Infectious Disease Control Plan - COVID-19 - Flipbook - Page 11
Q: Are we expected to watch everyone, use a measuring tape and stop work when
people break their 6' bubble?
A: We need to continue implementing our COVID safety guidelines. We don't expect
you to micromanage this, but it is your responsibility to talk through this during PTPs
and help your crews and trade partners find ways to meet the mandated distancing
requirements. If things aren't working, then pause, change things up and reset.
We need to make sure we are protecting the health and safety of everyone on-site as
we continue to keep our projects open. We take care of people by both ensuring they
have a safe place to work and ensuring them a place to work by providing them a job in
these economic uncertainties.
This may require additional support in the field and may provide an opportunity for
someone (i.e. a superintendent) whose project is shut down to work on an open
project.
Q: What about carpooling, project provided shuttles, buggies etc.?
A: These are all part of the new challenges we face. While we can only control what we
control, we should be making our crew aware of the virus and how it spreads.
Discourage people from carpooling but realize there is a practical implication to this and
if people must carpool, encourage them to wear masks and other appropriate PPE.
For those things we do control, such as shuttles and buggies, project teams should find
new ways to transport people to and around the jobsite. Some of our projects use offsite parking and shuttles and some of our projects are in jurisdictions where the unions
require shuttles. For these projects, teams need to find temporary means that get
people to work safely. As for buggies and other on-site vehicles, teams should impose
limits to one person per vehicle.
Q: Are work areas considered gatherings?
A: Yes and no. A gathering occurs when a group of people come together and stay
together. Most work areas are dynamic. No more than 10 people are allowed to be in
an area or a room together based on most jurisdictional guidelines. But if you have large
areas - a data hall for example, you can spread people out (6' away from each other) to
meet this guideline. Understand your local jurisdiction's guidelines on this. If you don't
know them, reach out to someone on your team or in your business unit.
Q: Should we provide individual bottles of water for everyone?
A: Teamwrkx will provide individual bottles of water per OSHA guidelines. Individuals
are allowed to bring their own personal water bottle for their own consumption and will
not be shared.
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