COVID-19
SAFE BUILDING HEALTH FIRST
Message to the construction industry
Construction will likely never be the same again, the pandemic challenging us to adapt quickly and boldly, and we rise to the challenge.
We are seizing the road to recovery opportunity to prepare with solutions for ADLC team members and partners across the country.
While we can`t shake your hand today, we can promise to be people-first company. In this new reality, we reaffirm our purpose
Our highest priority is to do what is necessary to guarantee the safety and health of all the people involved in the construction process
Let`s build safely to keep our clients´ businesses running when the day comes when we can meet again. Until then, we are focused on building safely to meet our commitments.
Safe construction, health first
Safe Reboot
To reduce contagion rates, companies that resume activities must comply with the PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDELINES AGAINST THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN THE EXECUTION OF CONSTRUCTION WORKS
All companies must prepare the PLAN FOR THE SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COVID-19 AT WORK,which must be submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Committee or Supervisor for approval within a maximum period of 48 hours.
You must register the plan in the Integrated System fo COVID-19 (SICOVID-19),you must submit the plan by virtual party table. The plan will be accessible to inspection entities such as SUSALUD or SUNAFIL for verification of its compliance. for verification of its compliance.
It is essential to, take care of the health of the workers on the job site, and a protocol should be drwn up with measures to be implemented before, during and after the start of the work.
The site resident is responsible for ensuring the execution of the guideline. The supervisor and health professional is responsible for enforcing the guidelines.
Should be enable places of prevention and control on site,for the access of people, you must first go through the Prior Control,then through the disinfection; then the Changing Rooms and finally they will enter the Work Zone.
- Prior Control,when entering and leaving any construction site, a discard evaluation must be carried out, which consists of temperature control (laser or infrared thermometer), pulse oximetry and verification of the absence of symptoms. Each person who enters or rejoins to work at the work, must sign the COVID-19 sumptomatology file.
- disinfection must be equipped with micro-springlers or other similar ones, portable equipment, disinfection supplies and personal protection, etc.
- Changing Roomsmust be accessed in shifts maintaining the safety distance. Masks should be provided and renewed periodically, independent of other persoonal protective equipment
- Work Zonesufficient air renewal must be maintained in work spaces, daily cleaning and disinfection of work tools, equipment , and materials for shared use and common areas must be carried out. The stock of cleaning products and protective equipment will also have to be guaranteed, and compliance with respiratory, hand and enviromentalhygiene must be constantly supervised.
For acces to supplies, equipment and materials, differentiated areas will be set up; a) unloading and cleaning,y b) storage, the transfer must be through an independent route with restricted access. All documentation must wait 24 hours prior ro use on the job site.
Workers will have to respect a distance of 1.5 meters during their work, as well when entering and leaving the work; The areas of the facilities must have up to 50% of their maximum capacity and, if necessary, staggered work shifts will be scheduled
The food must be through a supplier that complies with sanitary measures, since workers will not be able to leave the work during working hours.
Maximum capacity should be established in common areas, set shifts for staff breaks, plan activities by forming brigades to maintain a safe distance, and limit activities with a higher probability of contagion.
The health professional of the work must identify personnel with risk factors and offer them a differentiated treatment.
Most young people are asymptomatic, preventing the real number of infections from being detected; Anyone who does not follow health and safety protocols should be removed from work immediately
Key communication
In times of crisis, nothing is more critical than good communication, we are committed to communicating with transparency, and with the purpose of building safely to GUARANTEE THE SAFETY AND HEALTH OF WORKERS
Make staff aware and install information panels with the prevention recommendations against covid19, also, at the entrance of the work place a visibile notice that indicates compliance with the meansures against covid19.
If a positive case of COVID19, the work must be immediately stopped and health authority notified,while the areas where the person has been in the last 72 hours are disinfected.
United industry
As the pandemic hits the industry, we prepare for future impacts on our customers, our workforce, and the supply chain.
We implement measures towrds recovery and to make our work sites as safe as possible.
ADLC is committed to developing resources that we will share with our construction colleagues.
Now more than ever, we are in this together.
