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Facilities Management UK May 2020


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In this issue... FM UPDATE


04 Protecting home workers. Advice from the HSE.


06 The impact of Covid-19 on the Facilities Managers' role.


08 Coronavirus: Can a tenant end their commercial property lease early?


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14 Experts say businesses may have to compromise to help employees to feel comfortable in the office.


WHY IT’S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO FINGERPRINT SCANNERS


18 How often has your workplace sanitised its fingerprint scanner, office door pin pad or access gates before now?


AN END TO THE OFFICE AS WE KNOW IT?


22 The coronavirus pandemic has created a sudden shift


in how we live and


work, with social distancing guidelines significantly changing how we occupy and think about the spaces around us.


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30 When considering lighting, a number of factors need to be taken into consideration.


LOCKOUT DURING LOCKDOWN


34 How access control technology can help facilities managers at this time.


ADAPTING SPACES FOR SHORT TERM USE


36 Robust solutions for adapting quickly for high intensity use.


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THE UK PLASTICS PACT 40 Infiltrating everyday life, our use of single-use plastic is now accelerating the crisis at a dramatic pace.


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