Small repairs & Facilities Maintenance

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Repairs and Maintenance should continue as fully as staff availability allows. Consideration should be given to alternative sources of resource (contractors through existing agency lines) if resource becomes particularly problematic.

The three providers Amey, GFSL and Mitie have agreed a common approach regarding PPE for their staff.  In addition to the usual footwear, eye protection etc., staff will wear protective gloves at all times. 

Face masks will not be worn when safe distances guidance is being maintained, but where staff are expected to enter a residential unit where prisoners are unlocked and safe distancing is not being maintained they will wear face masks.

The provision and wearing of PPE is a matter for each individual company, although we would expect a consistent approach.  When a subcontractor attends site it will be for each individual contractor to provide and wear PPE and we need to facilitate their working arrangements.  Governors or other managers are not expected to provide PPE for any non-directly employed staff. They should not restrict the use of PPE for any non-directly employed staff.