Below is the Algra Bros COVID-19 Safety Plan for the District 1881 (Chilliwack) construction site and the Timberlane construction site (Abbotsford. The COVID-19 Safety Plan was updated on April 23, 2021. Any questions regarding the COVID-19 Safety plan should referred to Sheila Janvier, Chilliwack Site Safety Officer sheila@algrabros.com or David Hall, Timberlane Site Safety Officer, davidh@algrabros.com.

Step 1: Risk Assessment:

• We have involved trades, supervisors, and the joint health and safety committee (or worker health and safety representative, if applicable) in determining on site health risks.
• We have identified specific areas where people gather, such as break rooms, work areas, and meeting rooms.
• We have identified tasks and processes where workers are close to one another.
• We have identified the tools, machinery, and equipment that workers share while working.
• We have identified surfaces that people touch often, such as doorknobs, as well as electrical panels

Measures in place:

• In collaboration with supervisors, safety officer, trades and office staff we have identified the following workplace risks concerning COVID-19:
  • Check In station, washrooms, site office, storage bins
  • Onsite machines: versa handler, manlifts, scissor lift
  • Shared tools: small compactor, cut off saw, hammer drill, scaffolding
  • Trades working in the same units
  • Common doorknobs, electrical panels

Step 2: Implement protocols to reduce the risks:

• We have implemented measures to keep workers and others at least 2 metres apart, wherever possible.
• Options include revising work schedules and reorganizing work tasks. 

Measures in place 

Elimination:

• Limiting # of trades per workspace 
• No general access to site office or storage bins
• Porta potties are cleaned 3 times per week
• Common doorknobs are sanitized daily
• First aid room is disinfected daily

Administrative controls:

• Site check in and orientation is done from outside site office 
• Any shared tools or commonly touched areas are cleaned regularly
• Site machine sanitization is part of the pre-trip inspection
• PPE when social distancing isn’t achievable, masks are then required
• Monitoring with trades to ensure compliance of guidelines
• When workers are using the machinery, they are required to disinfect before use. This is part of the pre-trip inspection.

PPE: 

• Ensure trades are aware of COVID-19 site requirements
• Through site check in and orientation, site requirements are communicated to trades
• Graphics (posters and signage) reinforce guidelines etc.

Step 3: Develop policies:

• Anyone who has had symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 10 days must self-isolate at home. 
• Anyone who has been identified by Public Health as a close contact of someone with COVID-19.
• Anyone directed by Public Health to self-isolate.
• Anyone who has arrived from outside of Canada must self-isolate for 14 days and monitor for symptoms.
• Visitors are limited in the workplace.
• First aid attendants have been provided OFAA protocols for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• We have a working alone policy in place (if needed).
• Sick workers should report to first aid, even with mild symptoms. 
• Ask the worker to go straight home. [Consult the BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool or call 811 for further guidance related to testing and self-isolation.] 
• If the worker is severely ill (e.g., difficulty breathing, chest pain), call 911. 
• Clean and disinfect any surfaces that the ill worker has come into contact with. 

Measures in place

• Ensure trades are aware of COVID-19 site requirements
• Monitoring of trades to ensure compliance with guidelines.

Step 4: Communication plan:

• All workers have received the policies for staying home when sick.
• We have posted signage at the workplace, including effective hygiene practices.
• We have posted signage at the main entrance indicating who is restricted from entering the premises, including visitors and workers with symptoms
• Supervisors have been trained on monitoring workers and the workplace to ensure policies and procedures are being followed. 

Measures in place:

• Through site check in and orientations, site requirements are communicated to trades
• Graphics (posters and signage) reinforce guidelines etc.

Step 5: Monitor your workplace and update your plans as necessary: 

• We have a plan in place to monitor risks. We make changes to our policies and procedures as necessary. Workers know who to go to with health and safety concerns.
• When resolving safety issues, we will involve joint health and safety committees or worker health and safety representatives (or, in smaller workplaces, other workers).