Is COVID-19 an OSHA Reportable Illness?
When it comes to an OSHA reportable incident or illness it must be reported within 24 hours for: a hospitalization for anything other than diagnostic purposes, an amputation, loss of an eye. If [...]
Is COVID-19 an OSHA Recordable Illness?
If there is a confirmed case on your job site, you should conduct a thorough investigation and determine if it did occur on the job site. Below is the OSHA outline for determination. If you have [...]
Should safety professionals continue to conduct site audits?
Yes. We should continue to conduct regular site inspections. It is important and remains essential our health and safety programs and procedures continue. These audits need to remain as we [...]
Have you seen a change in safety audit procedures?
Yes, a few. There has been a change in the exchange of information. We are trying to distance and minimize or eliminate contact wherever possible. Eliminating group site walks and things of that [...]
What should we have in place in the case we may need to shut down a project?
Contact your local health department for guidance. Have a checklist ready to go to ensure we have the best coverage and shutdown protocol goes as smoothly as possible keeping site workers [...]
How are you handling site visitors?
Non-essential visitors should not be allowed on site. Post signage to communicate this requirement. This is in place to protect the visitor as well as all site workers. If it is not critical, do [...]
Have companies or job sites been running split shifts to eliminate the number of personnel on site at the same time?
We are in a very communicative business. We are trying to make this happen wherever possible to limit close interaction between employees, as well as subcontractors on site, and all other site [...]
What is the process with multiple personnel using the same site transportation equipment (i.e. forklifts, scissorslifts, boomlifts, mules, and other shared equipment)?
A best practice would be to issue these types of equipment to the same person the entire day. If that is not practical or feasible, ensure hygiene practices are in place. You should have [...]
How should site deliveries be handled?
Have a procedure in place. Maintain distance upon approach. Try not to sign forms and do not touch anything that you do not have control of decontaminating. Have alternative methods for the [...]
What if we have employees working out of town staying in a hotel?
Distancing becomes hard, the easiest and best answer to this is don’t share rooms. If two people have to share a room evaluate to see if they can safely maintain the recommended distance apart, [...]
