SITE MEASURES CORONAVIRUS


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Following this, sites were then re- occupied on a phased return as follows: ●Week 1 – 50% occupancy ●Week 2 – 75% occupancy ●Week 3 – 100% occupancy This re-occupancy was also based on site need, e.g. during the fi rst week there may have been a demand for more engineering staff than say labourers. Shifts are now spread to prevent crowds at the start of work and


throughout the site. Before every shift, each registered worker has their temperature taken to determine whether they are allowed on site. This process is repeated later in the day, with all results recorded. If a worker has a high temperature, the site is automatically closed for three days.


Everyone on site wears appropriate, good quality PPE at all times, including a face mask and gloves. Remote meetings and webinars are preferred by default and there are strict controls on actual physical meetings.


Physical distancing is also strictly policed during break times, which are staggered over shifts to prevent too many people being in one place at a time.


As well as regular cleaning and ongoing monitoring of all sites, the


HOW THE LANDSCAPE COULD LOOK BEFORE SITE REOPENS


●Site to be thoroughly deep cleaned before any work restarts. ●Documentation/checklist of items cleaned to be created and signed off by cleaning company. ●Any staff returning to work must be identifi ed to principal contractor by all sub- contractors, design staff etc. ●In conjunction with client, principal contractor, design


team and subcontractors will plan to reopen as follows:


– 1st week – 50% occupancy – 2nd week – 75% occupancy


– 3rd week – 100% occupancy


●Occupancy to be based on site need. ●Register of all staff to be created by principal contractor in conjunction with design team and sub-contractors.


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●Person(s) at site entry point to ensure register is adhered to and that operatives have appropriate PPE to enter. ●All workers attending site to only be allowed access if they are on register, to be checked on entry and departure. ●Site to explore option of using a suitable app to ensure correct checking in and out. ●Operatives should observe social distancing at all times.


●Arrival and departure to site to be done on phased basis to minimise numbers entering site compound at same time. ●Temperatures of all staff on site to be taken before and during every shift. To be undertaken by person(s) designated to monitor site and the results recorded. Anyone with a high temperature or symptoms to be sent home.


biggest focus is on the continuous education of the workforce to underline that everyone and every business is only as strong as the weakest link. It’s made very clear that these measures protect workers and their families – and that sites will be closed and potentially jobs lost if they are not followed.


Protect


Outside of construction sites, everyone wears a face mask if they’re out of their homes. The only exception appears to be in open spaces, e.g. public parks, but everywhere else, people follow the rules and cover up. This has coincided with a phased reopening of shops, but there are still strict limits over how many people can be in the premises at one time, which we can already see in the UK when we shop for groceries.


Willie Watt


It seems likely that will reshape how all of our workplaces are reshaped, which may in


itself present opportunities.


Trace Unlike the measures implemented by the UK Government thus far, tracing is seen as essential in China and is underpinned by an RAG smartphone app, which contact traces, allows access to work/shops etc when green, home isolation when amber and isolation in a medical facility when red. Firms also


ask staff to record where they have travelled and any face-to-face meetings so they can respond should the virus fl are up and dictate that contacts need to be traced. From a cultural perspective, China and the UK are clearly very diff erent, but the epidemiological use of our data may be a sacrifi ce we here in the UK may need to make to allow life to open up fully.


Monitor


As well as the register of staff mentioned above, visitors planning to visit businesses appear as though they


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