The smarter path to social distancing. By Tim Turney May 01, 2021 Workers and businesses have never been more aware of the need for positive occupational hygiene culture than they are as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The challenge business owners now face as they reopen the workplace is balancing worker health, employee concerns and legal and legislative responsibility around operating a “COVID-19 secure” workplace. A key means of protecting people against exposure, in workplaces and in the wider world, has been in ensuring social distancing–remaining 2m apart or 1m with extra precautions in place. 1 Research shows that areas in the United States that do not adhere to any social distancing policies, face 35 times more coronavirus cases.