As part of UCANE's ongoing efforts to provide you with COVID-19 information and resources, please find the latest sector specific workplace safety standards forPRINTED construction sites toAREaddress CONSTRUCTION SITES TO ADDRESS COVID-19 BELOW. THESE STANDARDS CURRENT AS COVID-19 OF PUBLICATION OF THIS MAGAZINE. PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY EMAILS FROM UCANE printed below. These standards are current as of publication of this WITH ANY CHANGES AND FURTHER UPDATES. magazine. Please be on the lookout for any emails from UCANE with SECTOR SPECIFIC WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS any changes and further updates. FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES TO ADDRESS COVID-19 AS PART OF UCANE'S ONGOING EFFORTS TO PROVIDE YOU WITH COVID-19 INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, PLEASE FIND THE LATEST SECTOR SPECIFIC WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITES TO ADDRESS COVID-19 BELOW. THESE STANDARDS ARE CURRENT AS AS PART OF UCANE'S ONGOING EFFORTSPRINTED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH COVID-19 INFORMATION AND OF PUBLICATION OF THIS MAGAZINE. PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANY EMAILS FROM UCANE RESOURCES, PLEASE FIND THE LATEST SECTOR SPECIFIC WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS FOR WITH ANY CHANGES AND FURTHER UPDATES.
SECTOR SPECIFIC WORKPLACE SAFETY STANDARDS
Sector Specific Safety for FOR Workplace CONSTRUCTION SITES TOStandards ADDRESS COVID-19 Construction Sites to Address COVID-19 A.
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Enforcement and Oversight A site-specific COVID-19 Officer (who may also be the Health and Safety Officer) shall be designated for every site except as provided below for construction and remodeling in 1-3 family residences
Enforcement and Oversight
Except as provided below for construction and remodeling in 1-3 family residences, the Contractor’s site-specific project COVID-19 Officer shall submit a written daily report to the Representative. The COVID-19 Officermay shall also certifybe that theHealth contractor all AOwner's site-specific COVID-19 Officer (who the andand Safety Officer) shall be subcontractors are in full compliance with sections B to D, inclusive (the “COVID-19 Construction designated for every site except as provided below for construction and remodeling in 1-3 Safety Guidance”) family residences For large, complicated construction projects a city or town may additionally require the Owner to develop submit abelow site-specific risk analysis andand enhanced COVID-19 plan, which Except as and provided for construction remodeling insafety 1-3 family residences, the may include additional requirements to address risks specific to the project or type of project. Contractor’s site-specific project COVID-19 Officer shall submit a written daily report to the The city or town shall review and approve such plan and may require such projects to pause Owner's Representative. The COVID-19 shall certify that contractor and all construction until such a risk analysis and plan is Officer submitted and approved. Oncethe such an enhanced COVID-19 safety plancompliance is approved, awith violation of the plan be treated the as subcontractors are in full sections B toshall D, inclusive (thesame “COVID-19 Constr a violation of the COVID-19 Construction Safety Guidance Safety Guidance”)
For large, complicated construction projects a city or town may additionally require the Ow For all projects undertaken, managed or funded by a state agency or authority there shall be to develop and submit a site-specific analysis enhanced COVID-19 safety plan, whi joint enforcement responsibility between therisk project’s publicand Owner and the city or town where the project is located. The Owner of a public project has therisks lead responsibility for compliance may include additional requirements to address specific to the project or type of proj and city enforcement frequentand on-site inspections an employee or contractor of theprojects to paus The or townincluding shall review approve suchbyplan and may require such state agency or authority who is familiar with the COVID-19 Construction Safety Guidance and is construction until such a risk analysis and plan is submitted and approved. Once such an authorized to enforce that guidance and shut down work at the site if violations are found. The enhanced COVID-19 safety to plan is approved, a violation theis plan Owner of the project is required notify the municipality where theof work takingshall place be treated the sam is shut down or ofConstruction any violations ofSafety the COVID-19 Construction Safety Guidance awhenever violationa site of the COVID-19 Guidance
and the resulting corrective action plan, as well as to provide copies of the COVID-19 Officer’s written daily reports upon request. While the public Owner has the lead responsibility for For all projects undertaken, managed or funded by a state agency or authority there shall b enforcement, cities and towns retain the authority to take enforcement action against public joint enforcement responsibility between project’sSafety public Ownerincluding and the projects found not in compliance with the COVID-19the Construction Guidance, thecity or town w authority to order the project shut down a corrective action developed, approved for complia the project is located. ThetoOwner ofuntil a public project hasplan theislead responsibility and implemented and enforcement including frequent on-site inspections by an employee or contractor of th
state agency or authority who is familiar with the COVID-19 Construction Safety Guidance Cities and towns are authorized to enforce the COVID-19 Construction Safety Guidance using authorized to enforce that guidance and workofficial at the if violations are found. their public health staff, building inspectors or anyshut otherdown appropriate or site contractor continued on page 52 Owner of the project is required to notify the municipality where the work is taking place whenever a site is shut down or of any 8 violations of the COVID-19 Construction Safety Guid and the resulting corrective plan, as as to provide copies of the COVID-19 Office 2020 51 OCTOBER, “BUY FROM THEaction ADVERTISERS IN well CONSTRUCTION OUTLOOK” written daily reports upon request. While the public Owner has the lead responsibility for
