ABSTRACT
There’s a virus going about, and 20 per cent of your staff are off sick. The unions are asking whether your workplace is really safe for its members. Incoming calls are going unanswered, and work is not being carried out Customers are complaining.
At a risk committee meeting, someone sarcastically says, ‘If you didn’t include epidemics in the register of risks, what else is missing?’ You make a mental note to get a more thorough risk assessment carried out in future.
