SAFETY AND HEALTH GUIDANCE

This information is for construction employers, and describes ways to update their IIPPs to include information on employee training and preventing the spread of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19, at construction sites. This is mandatory in most California workplaces since COVID-19 is widespread in the community.

Train Employees on COVID-19

• Provide training in a form that is readily understandable by all employees on the following topics:
  Information related to COVID-19 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – check for updates frequently – including:
  • What COVID-19 is and how it is spread.
  • Preventing the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick.
  • Symptoms of COVID-19 and when to seek medical attention.
  • How an infected person can spread COVID-19 to others even when they don’t feel sick.

Additional helpful information is on California’s COVID-19 Response webpage.

• Further to this, detailed guidance is found in the linked document (PDF) below, including instructions for the use of cloth face coverings, including:
  • Cloth face coverings are not personal protective equipment (PPE) and do not protect the person wearing the face covering.
  • CDC has issued guidelines that everyone should use cloth face coverings when around other persons. Employers should provide these coverings for their employees or at least encourage them to use their own.
  • Cloth face coverings can help protect people near the wearer, but do not replace the need for physical distancing and frequent hand washing.
  • Employees should wash or sanitize hands before and after using or adjusting face coverings.
  • Face coverings should be washed after each shift and should be discarded if they no longer cover the nose and mouth, have stretched out or damaged ties or straps, cannot stay on the face, or have holes or tears.
• Practice physical distancing at all times. (Details in linked PDF below)
• Immediately send employees with acute respiratory illness symptoms home or to medical care as needed. Establish procedures to notify local health officials upon learning that someone has a COVID-19 infection. These officials will help employers determine a course of action.

Extensive resources and detailed instructions are found in this PDF guide published by the California Department of Industrial Relations – please read and download a copy here> PDF Guide

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Teresa M. Young has been a consultant to entrepreneurs since 1986, in both retail and B2B sectors. In 1991, she became President of Sign Biz, Inc., a full-service business development company. Young sits on multiple boards, including as Past Chairwoman of both the International Sign Association (ISA) and California Sign Association. She is an accomplished code writer, web developer and contributor to the Git Repository. Young is also an in-demand speaker, engaging business owners with topical and powerful business insights and strategies in support of best business practices and modern marketing strategies under her MintyWorks and Coffee with T brands. 200 click-and-mortar enterprises were established under the Sign Biz business model with more than $19,000,000 worth of SBA-backed funding for these businesses.

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