BA T ON ROUGE t r a i n i n g c en t e r update
KEEPING SAFETY FIRST AS WE WELCOME STUDENTS BACK
BY KELLY CARPENTER, DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION The training center staff worked hard on policies and procedures for students to gradually return to class on June 1. It is and will continue to be the utmost importance that all individuals associated with the Baton Rouge Training Center continue to adhere to local and federal guidelines as we return to school safely. With the help from both the Safety Committee and Education and Manpower Committee, we believe we have outlined a clear path to execute a smooth transition for students. These classes began on June 1 with the 25% capacity restriction: oElectrical & Instrumentation 400 oHeavy Equipment & Mobile Crane 200 oPipefitting 400 oMillwright 500 oSpecialty Classes – CSST, Print Reading, Estimating and Planning & Scheduling oWelding Below is the outline that ABC Pelican developed to insure we have social distancing, health and safety practices in place for the students, instructors, visitors and staff. Many of these new policies have now become part of ABC Pelican’s best practices for better health and hygiene and will continue to be implemented going forward. I’m happy to report that these first few weeks of classes have run smoothly and that the staff and instructors are happy to see the students return to campus. •Daily temperature checks and questionnaires provided by a third-party medical vendor to all students at the gate of our campus •Students who register a temperature over 99.9 degrees at the gate of our campus are required to: oSelf-quarantine for 14 days OR oProvide us documented proof of one negative COVID-19 test result before returning to campus. •Keeping daily logs on file from all students, visitors and staff •Requiring that face covering must be worn by students and instructors while on campus
•Providing handwashing stations at each entrance of our buildings and hand sanitizer dispensers at entrance of each classroom and lab •Placing decals on the floor of the buildings on campus, positioned in 6-foot intervals throughout all buildings to enforce social distancing guidelines •Arranging the classroom seating to accommodate for social distancing requirements •Allowing no breaks and no smoking on campus to discourage students and groups from congregating •Offering restroom breaks for one individual at a time •Turning off vending machine and water fountains to limit touch points. Students are planning accordingly to bring their own drinks and snacks. ABC staff and instructors are looking forward to welcoming the next group of students to our Baton Rouge Campus on August 3 to continue the remaining classes from the Spring 2020 semester. The plan is to continue with similar policies and procedures that have been adapted for the summer session. Here are the Spring 2020 classes we plan to resume on August 3: oElectrical & Instrumentation 100, 200 & 300 oHeavy Equipment & Mobile Crane 100 oPipefitting 100, 200 & 300 oMillwright 100, 200, & 300 oSpecialty Classes – CSST, Print Reading, Estimating and Planning & Scheduling oWelding
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