Construction: Keeping Civil Works COVID-Safe

If you are starting work on a civil works construction site, you may be looking for info about the steps that are being taken to ensure that your place of work is COVID-safe. Read on to find out more!

Modifying schedules and rotas

The COVID virus thrives when large numbers of people get together. In order to reduce the chance that there will be a transmission of the virus during large public construction projects, managers have started to introduced new schedules and rotas for different areas of the workforce. For example, different teams such as bricklayers and plasterers who would normally work closely together may work on alternative days so they do not have to come into close contact.

Limiting numbers in confined areas

When working on a site, there may be times when large numbers of people need to work in confined spaces. This creates the ideal conditions in which the COVID virus can spread. Many construction site managers are now limiting the numbers of workers who can enter and work in confined areas. The precise number of people allowed into a particular area will be determined by its size and the amount of ventilation that is available.

Installing shields between workspaces

Individual workspaces which are separated by temporary partitions may not offer sufficient protection against the airborne virus. It is therefore becoming common to use plastic sheeting or Plexiglas to help separate individual workspaces. This gives added protection against airborne particles, even if it does not totally prevent contact between members of the workforce.

Introducing workplace seminars

In addition to having measures in place at your construction site, it is a good idea for you and your colleagues to be made aware of the dangers which COVID poses. The management may arrange for you and your colleagues to attend seminars which will inform you of the dangers and the precautions that should be taken.

The construction site is a COVID-safe space

If you follow the steps outlined above, your construction site can become a COVID-safe space. This means that you can rest assured that none of your colleagues will get infected with the disease or pass it on to their family or friends. For more information, you should contact the civil works site at which you are due to start work. They will be happy to discuss this topic in more detail by outlining the precautions they are taking.