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RETURN TO CONSTRUCTION - SOCIAL DISTANCING GUIDELINES

  • Writer: TEAMJENNER
    TEAMJENNER
  • May 18, 2020
  • 4 min read

Following the continued directive at government level in relation to the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic encouraging construction activity to continue to benefit both society and the economy, Jenner have established the following guidelines to ensure that as we recommence construction activity we continue and augment our duty of care to keep all our staff and stakeholders safe and well until the virus is completely eradicated.

Any member of the Jenner team with underlying complex health conditions or considered to be within a vulnerable or ‘at risk’ group will be asked not to return to work and will continue to work remotely within self-isolation guidelines, until it is considered safe for them to recommence normal duty.

Jenner will continue to adhere to latest government guidance to ensure the wellbeing of all our people, and any member of staff with suspected COVID-19 symptoms will be requested to return home to self-isolate in accordance with our company protocol.

Main Office:

All staff returning to the main office should continue to strictly observe social-distancing guidelines as set out by the government and maintain a minimum distance of 2 metres during all face-to-face conversations.

Furthermore, we advise the following, wherever possible:

- Limit non-essential social interaction;

- Use the telephone rather visiting offices;

- Only use your own telephone, workstation and equipment;

- Only use clean mugs or ensure you retain the same mug for the whole day;

- Only 1 person in a kitchen at any one time;

Those who can undertake their role remotely will be actively encouraged to continue do so until further notice or to share their time between home and office working to reduce overall numbers in the building at any one time.

Teams working within communal, open-plan offices will adopt a rota system, as authorised by their departmental director, to schedule their time in the office to ensure social-distancing guidelines can be adhered to within these environments, at all times.

Visitors to the office will be actively discouraged, unless deemed business critical or for essential deliveries. Those entering the office will be asked to sanitise their hands and adhere to our social distancing guidelines, which will be clearly displayed in reception. Our staff and visitor signing-in system will be cleaned at regular intervals throughout the day.


Meetings / Business Networking:

All staff will be actively encouraged to continue to employ a pragmatic approach to holding and attending business meetings and these should only be undertaken where the requirement is business critical. Alternative methods to carry out meetings, such as conference calls or video conferencing, will remain in place and are preferable.

Those physical meetings that do take place should be with small numbers in attendance, in well- ventilated rooms with sufficient space to distance seating arrangements. It is also necessary to avoid shaking hands or general contact with others.

It is envisaged that all wider business networking functions will not proceed for the foreseeable future. We will continue to monitor the situation and follow all government guidance in relation to all social gatherings over 2 people.

Live Construction Sites:

Safety is of the utmost priority on all Jenner sites. The discipline to refuse access to sites, or removal from site, of anyone showing symptoms of COVID-19 or who is not adhering to government guidelines for social-distancing is essential. A zero-tolerance approach is adopted by Jenner to anyone who could threaten the wellbeing of others or risk further transmission of the virus.

All site office-based working arrangements will continue to utilise all spare site accommodation (meeting rooms etc) allowing teams to disperse in order to maintain the recommended 2 metre social- distancing guidelines. It is the full responsibility of the Site Manager to instigate and maintain this working environment until advised otherwise by the Construction Director.

The regularity of face-to-face meetings will be kept to an absolute minimum (i.e. site team meetings, Sub-contract meetings, tool-box talks etc) Induction training is to be carried out with a maximum of

2 persons at a time.

To continue to conform to social-distancing advice we request that each site adopts staggered lunches and tea breaks and continued avoidance of close interaction with peers or gatherings of more than 2 people. Staggered arrival and departure from site will also be enforced to avoid unnecessary congestion.

Site visits by non-essential support staff will be limited and only take place where necessary. These will be replaced by virtual communication streams, where possible.

Alongside the above guidelines the need for enhanced hygiene, tidiness and cleanliness of accommodation and welfare facilities continues. Sanitary supplies must be carefully monitored and controlled to ensure full Health and Safety compliance at this time.

All sites will be issued with the latest additional guidance from the CLC to support safe operations.


Travel:

All those travelling to their designated site or to the main office must do so in isolation, and should avoid the use of public transport if at all possible.

All staff must take responsibility to ensure the cleanliness of their own vehicle, with enhanced hygiene measures in place to avoid cross-contamination and onward transmission of the virus.

Hygiene

Further to previous advice circulated, all staff must continue to strictly adhere to hygiene advice as per general government and NHS guidelines.

As we head towards the warmer weather, work areas must be well-ventilated with enhanced levels of cleanliness in place.

Sufficient cleaning and hygiene supplies have been issued to all sites and our cleaning teams continue to undertake more frequent and in-depth cleaning measures.

 
 
 

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