Coping With Our Third Pandemic Winter The Rail Safety And Standards Board podcast

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Colds, flu, and other respiratory illnesses always increase over the winter period. That list now includes Covid-19, which is still with us. So, how can we best protect ourselves from it and the others in the coming weeks and months? Claire Shooter, our Public Health Manager, explains what we can expect and do to stay as healthy as possible.

00.44 Claire explains when and why there are peaks in respiratory illnesses.

01.57 Why we know less about the current Covid situation.

02.54 What a rise in infections might mean for rail.

03.30 About Long Covid, its symptoms and how to manage it.

04.58 What we know about Long Covid.

07.00 If you think you may be suffering from Long Covid…

08.30 How RSSB can help you deal with Covid and any other public health issues.

08.51 Where to find accurate sources of information.

09.17 About the GB Rail Pandemic Playbook

10.56 Explaining the structure of the Pandemic Playbook.

11.57 Why you won’t need to read the whole document.

12.58 Summary and close

You may be interested in:
The GB Rail Pandemic Playbook https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/key-industry-topics/health-and-wellbeing/public-health/pandemic-preparedness

HSE Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Advice for workplaces https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/

Society for Occupational Health Return to work guidance for recovering workers https://www.som.org.uk/covid-19-return-work-guide-recovering-workers

Acas: Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for employers and employees https://www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus

Public Health Note: Covid-19 in Winter 2022-2023 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/public-health-note-covid-19-in-winter-2022

Vaccinating to Protect Against Covid-19 https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/vaccinating-to-protect-against-covid-19

Covid-19 support https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/the-coronavirus-pandemic-how-we-can-help-you

Workforce Wellbeing [during the pandemic] https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/the-coronavirus-pandemic-how-we-can-help-you/workforce-wellbeing

Distinguishing reliable sources for public health https://www.rssb.co.uk/what-we-do/insights-and-news/blogs/distinguishing-reliable-sources-for-public-health

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