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