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  • COVID-19 – Site Operating Procedures Overview (OFF to remove from print out)

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  • Overview

    During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic it is essential to protect the workforce on construction sites to minimise the risk of the infection spreading. The points below identify the significant areas that should be regularly monitored.

    What You Need to Do

    Work through the checklist, ensuring that each point is actioned, where appropriate, in order to ensure on-going compliance with both established and additional procedures.

When to Travel to Work

  • 1. Are all workers being regularly briefed on the criteria for deciding whether to travel to work or not (for example, if someone falls ill, social distancing or self-isolation)?

  • 2. Are records being kept up-to-date, where individual workers have fallen ill or are in self-isolation?

Travel to Work

  • 3. Are workers being informed of the recommended ways of travelling to and from site on an on-going basis?

  • 4. Are the additional arrangements for vehicle and bicycle parking, lockers and showers adequate?

Site Access and Egress

  • 5. Are all non-essential visitors being stopped?

  • 6. Are the staggered start and finish times reducing congestion at access and egress points to acceptable levels?

  • 7. Are the additional site access and egress points reducing congestion to acceptable levels?

  • 8. Is the one-way system reducing congestion to acceptable levels?

  • 9. Are workers being briefed regularly on the importance of social distancing measures when entering and leaving the site?

  • 10. Are the facilities for hand washing when entering and leaving the site being used?

  • 11. Is enhanced cleaning at touch points in access and egress areas being completed?

  • 12. Are site deliveries being managed properly in order to ensure social distancing measures are being complied with?

General Site Measures

  • 13. Are there now restricted numbers of workers attending site inductions, and do site induction areas comply with social distancing measures?

  • 14. Is the site induction being updated on a regular basis to ensure it meets current site operating procedures?

  • 15. Are the enhanced, site-wide cleaning procedures being completed as planned?

  • 16. Are the enhanced cleaning procedures for tools and equipment being used by more than one person being completed as planned?

  • 17. In order to comply with social distancing measures, are risk mitigation measures (such as screens) still in place, and areas with marked flooring still in place and legible?

  • 18. Are all personnel being briefed on site-specific social distancing measures on a regular basis?

  • 19. Have all applicable tasks been rearranged to enable them to be completed by one person, or by people working two metres apart?

  • 20. Are all tasks, where work within two metres cannot be avoided, being risk assessed?

Hand Washing

  • 21. Are workers taking additional breaks to facilitate hand washing?

  • 22. Are the additional hand washing facilities (for example, pop-ups) being used?

  • 23. Are hand washing facilities being checked, cleaned and topped up on a regular basis?

  • 24. Are all personnel following hand washing procedures (for example, minimum 20 second duration)?

Toilet Facilities

  • 25. Are the restrictions on the number of personnel using the toilet facilities at any one time working?

  • 26. In order to comply with social distancing measures, are risk mitigation measures (such as screens) still in place, and areas with marked flooring still in place and legible?

  • 27. Are the enhanced toilet cleaning measures being completed as planned?

  • 28. Are personnel washing or sanitising their hands both before and after using the facilities?

Canteens and Rest Areas

  • 29. Are the restrictions on the number of personnel using the canteen and rest areas at any one time working?

  • 30. Is capacity of all canteen and rest area facilities being displayed?

  • 31. Are the staggered break times reducing congestion in the canteen and rest areas to acceptable levels?

  • 32. Are risk mitigation measures to avoid face-to face interaction (such as rearranged seating and screens) still in place?

  • 33. Are canteens following the latest Government guidance on keeping workers and customers safe during COVID-19?

  • 34. Are the enhanced cleaning measures being completed as planned (with particular focus on touch points, tables, kettles, refrigerators and microwave ovens)?

  • 35. Are the facilities for the disposal of rubbish being emptied on a regular basis?

  • 36. Are personnel washing or sanitising their hands when entering and leaving these areas?

Changing Facilities, Showers and Drying Rooms

  • 37. Are the restrictions on numbers of personnel using the facilities at any one time working?

  • 38. Are risk mitigation measures in order to comply with social distancing measures (such as screens) still in place?

  • 39. Is the capacity of the facilities being displayed?

  • 40. Are the staggered start and finish times reducing congestion at access and egress points to acceptable levels?

  • 41. Are the enhanced cleaning measures being completed as planned?

First Aid and Emergency Response

  • 42. Are there additional resources in place (for example, first aiders and trauma equipment)?

  • 43. Are there suitable first-aid risk assessments in place that cover the potential breach of social distancing guidelines?

  • 44. Do the muster (assembly) areas comply with social distancing guidelines?

Communication, Documentation and Monitoring

  • 45. Are all relevant systems and procedures, such as risk assessments and method statements, being reviewed and updated on a regular basis?

  • 46. Are all relevant contractor systems and procedures, such as risk assessments and method statements, being reviewed and updated on a regular basis?

  • 47. Are all personnel being briefed on site wide areas of change?

  • 48. Are all relevant personnel, affected by changes to specific activity risk assessments and method statements, being briefed?

  • 49. Are all site briefing records up-to-date and correct?

  • 50. Are all new workplace procedures being followed?

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