Risk assessments and other workplace safety measures

From 1 April 2022, the government removed the health and safety requirement for every employer to explicitly consider Covid-19 in their risk assessments.

It also replaced the BEIS (now DBT department for business and trade) and DCMS business and digital, culture, media and sport departments’ Working safely during coronavirus guidance (Covid-19) with UKHSA public health guidance.

The guidance applies in England. There are different rules in different parts of the UK.