Notify your employer or supervisor of the construction site:
• If you belong to vulnerable groups so that appropriate measures may be taken for your protection.
• If, during the previous days, you had worked on a different construction site or workplace, where a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 has been identified.
In case you have COVID-19 symptoms or have come into contact with a COVID-19 confirmed case:
Stay at home or self-isolate in the designated area at your workplace and wear a mask. Immediately call 1420 and your personal physician, and notify your employer.
General guidelines
• Notify the designated competent person in case you or someone else feel unwell (symptoms like fever, cough, chest ache, sore throat or diarrhea).
• Always keep a safe distance of at least 2 metres apart in each area and while entering-exiting the construction site.
• Skin-to-skin contact and/or face-to-face contact with other workers or visitors IS PROHIBITED.
Movement within the Construction Site
• No more than two individuals can be in the same vehicle at the same time. Always keep the vehicle’s windows open.
• Use stairs, in the permitted direction, in preference to lifts, where possible.
• Follow the instructions regarding the maximum number of persons allowed to use the lift at the same time.
• Wear a suitable mask when using the lift with other individuals.
• Sanitize the parts of the vehicle you have touched, both before and after using it.
Working together at a distance of less than 2 metres
• Use a mask and/or a face shield.
• If you have instructions to work in a team with others, the team must consist of no more than 3 persons.
• Work side by side, without looking at/facing each other.
• You may work face-to-face with another worker only after approval by a competent person and for no more than 15 minutes.
Use of Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Use soap and water to wash your hands or disinfect your hands before and after using any tool or work equipment.
• Use the same tools and equipment. Clean them after each use and before returning them to the storeroom.
• Use your own Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Do not share it with others. Thoroughly clean reusable PPE after use.
• Discard disposable PPE in suitable rubbish bins after using them and close the lid.
Use of washrooms – sinks
• Keep a safe distance of 2 metres apart if you are waiting in line.
• Always wash or disinfect your hands before and after using the toilet.
• Use disposable paper towels to dry your hands.
• Discard rubbish in a rubbish bin and close the lid.
Eating and rest areas
• Keep a safe distance of 2 metres apart when eating and avoid contact with others.
• Follow the rules regarding the maximum number of persons that may be present in an area at the same time.
• Wash your hands with water and soap or disinfect your hands when entering or exiting the eating area.
• Try to bring your own food and your own reusable drinking cups.
• Use your own or disposable dishes, utensils, cups.
• Discard rubbish in a rubbish bin and close the lid.
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