UK Travel & Transport Sectors. Social Distancing, Hygiene & PPE Protection Planning.
COVID-19 IMPACT – TRANSPORT & TRAVEL SECTORS
Executive Summary
This white paper analyses the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Travel & Transport sectors (primarily focussed on England with some guidance on the different rules for Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland) plus provides a guide and aide memoir for employers on best practices and current regulatory advice for the implementation of effective social distancing, PPE and hygiene regulations and processes.
Key issues addressed
- Covid-19 Lockdown impacts on all travel/transport in the UK
- Trend data on easement of Lockdown on these mobility trends
- Essential current staff definitions and working condition guidelines
- Social distancing measures, PPE recommendations and current Travel restrictions
- Regulatory enforcement
Key data extracts
- Tube, bus, and rail transport usage (vs. services - see below) since the beginning of April 2020 has dropped by over 80%
- All motor vehicle usage dropped to circa 32% of normal levels but has risen steadily back to around 65% of normal levels up to mid June
- Pedestrian footfall traffic has had the largest drop of 85%+ of normal levels but is rising back up to 40% with easement of lockdown contact conditions and good weather in June
Air
- Air corridor arrangements are currently being negotiated between popular holiday destinations that have the COVID-19 ‘R’ rate below 1 (anticipated to include France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Norway and Finland)
- Airports are introducing body temperature checks and face mask & glove wearing is compulsory
Rail
- It is now compulsory for all rail passengers (with some exceptions – see main report) to wear face coverings on the rail networks in England with expected adoption across all of the UK in due course
Coach & Bus
- Many Bus & Coach service operators are providing face masks for their drivers and passengers and have restricted passenger numbers and altered seating arrangements to accommodate the 1m+ social distancing regulations