What is the COVID-19 guidance for construction workers?

What is the COVID-19 guidance for construction workers?

See full answerLimit close contact with others by maintaining a distance of at least 6 feet, when possible. Limit the number of workers in small workspace areas such as job site elevators, trailers and vehicles, and spaces under construction if possible. CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, especially in areas where there is significant community-based transmission of COVID-19. Cloth face coverings may prevent people who don’t know they have the virus from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings are NOT surgical masks or respirators and are not appropriate substitutes for them in workplaces where masks or respirators are recommended or required.

Does COVID-19 stay in the air?

The current evidence shows that some COVID-19 infections occur when a person is exposed to small droplets and particles that stay in the air for minutes to hours after an infected person has left a space.

How to reduce the likelihood of contracting and spreading coronavirus?

• Wash your hands well and often. Use hand sanitizer when you’re not near soap and water.• Try not to touch your face.• Wear a face mask when you go out.• Follow your community guidelines for staying home.• When you do go out in public, leave at least 6 feet of space between you and others.

Will construction sites close during the crisis?

For construction right now, the issue of when sites will shut remains the most vexed. It seems unthinkable that sites will not close down at some stage during this crisis, possibly within the next few days. This time last week, schools were still open, pubs were still open, McDonald’s was still open, sites were still open. Spot the odd one out.

What are construction firms doing to keep sites open during lockdown?

Construction firms across the region are doing their best to keep sites open and putting special measures in place to keep staff safe while drawing up contingency plans for if work does have to halt.

Why do we need to keep the sites open?

“Our mindset is that we need to keep the sites open for everyone’s benefit; ours, our clients and the industry at large and therefore we have to focus on finding ways to do that. It may be that there are considerable differences in sites themselves because they are not all the same.”

Can building work still go ahead in the UK?

THOUSANDS of Brits have building work planned in over the coming months. Essential building works can still go ahead, so if you need a plumber or your roof caves in you can still get it fixed. But the government has also added that social distancing should be followed.