Question reference: S5W-34627
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 19 January 2021
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Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 January 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that social distancing measures are not being followed at Ferguson Marine shipyard, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
Ferguson Marine has always complied with Scottish Government guidelines on Covid-19 and has worked closely with trades unions to make sure there are robust measures in place, and these have limited in-yard transmission to a single case since work at the yard restarted in June 2020.
Separately, management suspended production at the yard to undertake a full review of the Covid-19 prevention measures in place and to reconfigure the workplace amenities/canteen to comply with revised social distancing requirements. Both Scottish Government and Fergusons management remain fully committed to ensuring that Fergusons continues to provide the safest possible working environment for its people.