I am looking for advice on how to deal with a reasonably sensitive issue around people having to change in front of their work colleagues.
As part of our Food safety controls we do not allow workwear to be worn off site, with personnel required to change into supplied workwear before commencing shift, and out of it before leaving site. For this purpose we provide a changing area and individual split lockers, but they are not segregated in anyway.
Workwear is laundered at home by the employees.
One employee has a skin condition which they are very conscious about, and effects most of his body, and does not wish to change in front of other colleagues, nor do they wish to draw attention to themselves by changing in a different area for example, because I have suggested they use the shower cubicles to change as these are individually enclosed. so at moment this employee is changing at home and coming to work in workwear.
We don’t have the available space or capital to segregate everyone into cubicle type set up.
The risk of contamination transfer is extremely low, as we are a paper mill, with very limited contact with exposed product, the person involved is not publicising the fact they are arriving to work in workwear, and has not discussed the issue with anyone else.
I wondered if anyone has encountered a similar scenario and how did they deal with it, any workable suggestions would be gratefully received.
Many thanks
David