If your sector has a trade body, you should make contact with it to find out what additional guidance and support it can oer Advice during a pandemic changes at a rapid pace so where should you go for guidance on keeping your business COVID-19 secure? In the midst of this current and unprecedented pandemic, it can be daunting to keep on top of the changing requirements placed upon your business. Guidance on what steps to take to stay COVID-19 secure will continue to evolve as we understand better the risks of the virus and how to mitigate them. So, its crucial to know where to find the current rules and who to contact if more detailed advice is required. The government has produced comprehensive guidance under the general heading Working Safely During Coronavirus. This outlines measures businesses should take to ensure they are operating a COVID-secure environment for customers and employees. Click on the daily updates to see if your sector-specific guidance has been updated. You will find a brief summary of the changes made at the top of each document and these changes should be implemented with immediate eect. Supplementing the governments sector-specific guidance, there is a range of documents by various trade bodies and associations, some of which can be opened through links in the governments sector-guidance webpages. If your sector has a trade body, you should make contact with it to find out what additional guidance and support it can oer. While the government website should be your first point of reference throughout this period, you should contact your local Trading Standards or Environmental Health team if you feel you require more detailed advice about a specific activity within your business particularly if your area is under any advanced restrictions. Where a local authoritys area is subject to tighter controls, there will often be much more detailed information on the councils website, with which you should familiarise yourself. Credit: Sarah Noonan, Trading Standards Ocer Image: iStock / Dmitrii_ Guzhanin / filo If your business is a factory, or any form of commercial activity that is normally visited by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), you should seek advice on COVID-19-secure compliance from the HSE in the first instance. For further information, please contact your local Trading Standards Service