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Contingency Planning for a pandemic

Be prepared

The Government is investing considerable resource in contingency planning for a potential flu pandemic in the UK.
The Civil Contingencies Secretariat of the Cabinet Office has released a Pandemic Influenza Checklist for businesses. This follows the current advice from the World Health Organization that countries should be planning for a possible influenza pandemic, although timing of onset is highly unpredictable. In the event of an influenza pandemic, businesses will have a key role to play in reducing the risk to their employees health and safety as far as possible.

Visit UK Resilience homepage for further news and information.

What can you do now?

There are some simple precautions you and your staff can take to reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of catching or spreading influenza during a pandemic:

• Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, using a tissue when possible
• Dispose of dirty tissues promptly and carefully bag and bin them
• Avoid non-essential travel and large crowds whenever possible
• Maintain good basic hygiene, for example wash your hands frequently with soap and water to reduce the spread of the virus from your hands to your face, or to other people
• Clean hard surfaces (eg kitchen worktops, door handles) frequently, using a normal cleaning product

How Viking Direct help you?

As a one-source supplier of office products and services, including health protection products, Viking can provide you with a tailored solution for your business.

Our health protection products include:

• Health protection kits
• Disinfectants and cleansers
• Continuity kits
• Antibacterial handwash


We have also built pages to support this pandemic.

Just click on the products listed below and see how Viking can help through these tough times.










Please note: The information provided is not a substitute for local, national, and international public health advice. If you have questions regarding protocols in your workplace please consult your public health authorities.


If you have any feedback, queries or suggestions or need any assistance or details on the full range of offers available from Viking Direct please contact:

Lance Busby
Viking Direct Affiliate Account Manager
Summit Media