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\"GPSJ\"Reporter: Stuart Littleford<\/span><\/p>\n

As the UK heads into at least three weeks of lockdown, concerns are being raised across the country as thousands of construction workers headed out to work, including on packed London Underground trains.<\/p>\n

Last night the Prime Minister gave an instruction that everyone should stay at home for all but the most essential reasons. This morning the Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove said all major construction work should go ahead but jobs carried out at close quarters in someone’s home would not be appropriate. A tweet from the Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said: \u201cIf you are working on site, you can continue to do so. But follow Public Health England guidance on social distancing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction workers have raised concerns that they are not able to practice social distancing and stay at least two metres apart from one another on site.<\/p>\n

The Chair of the British Safety Council Lawrence Waterman told GPSJ from his home today:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe construction sector needs clarity from the government \u2013 on most sites social distancing will be impossible or simply unsafe. All non-essential construction should end now so that construction workers can go home and stay home like everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSome building work will be deemed essential \u2013 for example, building work that will improve access to hospitals or road access which will help tackle the virus. It is also the case that half-built buildings need to be made safe and workers should prioritise work that can safely suspend construction for as long as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say:<\/p>\n

\u201cMany thousands of construction workers are self-employed and don\u2019t get paid if they don\u2019t go to work. The government and developers need to work together to ensure that workers are protected when their building sites are shut down. We can\u2019t have scenes like this morning when the country is told to stay at home, but the tubes are crammed full of people setting off to work on a building site.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reporter: Stuart Littleford<\/p>\n

As the UK heads into at least three weeks of lockdown, concerns are being raised across the country as thousands of construction workers headed out to work, including on packed London Underground trains.<\/p>\n

Last night the Prime Minister gave an instruction that everyone should stay at home for all but the most <\/p>\n

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