{"id":6185,"date":"2020-06-19T15:15:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T13:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line-ehs.co.uk\/ehs\/?p=6185"},"modified":"2025-08-20T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:28:29","slug":"uk-covid-19-face-coverings-mandatory-from-june-15-2020-in-english-public-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-covid-19-face-coverings-mandatory-from-june-15-2020-in-english-public-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"UK | COVID-19 | Face Coverings Mandatory from June 15, 2020 in English Public Transport"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"separator separator--center separator--gradient separator--md\"><\/span>\n\n\n<h4><span class=\"has-inline-color has-color-5-color\"><strong>EHS regulatory compliance and monitoring \u2013 an expert solution to ensure your organization\u2019s compliance <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay ahead of evolving HSE requirements across 300+ jurisdictions, with daily updates curated by our in-house legal experts.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bttn-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/solutions\/regulatory-compliance-and-monitoring\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"bttn  bttn--md\"><span class=\"bttn__cont-label-icon\"><span class=\"bttn__label\">Discover Red-on-line\u2019s regulatory compliance and monitoring solution.<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div>  The Department for Transport announced changes on rules related to Covid-19 in Public Transportation in England on 4 June 2020.  <\/div>\n<div>  From June 15 2020, wearing a mask or a face covering in public transportation will be mandatory in England. Rail and Buses are included in this change as per the <a>Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport Regulations 2020 (SI 2020\/592)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find advice on making a face covering <a>here<\/a>. It should cover both mouth and nose. Precautions should be taken when wearing it to not touch the covering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> As a reminder, face masks and coverings are not mandatory workplaces where they are not used as a normal PPE. They can be worn in workplaces where it is difficult or impossible to keep the social distancing measures in place and stay 2m away.  Find more guidance from the HSE <a>here<\/a>  <em>More guidance on Covid-19 Health and Safety <\/em><em>linked <\/em><em>in our previous alerts. <\/em>  <em>Updated on 19\/06\/2020 to include the relevant Statutory Instrument.<\/em>  <\/div>\n<div>Sources : <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a>E (SI) 2020\/592 &#8211; Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport) (England) Regulations 2020<\/a> (Published 15 June 2020)<\/li>\n<li><a>Department for Transportation, News from 4 June 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Public Speech Secretary for Transport Sharp, 4 June 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>Guidance on Face Coverings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <a><img \/><\/a>  <\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6186,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[591,611],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UK | COVID-19 | Face Coverings Mandatory from June 15, 2020 in English Public Transport - Red On line (COM)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.red-on-line.com\/gb\/blog\/uk-covid-19-face-coverings-mandatory-from-june-15-2020-in-english-public-transport\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UK | COVID-19 | Face Coverings Mandatory from June 15, 2020 in English Public Transport - Red On line (COM)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Department for Transport announced changes on rules related to Covid-19 in Public Transportation in England on 4 June 2020.   From June 15 2020, wearing a mask or a face covering in public transportation will be mandatory in England. Rail and Buses are included in this change as per the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings on Public Transport Regulations 2020 (SI 2020\/592).  Find advice on making a face covering here. It should cover both mouth and nose. Precautions should be taken when wearing it to not touch the covering. As a reminder, face masks and coverings are not mandatory workplaces where they are not used as a normal PPE. They can be worn in workplaces where it is difficult or impossible to keep the social distancing measures in place and stay 2m away. Find more guidance from the HSE here More guidance on Covid-19 Health and Safety linked in our previous alerts.  Updated on 19\/06\/2020 to include the relevant Statutory Instrument.  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