Sector Support
Town Centre Business Support
| Business / Service | Guidance |
|---|---|
| Close contact services | |
| Keeping workers and clients safe in close contact services e.g hairdressing , barbering, beauty therapy, tattooing, body piercing, nail technicians, massage therapy, acupuncture etc | Safe working guidance for people who provide close contact services, including hairdressers, barbers, beauticians, tattooists, sports and massage therapists, dress fitters, tailors and fashion designers. Click here to download safe working guidance. Click to access relevant guidance |
| Covid-19 checklist template for providing close contact services and ventilation guidance | This template will assist in the development of Covid -19 measures where close contact services are provided Click to access relevant guidance on Covid -19 measures |
| Shops and branches | |
| Working safely during Covid-19 | Guidance for people who work in or run shops, branches, stores or similar environments. Click here to download guidance for people who work in or run shops, branches, stores or similar environments.. |
| Licensed premises | |
| Tourism and Hospitality businesses including • Hotels • Accommodation • Restaurants, Cafes • Pubs and bars • Attractions and venues | Covid-19 Guidance for Tourism and hospitality businesses Click to access relevant guidance for Tourism and hospitality businesses |
| Restaurants, pubs & bars | Safe working: guidance for food preparation or service setting where food and drink is sold for consumption at venues or for takeaway or delivery. Click here to download safe working: guidance. |
| Food businesses | |
| Food safety for businesses | Guidance for food businesses on Covid-19. Click here to download guidance for food businesse. |
| Food safety advice for the consumer | Guidance for consumers on Covid-19 and food. Click here to download guidance for consumer. |
| Food safety advice for community cooking and food banks | Click here to download food safety advice. |
| Food delivery and takeaway | Guidance on food safety for food delivery and takeaway. Click here to download guidance on food safety for food delivery and takeawa. |
| Food shopping | A quick guide to safe shopping. Click here to download a quick guide to safe shopping. |
| Guidance for food businesses undertaking a rapid shut-down during Covid-19 | Click here to download guidance for food businesses undertaking a rapid shut-down. |
| Keeping workers and customers safe during Covid-19 in restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services | Covid-19 secure guidance for employers, employees and the self-employed. Click here to download secure guidance for employers, employees and the self-employed. |
| Advice for food manufacturers | Good practice advice for food manufacturers. Click here to download good practice advice for food manufacturers. |
| Soft play areas | |
| Soft play areas | NI guidance for soft play areas. Click here to download guidance for soft play areas.. |
| Health and safety resources | |
| Covid status certification – Answers to Frequently Asked Questions | Covid Status Certification for entry into relevant settings –Frequently Asked Questions Click to access relevant Covid status certification guidance |
| Covid-19 workplace example risk assessment | HSENI example workplace risk assessment. Click here to download HSENI example workplace risk assessment. . |
| Template – Premises Covid-19 Written Plan for Covid Status checks | This template document can be used to produce a written statement describing the system in place to check a person’s covid status at relevant events/premises. Click to download premises Covid-19 Written Plan for Covid Status checks |
| Workplace safety guidelines and social distancing | Workplace guidelines and measures to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. Click here to download workplace safety guidelines and social distancing. |
| Health and safety in the workplace | Health and safety advice and guidance for places of work. Click here to download health and safety in the workplace . |
| Safety in the workplace | Click here to download Safety in the workplace. |
| Legionella guidance | Click here to download guidance on buildings reopening. |
| Covid-19 signage for businesses | Limiting the number of customers entering the shop. Maintaining 2m distance when queuing outside and in the shop. Keep a distance of 2m at all times. |
| Covid-19: frequently asked health and safety questions | Click here to download Covid-19: frequently asked health and safety questions. |
| Additional helpful links | |
| Public Health Agency | Public Health Agency. |
| NI Direct Covid-19 | NI Direct Covid-19 |
| The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 | Covid-19 Legislation |
| Posters to download, print and display from the Public Health Agency | Social distancing poster. Hand washing poster Catch it, bin it, kill it poster. Isolation poster. |
| Support | Further information |
|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund has resumed accepting small and medium project funding applications and launched an interest free loans pilot. | Click here for more information on The National Lottery Heritage Fund. |
| For business support and guidance specific to the Tourism & Hospitality sector | |
| The Business Support & Innovation Centre is offering the Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Sector a range of funded programmes. Up to 60 hours of mentoring support available from industry experts through InnovateUs and Invest NI Innovation Voucher Programmes. | Click here for more information on funded programmes. |
| Further support and advice | Tourism NI NI Tourism Alliance Hospitality Ulster Northern Ireland Hotels Federation Federation of Small Businesses |
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