Additional safety measures for research
Here you find more information about the extra safety measures that could be necessary when conducting research. In the exceptional situations when it is not possible to maintain 1.5-metre distance, additional protective measures must be taken. This starts with rearranging working spaces and when that is not possible, personal protective materials must be used and health checks performed. In addition to this general information, those affected will receive specific information form their faculty.
Safe work environment
UM wants to be a safe place for employees. In these times, extra measures are needed to realise this. To make your work environment as safe as possible, we follow the general rules of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM). Our buildings have been arranged as per the UM safety protocol. That means, among other things, that you adhere to 1.5-metre distancing and we take extra hygiene measures in and around the buildings.
Read more about the general hygiene measures taken by UM
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Corona information for employees
Additional measures
In the exceptional situations when it is not possible to maintain 1.5-metre distance, additional protective measures must be taken. These extra measures are based on the guidelines of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) for contact professions. This starts with rearranging working spaces and when that is not possible, personal protective materials must be used and health checks performed.
The most important additional measures are:
- If it is not possible to keep 1.5-metre distance from others, use protective materials and perform the health check explained below.
- Protective materials must be used according to their instructions and only by one person and cannot be shared.
- Working alone is expressly forbidden. The research leader must ensure that at least two employees are present at the same time while still following the social distancing rules. In this way, colleagues can keep each other safe.
- After working, thoroughly clean your workplace and equipment for those after you.
Do the health check
It is very important that you perform a health check before starting any research activities, not only on yourself but also on other employees and subjects. When one of the below questions is answered with a YES, the employee may not come to work or the subject may not come to the appointment. The work or appointment must be postponed until the answer to every question is NO.
Here you find the health check for contact professions.
COVID-19 Safety protocol UM
UM wants to provide its students and employees with a safe working and learning environment during this pandemic. This protocol shows how (the possibility) of spread of COVID-19 at UM can be prevented as much as possible.
Within the safety protocol, here there is attention paid explicitly to situations in which maintaining a distance of 1.5 meters is not possible.