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Home Hygiene & Infection Prevention - Due Diligence Audits and Certification for the Disinfection of Public Spaces

Hygiene & Infection Prevention – Due Diligence Audits and Certification for the Disinfection of Public Spaces

Safely Forward: Certification for Hygiene & Infection Prevention -

COVID 19 - What started as a health crisis has developed into a real crisis of confidence in recent weeks. In these times, hygiene and protection against infection are essential to protect customers and provide them with security and trust. Supermarkets, buses and trains, shopping centers, airports and train stations, office buildings, cultural centers, restaurants, hairdressers, hardware stores and many other public spaces have to adapt to our new reality in order to regain customer trust.

Preventive measures are important, but in order for people to come back and live their everyday lives, convincing communication is essential.Through independent auditing and certification, companies can demonstrate that they take their due diligence seriously and act conscientiously. In this way they regain the trust of customers.

Liability and Due Diligence

Due diligence refers to the duty of companies to take every reasonable precaution to avoid causing harm to the health of employees, customers, business partners and the general public.

Taking this duty lightly can have serious consequences for companies. In case of legal disputes and court cases, they can be held liable for failing to take the necessary precautions.

As such, it is not only important to take protective measures, but also to document these measures. An audit by an independent third party can serve of evidence that you have taken the necessary preventative measures. The bottomline is a higher level of protection for all stakeholders, as well as reduced liability risks.

Hygiene & Protection against infection

In the context of epidemics and pandemics, companies are required to take the necessary precautions. The duty to care not only extends to staff and customers, but to any party that could potentially be infected on the premises or as a result of its operations.

Who are the Audits & Certification for?

Many governments have banned non-essential travel. This hits local and long-distance transport and the tourism industry particularly hard.

An early opening can only be justified if companies take consistent hygiene and infection control precautions, document them and have them checked independently. Without proof of due diligence, a COVID-19 outbreak can lead to allegations of gross negligence - companies can be held liable.

We offer a special hygiene audit for the hotel industry. You can find all important information here.

Supermarkets, malls and hardware stores must have robust hygiene concepts, particularly in high-traffic locations, in order to guarantee general safety.

A due diligence audit checks your hygiene concept and uncovers potential weak points.

Many governments recommend that you only visit public facilities if absolutely necessary. This recommendation has an effect: businesses complain about weak sales and museums, when open, are almost deserted.

This is precisely why we should take hygiene and infection control very seriously and communicate this convincingly. A due diligence audit confirms the effectiveness of your hygiene concept and gives customers the trust that is so urgently needed in these times.

If there is a corona case in an office building, the authorities recommend disinfection to reduce the risk of spreading.

A due diligence audit gives you the confidence that your hygiene concept is appropriate to protect employees. The due diligence audit makes sure that you are prepared for an emergency. If an infection is already known, you can have a due diligence audit to check the procedure competently, implement possible improvements and thus reduce the liability risks.

The past few weeks have confirmed what is obvious: production facilities are susceptible to the spread of COVID-19 and at the same time the reputational risk is significant.

A due diligence audit can ensure that complex manufacturing processes can take place while the risk of contamination with COVID-19 has been proven to be managed responsibly.

After the long closures of restaurants and hairdressers, there are many people who would like to go out to eat again or have their hair cut. However, the risk of contamination is particularly high in these places, which are characterized by their high traffic and the proximity between customers and staff. A reason for many customers to refrain from visiting.

A due diligence audit helps to regain and maintain customer trust. The right step towards normality.

How certification protects your business

In case of disputes or lawsuits, the question of what level of care can reasonably be expected is often decisive. A due diligence audit by DQS:

  • Helps organization to measure their due diligence against international standards and benchmarks
  • Confirms the level of care exercised
  • Points out potential for improvement
  • Reduces liability risks
  • Helps gain and maintain trust
  • Protects your reputation

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    • WHO COVID-19 Technical Guidance (external)
    • COVID-19 and Food Safety - EU-Commission
    • Corona Due Diligence for Hotels & Restaurants

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