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Officeworks updates health and safety procedures

Officeworks has released an updated bulletin on its best practice health and safety measures, effective 20 April. 
 
In-store and other locations hygiene & social distancing 
  • Increased hygiene standards including the provision of hand sanitiser for customers as they enter the store and increased in-store cleaning of customer touch points (e.g. trollies, baskets, point-of- sale terminals). 
  • Removed ‘scribble pads’ from pen stands to reduce customer touch points.
  • Provided signage regarding a safety preference for cash-only sales and reducing cash transactions to one point-of-sale register only – for some small business and older customers who still use cash to make purchases. 
  • Implemented new signage in-store to remind customers of the need to maintain physical space, treat team members with respect and shop online if they are unwell. 
  • Introduced physical distancing markers to provide customers practical advice on where to stand. 
  • Restricted the number of customers in store at any one time. 
  • Instore radio and electronic screens reinforce social distancing requirements. 
 
Team training & support 
  • Briefed our in-store customer greeter to engage in a conversation with customers and highlight the importance of maintaining social distancing instore. 
  • Provided team with gloves, hand sanitiser and cleaning products (with face masks on order). 
  • Trained team on how to assist customers while maintaining social distancing. 
 
Store layouts & barriers 
  • Altered store lay outs and aisles and disabled photo kiosks in Print, Copy & Create departments to ensure team and customers can maintain appropriate social distancing. 
  • Installed perspex screens to provide another barrier of separation between customers and team members. 

Deliveries 

  • Amended Click & Collect pickups and home deliveries so there is no longer a requirement for the customer to sign for the goods. 
Distribution centres 
  • On-site medical professionals conducting temperature checks of all team members entering distribution centres. 
  • Staggered break times to minimise mass gatherings. 
  • Restricting the number of team members who can gather in any break-out space. Increased cleaning and sanitising. 
 
Support team and call centre 
  • Established work from home arrangements for all team. All team members have access to a 24/7 medical hotline to assist with any queries they may have around COVID-19. 
 
Date Published: 
21 April 2020