CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
Coronavirus Safety Resources:
- AGC of America
- COVID-19 Webpage
- Sample Safety Policy
- AGC Webinar on Protecting Your People & Your Projects [Recording; Slides]
- Tips for Keeping Construction Workers Safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- AGC Proactive Measures for Addressing COVID-19 [English, Spanish]\
- Weekly Safety Tips
- Contract Resources
- OSHA
- Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer's Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the Coronavirus
- OSHA Enforcement Guidance of Employer Requirement to Record and Report COVID-19 Cases
- Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
- Prevent Worker Exposure to COVID-19; Fact Sheet on Protecting Workers During a Pandemic
- More information on COVID-19
- State of Ohio
- Responsible Restart Ohio; Construction Industry Sector Info
- Guidance for Screening Employees
- Ohio Department of Health hotline, 1-833-4-ASK-ODH. Coronavirus.Ohio.Gov
- CDC
- Interim Guidance on Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Cleaning & Disinfecting Guidance
- Apple/CDC: COVID-19 screening tool
- CPWR Extra, March 2020: Steps Construction Employers and Workers Should Take in Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
State-Specific COVID-Related Enforcement Resources:
- U.S. Chamber Interactive Map with State-by-State Reopening Guidance
Find Out the States Where Construction is Essential: ConstructConnect interactive map on where construction has been deemed essential, and allowed to proceed, and where restrictions have been put in place limiting the types of construction activities that can move forward.
Environmental Resources
- Ohio EPA information: COVID webpage and enforcement discretion
- Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) state specific information on environmental policies during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.ecos.org/news-and-updates/covid-19-resources-for-states/ (organized alphabetically by state).
- S. Environmental Protection Agency COVID-Related Enforcement Resources
- Temporary Enforcement Policy
- FAQ
- Temporary Advisory for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Reporting in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic (to help regions implement the temporary enforcement policy as it relates to NPDES reporting)
- The U.S. EPA has other resources that may be helpful on its main COVID-19 resources page at https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus.
- New Interim Guidance on Site Field Work Decisions Due to Impacts of COVID-19 including, but not limited to, the Superfund program, RCRA corrective action, TSCA PCB cleanup provisions, the Oil Pollution Act, and the Underground Storage Tank (UST) program
Many AGC members have had questions about Ohio’s COVID vaccination plan. Please find below some highlights of the plan and general resources. View Ohio’s vaccination plan at COVID-19 Vaccination Program (ohio.gov). The site contains the state’s phased approach (note that the plan includes four phases, but only a portion of the first phase – through…
Read MoreLt. Governor Jon Husted announced today that Battelle and JobsOhio have partnered to provide free N95 mask sanitizing for hospitals for the next two weeks. Last week, after urging from Governor DeWine and Lt. Governor Husted, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the use of new Battelle technology to sanitize these masks for reuse. …
Read MoreAn expanded COVID-19 data dashboard has been designed by the InnovateOhio Platform and is available online. The dashboard displays the most recent preliminary data reported to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) about COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in Ohio by selected demographics and county of residence. There are 867 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in…
Read MoreConstructConnect is a strategic partner of AGC of America. As a business we report on commercial construction projects across the US and Canada and are closely monitoring projects that are delayed, put on hold or cancelled due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Additionally, our Chief Economist, Alex Carrick, routinely partners with the AGC’s Chief Economist, Ken…
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