RESOURCES
DOLI and Virginia Department of Health Notification Portal to Report COVID-19 Cases
Virginia Adopts First-in-the-Nation Workplace Safety Standards for COVID-19 Pandemic
Drug-free Workplace Supervisors Report
Marijuana Decriminalized in Virginia
FALL PREVENTION
Fall Prevention – Focus 4 Safety Talk
Fall Prevention – Focus 4 Safety Talk – Tips for Trainer
Preventing Falls Post Card in English and Spanish
SAFETY SUPPLIES
Cintas Uniforms & Facility Services
JOBSITE & OFFICE DISINFECTING
Tips to Staying Coronavirus Free
SD Pro Surface Coating Overview
Jan Pro Endure Information Booklet | About Jan Pro VIDEO:
SNiPER is Approved to Disinfect the Coronavirus
SNiPER SDS | SNiPER Application
DOLI
DOLI COVID-19 Training Materials(multi-language)
DOLI COVID-19 Training and Reporting Resources
Proposed Permanent Standard for Infectious Disease Prevention for COVID-19
OSHA
OSHA issued a new policy requiring employers to determine and record if a COVID-19 case is work-related as well as an Updated Enforcement Guidance following a lawsuit from the AFL-CIO.
- OSHA will enforce recordkeeping requirements for coronavirus illnesses for all employers. Employers must put forth an effort to ascertain whether a case of coronavirus is work-related.
- OSHA acknowledges that it remains difficult to determine work-relatedness with potential exposure outside of the workplace.
- The President signed an executive order for “good faith” companies compelled to comply during this fluid and dynamic crisis.
Mental Health and Emotional Safety Awareness
It is a hard truth to accept, but construction is one of the leading industries associated with suicide and depression. We were joined by Eric Kieselbach, a licensed mental health professional to walk us through available resources and response plans for construction companies.
- Connect with Eric Kieselbach for more information on available Employee Assistance Programs (EAP): eric@shepherdcarefiles.com & www.shepherdcare.us
- CDC Suicide Prevention Resource: https://www.osha.gov/preventingsuicides/ & https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/stress/suicide.html
- Construction Working Minds: https://www.constructionworkingminds.org/
- Surviving the Stresses of Life Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGrVqI2Yfck&t=1s
- We Kept America Building Video:
https://www.agc.org/news/2020/08/03/we-kept-america-building-agc-america-special-report
Safety and Health Codes Board Meeting
October 2020. The Safety and Health Codes Board held a meeting with public comment on the possibility of adopting the Emergency Temporary Standards as permanent standards. AGCVA sent a letter on behalf of members opposing this adoption. A decision from the board is still pending.
- Public Comment Meeting Recording:
https://www.doli.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SHCB-Public-Hearing-on-Permanent-Standard-9.30.2020.mp4
What to do if there is an exposure/illness?
- Follow CDC’s Contact Tracing Guidance
- Disinfect the facility: Ensure disinfectant is on EPA’s List of Approved Disinfectants.
- 3rd Party Providers: com, jan-pro.com, and Cintas.
- Ensure the Local Health Department (Virginia Call Centers) has been contacted
- CDC Guidance advises how critical infrastructure workers may keep working following potential exposure to COVID-19, provided they remain asymptomatic and follow additional precautions.