff shortages and more people (half a million already) dropping out of employment altogether. #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge
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This week (March 20th-26th) is the Covid Pledge Week of Action. The Covid Pledge (see covidpledge.uk) is a commitment by employers to improve the safety of their premises for employees and customers #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (1/7)
In particular, it involves a commitment to assess Covid risks on their premises, where necessary to introduce protections (especially good ventilation) and to support staff in staying at home if infected #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (2/7).
The pledge is sponsored by a host of community organisations (e.g. Clinically Vulnerable Families), professional organisations (e.g. British Medical Association) and Trades Unions (from ASLEF to UNITE) #CovidPledgeAction#CovidSafetyPledge (3/7)