Osha Covid -19 Guidance

• Posted By: Admin

Covid-19 Guidelines

COVID-19 Guidance for the Construction Workforce :

OSHA is committed to protecting the health and safety of America’s workers and workplaces during these unprecedented times.

The agency will be issuing a series of industry-specific alerts designed to keep workers safe.

When working in the construction industry, the following tips can help reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus:

• Encourage workers to stay home if they are sick.
• Allow workers to wear masks over their nose and mouth to prevent them from spreading the virus.
• Continue to use other normal control measures, including personal protective equipment (PPE), necessary to protect workers from other job hazards associated with construction activities.
• Advise workers to avoid physical contact with others and direct employees/contractors/visitors to increase personal space to at least six feet, where possible. Where work trailers are used, all workers should maintain social distancing while inside the trailers.
• Train workers how to properly put on, use/wear, and take off protective clothing and equipment.
• Encourage respiratory etiquette, including covering coughs and sneezes.
•  Promote personal hygiene. If workers do not have immediate access to soap and water for handwashing, provide alcohol-based hand rubs containing at least 60 percent alcohol.
• Use Environmental Protection Agency-approved cleaning chemicals from List N or that have label claims against the coronavirus.
• The extent tools or equipment must be shared, provide and instruct workers to use alcohol based wipes to clean tools before and after use.
• When cleaning tools and equipment, workers should consult manufacturer recommendations for proper cleaning techniques and restrictions.
• Keep in-person meetings (including toolbox talks and safety meetings) as short as possible, limit the number of workers in attendance, and use social distancing practices.
• Clean and disinfect portable jobsite toilets regularly. Hand sanitizer dispensers should be filled regularly. Frequently-touched items (i.e., door pulls and toilet seats) should be disinfected\
• Encourage workers to report any safety and health concerns.
• For more information

visit www.osha.gov/coronavirus or call 1-800-321-OSHA (6742)