Awfis Helps Develop Return-To-Office Guidelines
Awfis, announced the formation of the Workplace Operator Readiness Council (WORC), a global coalition of 13 workplace operator members and 20 advisors who together will develop new guidelines to help minimize the risk of COVID-19 spread in the workplace. To help companies across the globe return to a physical workplace efficiently and effectively, Awfis along with global workspace providers is collaborating to create a playbook that would advise and address both functional and behavioral aspects that require re-evaluation and re-alignment. The playbook would also provide a list of best practices that would help business owners ensure a healthy & safe work environment for their employees and clients. WORC is supported by advisors that include Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris, Esq. along with companies from the architecture, engineering, design, and real estate sectors that include CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Gensler, and Hines. The Council will be advised on public health by Arthur Reingold, MD, Division Head of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at University of California, Berkeley, and Scott P. Layne, MD, FACP, FIDSA, Professor Emeritus of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences at the UCLA School of Public Health.
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