The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
has issued a series of
tips tailored to construction work to help reduce the risk of
exposure to the coronavirus.
In addition to encouraging workers to stay home if they are sick
and implementation of the usual measures regarding personal
protective equipment, in "COVID-19 Guidance for the
Construction Workforce," OSHA recommends that construction
employers take the following actions:
- "Allow workers to wear masks
over their nose[s] and mouth[s] to prevent them from spreading the
virus."
- "Advise workers to avoid
physical contact with others, and direct
employees/contractors/visitors to increase personal space to at
least six feet, where possible." Even in work trailers,
"workers should maintain social distancing."
