As the��construction industry changes and adapts to the pandemic, safety and project personnel are finding themselves rapidly updating and modifying their worksite safety plans and procedures.

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Some of the topics we cover are:

• The “Project Risk Matrix” and how you can data to decide which projects to prioritize
• Rethinking your standard safety training materials and when to make updates
• How to take training, onboarding and communications online with minimal project disruption
• The process for getting people on and off the worksite safely through employee screening and access control

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Download our free COVID-19 safety training video for your construction subcontractor trainings and orientations. This professionally created video is built to provide you with a professional COVID-19 safety training video without all the work and cost to create your own.

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This 9 minute video is available in both English and Spanish and presents COVID-19 best practices on construction sites and includes sections on COVID-19 transmission, hygiene, social distancing, transportation, use of common areas and much more.

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���Ĵ�ý COVID 19 Induction and safety training help implement social distancing measures for the Irish construction industry.

The is the Irish Construction Industry’s representative body. The CIF is represented by each sector and region, with all stakeholders recognizing the CIF as the Irish industry’s voice for construction.��

Safety has always been a paramount concern for the industry, and under the risk of today’s current COVID-19 pandemic, education and implementation of safety guidelines, such as social distancing, on the job site are critical.��

COVID-19 disrupts the industry and leaves many wondering when they can return to work

Before the COVID-19 outbreak, the Irish construction industry’s main focus was growth in both the recruitment of the workforce and the expansion of projects, particularly within the housing sector. In late February, however, the novel coronavirus harshly and rapidly impacted construction projects around the globe, shutting down projects entirely in Ireland.��

“There were a lot of people looking for definitive answers for something that’s not definitive.” shares the CIF Director of Safety & Training, Dermot Carey. Carey leads the Safety & Training Department within the CIF, where he develops and guides the CIF’s safety and training policies, liaises with Government departments, and assists with member safety regulatory compliance.��

Before the lockdown, the CIF was firefighting questions and requests, providing the best available advice. When the industry shut down, the CIF’s primary focus shifted, Carey notes, “We knew we needed a plan to show how the industry could open back up. We needed to get to a position whereby the sector could get back to work.”��

���Ĵ�ý, used by construction companies across Ireland such as SISK, Roadbridge, Ardmac, Exyte and PM Group, approached the CIF to see how their technology could help the industry during the COVID-19 lockdown.��

“���Ĵ�ý’s product takes a traditional in-person process and turns it into something that can be done completely online.” explains John Naughton, ���Ĵ�ý CEO. “Trade workers, for example, traditionally start work on a job site and are required to register their information, provide identification and certification to be photocopied and stored, then complete a safety induction training in a classroom or site trailer. Only then, can workers enter the job site and begin work. ���Ĵ�ý takes this process online allowing people to submit documents and complete training from home.”

���Ĵ�ý launched a QR code feature last year, to streamline the flow of people on and off construction sites. By simply scanning a worker’s QR code with any smartphone camera (on a printed card, smartphone or hard hat sticker), site management can identify workers, ensure compliance with site regulations, and check them into the site.��

���Ĵ�ý launched QR code functionality at Digital Construction week in 2019.

Prior to the shutdown of the industry, ���Ĵ�ý had approached the CIF to see how they could be of service to the industry and help essential construction projects maintain safe operations.��

Following the lockdown and closure of all non-essential construction, this offer evolved into a critical project in the CIF’s “Return to Work’ initiative. Together, ���Ĵ�ý and the CIF began to develop a plan comprehensive and credible enough to put in front of a government body, demonstrating that through remote work practices and social distance education, construction projects could reopen, and they could do so safely. The solution was integrated into the CIFs C19 Pandemic Standard Operating Procedures.��

“We wanted this to be up and running in under two weeks.” Carey explains, “We were conscious the numbers would be big– we didn’t know when we’d be going back to work, but our plan was to be one of the first industries to return to work.”

Having worked closely with members of the ���Ĵ�ý team in the past, the CIF knew ���Ĵ�ý was the right tool to deliver a COVID-19 specific online safety training. The CIF enlisted creative agency, Media Coop to design safety training content into a video format that would be delivered through the ���Ĵ�ý platform. Outset Agency managed the workflow between the CIF webpage and the ���Ĵ�ý platform.��

���Ĵ�ý further expanded the use of QR code capabilities of the platform, developing a unique workflow and feature. Upon completing the CIF COVID-19 training, workers would receive a ‘digital card’ showing they’ve successfully passed the CIF C19 induction.��

These cards are readily available to workers on their ���Ĵ�ý profile. They are accessible online from any smart device, from which a QR code can be scanned to verify the legitimacy of the card.��

“The validation element was extremely important.” shares the CIF’s Dermot Carey, “knowing that the person we knew was taking the program was the same person presenting the card gave us the confidence that what was being offered was a very robust solution.”

The CIF then made the ���Ĵ�ý portal accessible through their , hoping to make it easier for workers in the industry to complete the safety training on their own accord.

The CIF’s COVID-19 induction was made available in five commonly used languages by construction workers in Ireland: Polish, Romanian, Russian, Irish, and English.��

In two weeks, the CIF and ���Ĵ�ý launched the CIF Online C19 Induction, free and available to all those working in the Irish construction sector.��

With ���Ĵ�ý, we demonstrated that a high volume of people can be put through online training in a competent manner with validation in a digital format�� shares Dermot Carey, Director CIF Safety & Training.

���Ĵ�ý’s initial proposal evolved into a partnership with the CIF and program where ���Ĵ�ý could offer every worker in Ireland a free course and digital card through the C19 induction.

For Dermot Carey, those stats serve as validation, “For us, that’s massive, and its validation of a system and mechanism we put in place to achieve a level of engagement…it indicated that people wanted to go back to work.”

Thus far, feedback from the industry has been very positive. All those who complete their safety training on ���Ĵ�ý are allowed the opportunity to rate their experience within the platform; 97% of workers gave ���Ĵ�ý a 5-star rating.��

“Technology can be used, people are adaptable enough and robust enough to address it as long as they’re given enough assistance to work their way through.” shares Carey, “…considering the volume of people we put through it, from an industry that wouldn’t be known to be technical…they all managed to get through it without any major issue.”

For the CIF, this experience demonstrated the capabilities of online training, “Our training offered through the CIF was very focused on classroom-based training. But within two weeks, we totally turned over to online training. It gives us confidence that people out there if you offer it to them, are willing to use it to get on board. People are very adaptable. It doesn’t take a whole lot to transfer them over.”

With a platform like ���Ĵ�ý, the CIF shares they can now complete their safety training and validation a lot more efficiently while still reaching their quality assurance requirements.

John Naughton, ���Ĵ�ý CEO, remarks, our tech and customer success teams worked around the clock to scale up services to support getting the whole industry through the ���Ĵ�ý Covid 19 Induction in 3 weeks. We feel fortunate to be in a position to help and, in what is an incredibly difficult time for everyone, proud to contribute to the construction community.

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Construction companies are seeking new ways to make sites safer for their workers. With the coronavirus’s additional risk, managers are adopting tech solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on their projects.��

From wearable technology that ensures social distance is maintained, to administrative solutions that remove the risk of contamination, leaders in the industry are rapidly adopting technology to ensure worker safety.��

With ���Ĵ�ý, you can keep projects running smoothly. We look at how project and safety managers are using our easy-to-use app for worker screening, access control, online safety training, and more.

Here’s how our customers are using ���Ĵ�ý Covid-19 to keep their projects moving during this time:

1. Reduce the need for physical interaction and limit physical proximity on projects��

As you resume or kick off new projects, you’ll need to onboard your subcontractors and their workers. Onboarding entails the collection of essential documents when you register new trade workers, including collecting, photocopying, and saving worker identification, certifications, and more. Traditionally this process is done in-person on the job site. Our customers have removed the risk of conducting in-person registrations by moving this entire process online with ���Ĵ�ý.

���Ĵ�ý allows your subcontractors and their workers to complete this registration and onboard themselves online before stepping on the job site. Not only is this process more efficient than the outdated (and now high risk) in-person process, but it also allows you to limit the physical distance between workers and employees on the job site. You get a seamless onboarding process that automates administrative work, all while maintaining social distance.��

Another crowded practice on the job site is safety training via your site inductions. These safety trainings are typically done on the job site, in a classroom-style setting. These training protocols vary from job site to job site but are essential to ensuring safety compliance on projects.��

���Ĵ�ý’s customers share that moving these inductions online not only saves them time but are an easy way to allow for social distance. Your safety training can be customized in the ���Ĵ�ý platform to meet your organization’s training requirements. Workers can view training, take quizzes, and complete their site C 19 inductions from the safety of their homes. If creating a custom online induction seems like a hassle, no worries. ���Ĵ�ý has ready-to-go safety training templates that cover the most common areas of traditional construction C 19 inductions, including how social distancing works on a construction site. You can even use these templates as a jumping-off point, customizing where you see fit and what makes sense for your specific job site.��

Click to Download a free ���Ĵ�ý COVID-19 Induction Safety Training PowerPoint/pdf here��

Our customers also use ���Ĵ�ý Covid-19 to help keep their projects moving forward during COVID-19 with our QR code feature.��

The QR code feature can help streamline the flow of people on and off construction sites. When enabled, managers scan a worker’s QR code with any smartphone camera (on a printed card, smartphone, or hard hat sticker), and identify the worker. When scanned, the QR code will open up the worker’s profile, showing managers if the worker is qualified to be on the job site. With this, you can ensure compliance with site regulations and use it to ‘check’ workers in and out of the job site. This scanning is contact-free, further limiting your worker interactions.

2. Mitigate risk��

When you complete inductions online rather than in person, you’re not only ensuring social distance; you’re providing a better learning experience for your workers.��

Why does this matter? Because better learning experiences result in a less accident-prone workforce. Elearning accommodates everyone’s needs. With ���Ĵ�ý, workers can learn at their own pace, and even in their own language. You can update your safety training with COVID-19 guidelines as they change and quickly alert your workers to complete these trainings as well. You can also create site-specific courses for a selection of workers. Let’s say, for example, only a specific portion of the job site will need to learn the proper sanitization of heavy equipment. With ���Ĵ�ý, you can make this information mandatory for that group of workers.

Ultimately, eLearning is an easier way to ensure workers retain essential safety information. Unlike a classroom, workers can take as much time as they need to ensure they understand specific site procedures and details. With ���Ĵ�ý, when you add a new course, you can alert your workers to complete that course immediately. This is helpful as regulations can change weekly during the current global pandemic. What works today might not work tomorrow. Instead of gathering everyone up on-site, you can remain agile and distribute new safety training or site information at a rapid pace, all online.��

3. Manage workers remotely

As mentioned earlier, you can prevent your workers from accidental contamination with ���Ĵ�ý’s Covid-19contact-free check-in and check-out capability with the use of the QR code. Your site security can scan the worker’s code when entering and exiting the job site, and not have to come into contact with contaminated equipment or paperwork.

���Ĵ�ý’s platform can also show you which workers and subcontractors are compliant at a glance, alerting you when there’s a problem, such as expiring documents.��

Keeping your site safe and ensuring your workers are health and safety compliant is more important than ever before. With ���Ĵ�ý, you even have the option to personally approve all companies and workers before they step foot on your project.

���Ĵ�ý’s worker approval feature provides an extra layer of security and compliance. What does this mean? With worker approval enabled, you can specify which information requires additional approval. This feature gives you the ability to approve or deny who can and cannot work on your job site, based on the customized requirements you choose.

4. Integrate with other site safety and productivity controls

At the start of this article, we mentioned wearable technology to ensure social distancing. This type of technology, like Triax’s recently launched (it assures social distancing measures), or can integrate with the ���Ĵ�ý platform and your worker database.��

We have built-in flexibility in our platform that allows for verified worker profiles independent of any employer. This means ���Ĵ�ý is a ‘single source of truth’ for your worker information. This data can be used in your other productivity or safety solutions, such as site access, wearable worker tech, project management software, and more.

How can ���Ĵ�ý help you?

The ���Ĵ�ý team is here to support you during this uncertain time. Subcontractor worker management doesn’t need to be difficult or unorganized, with easy to use technology like ours, you can digitize this administrative process all while implementing safety measures for a safer work site.��

Ultimately, the best part about ���Ĵ�ý Covid-19 is that it’s easy for you and your workers to use. 97% of trade workers who use ���Ĵ�ý gave us a 5-star rating. For an industry known to oppose tech, that’s a stat we’re incredibly proud of.

If you’d like to learn more about how ���Ĵ�ý can help your project, we’d love to talk.

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Download our free COVID-19 safety training PowerPoint for your subcontractor inductions and orientations.��

What’s included:

• General site access procedures including parking, transportation, entry and exit.
• Hygiene guidelines
• Common area guidelines
• How to handle tools and equipment
• Smoking precautions and more.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, construction projects around the world are left looking for ways to restart or keep projects going while keeping workers safe.��

With many projects experiencing logistic delays or reopening after shut downs, managers are also looking for solutions in expediting processes to catch up on original deadlines as well as maintain an effective work pace on the job site once reopened.��

Now that we know construction will carry on, what will that look like in a COVID-19 world?��

How do you carry on the necessary work that requires in-person action?��

We look at what’s needed and what effective social distancing practices look like on a construction job site:

Your first step: Form a clear plan of action.

The first step towards returning or continuing work is setting forth a clear plan on the new way your workers will be required to operate on the job site.��

Construction sites need to plan for:

1. Safety training that can be done remotely, before entering the job site.
2. Worker screening to reduce sick workers entering the job site.
3. Education and enforcement of social distancing protocols
4. Education and enforcement of handwashing, sanitizing, and other hygienic practices.��
5. A record of who is on the job site and when. In the event of a worker contracting COVID-19, these records will be utilized to inform those who may have come into contact with that person.

Planning for the above doesn’t need to be guesswork. Below, we break down key factors in keeping your job site safe, detailing resources and advice on how to best prepare and enforce social distancing on the construction site.��

Safety training that can be done remotely, before entering the job site:

general secretary of the Builders and Allied Trades Union (BATU), said:

“Our members are craft workers, using timber and stone and bricks and blocks. You can’t put the roof of a house on when you’re at home. You can’t build a wall at home and then bring it into work. It’s just not going to work.”

It’s obvious that trade workers cannot do their work from home, but there are some aspects of their day, such as site safety training, that can be completed offsite, at home, away from others.��

Details provided to workers can include company policies, procedures, culture, working environment, and health and safety measures. Another benefit? When workers complete safety training online, they can learn at their own pace from an isolated location.��

Online orientation and induction solutions are now the leading way for sites to implement social distance and safety training before workers enter the job site.��

Having the right technology, systems, and process in place has rapidly moved from being an efficiency hack to an essential resource for business survival.��

When workers are trained about safety and social distancing on-site, they can’t be expected to know all of the rules when they arrive and standards are unlikely to be met straight away.

Effective social distancing practices should also be included in your online orientation.��

But what if safety training absolutely needs to be done on the job site? What is the best way to manage on-site training if absolutely necessary?��

If on-site training is still required in any area, as few workers as possible should be involved. This may mean splitting the team into groups that can still adhere to the 2m or 6ft social distancing rule.��

This means training may have to be repeated, but safety needs to remain top priority, ahead of saving time. If training on-site is absolutely required, it should be held outside in an open space if possible.

Where to implement staggered entry and break-times:

In small eating areas, break times should be staggered so they won’t be full of people. Also, make it clear that staff members need to sit 2m/6ft apart in the designated eating area/canteen.��

Time needs to be staggered for use of any showers and/or changing facilities as well.��

When working hours are also staggered there are less people entering and exiting the site at any time. Sites need to provide enough exits and entrances to allow for social distancing rules.��

It is also vital that these points are well monitored so that it’s impossible for anyone unqualified to get onto site.

Mange parking facilities and transportation:

It needs to be made clear to everyone that friends and family are no longer allowed on site. If someone is getting picked up, someone should be waiting for them in an off-site parking area.

If people usually travel to work on public transport, but now feel that this is unsafe they might decide to drive to work. If car parking facilities can be improved to hold more spaces, this is a big benefit. It might encourage more workers to stay away from public transport and reduce the risks of contracting the virus.

Get comfortable with more email communication:

If workers can no longer do their job, they should still be able to contact someone by email if they have any questions to ask.��

The company should also keep workers up to date with any news updates or changes that have or are likely to occur. Managers need to make the effort to contact them and even engage where necessary, e.g. whether they’re finding this new form of communication successful and feel safe coming to work on the job site.��

Make it clear to workers that they shouldn’t come on-site to ask a question or find out information if it’s possible to do so by email. Explain that this is for their own personal health and safety, to reduce physical interaction.����

It might be time to improve your access control:

Popular site security methods and access control can quickly turn into a COVID hotspot if not appropriately cleaned after repeated use.��

Think about how many people are coming on and off a construction site. Entrance and exits are high traffic areas, with access control solutions frequently touched. Any area of the project that is handled often or requires physical verification by staff security boosts your physical interactions and, therefore, risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

Looking for pre-built COVID-19 safety training? We can help. ���Ĵ�ý has complimentary safety training, including the COVID-19 safety protocol featured in this blog. You can start using ���Ĵ�ý on the job site for COVID-19 safety training immediately. Learn more.����

Remind, remind, remind workers to wash hands:

Workers should always wash their hands before they start work. Remember, this should be for at least 20 seconds.��

Keep common areas clean:

When using common areas such as break areas or toilets, establish site guidelines. Allow appropriate time and space to facilitate the correct levels of hygiene and social distancing. Require workers to be respectful of these boundaries.��

Shared areas should implement social distancing. This means there may be longer wait times to use specific areas. Remind workers to wait patiently and that we’re all in this together.

Meals

Encourage workers to bring a packed meal to reduce the risk of transmission at heavily used appliances eg. Microwave, coffee pot, etc.��

Ensure workers to thoroughly wash hands for 20 seconds with soap and water before entering and after leaving any break or lunch areas. Ask workers to follow the recommended social distancing in these areas.

Tools and Equipment

It is essential to be vigilant of sources of contamination. Tools and equipment should not be shared where possible. Always keep tools and equipment clean and ask workers not to share unless sanitized when using site vehicles and mobile plant excavators, dump trucks, etc.

Touchpoints should be regularly wiped down. When changing drivers, require cleaning of touchpoints before and after.

Outside of work:��

When offsite, please be respectful of the local community. Avoid gathering in groups and follow social distance rules. Respect local businesses and be aware of their social distancing practices.

Smoking:

If smoking, ask workers to maintain a 2m or 6ft distance. Keep in mind that smoking enhances your chance of transmission. Ask workers to wash hands before smoking and advise them to use caution when applying alcohol hand sanitizer immediately before lighting their cigarette, as many workers have reported burning their skin this way.��

Regularly touched surfaces that should be kept clean:

Handrails, tables, desks, chairs, doorknobs, light switches, handles, phones, keyboards, toilets, taps & sinks should be cleaned often, throughout the day.��

When going home:

What about entering and exiting the job site? Here’s what’s recommended when you’re arriving and leaving work:

• • PPE must remain onsite
  • It is recommended that your clothes are washed daily.
  • Wash your hands before you leave
  • Travel alone if possible by walking, cycling, by car or van.
  • Wash your hands when you return home, change your clothes and leave your boots outside��

Turn this blog post into a PowerPoint you can use for your safety training. Click to download our COVID-19 safety training slides/pdf here

A lot of these recommendations are common sense. Ask your workers to act in good faith, abide by guidelines, and practice safety to the highest degree. Our goal is to keep the industry safe and get back to the work that builds our world.��

If you’d like to learn more about how ���Ĵ�ý can help keep your job site safe for COVID-19, click here.��

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With both essential and non-essential construction sites reopening or continuing work amidst the ongoing global pandemic, we look at the top administrative controls and job site practices required for a safe construction site.

As both essential and non-essential projects reopen or continue with work, it’s more important than ever to ensure a safe work environment for those operating on a construction site.

Construction companies truly focused on safety realize that now is the time to reevaluate how work gets done on the job site. Construction projects are rapidly adopting and implementing solutions that facilitate or ensure the of their operations.

Here’s what you should keep in mind to ensure a safe work environment for construction workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

See how ���Ĵ�ý helps keep workers safe with online safety training and more.

Top administrative controls to consider and implement for COVID-19 safety for construction workers

1. How will you onboard, educate, and train your workforce when you go back to work after COVID 19?

Registering worker information puts both you and your workers at risk when completed on the physical job site. The exchange of documents, sharing of pens and close proximity to others leaves you and your workers in danger of COVID-19 exposure and contraction.��

Registration, including worker information, paperwork and credentials can be submitted and stored online via tools like ���Ĵ�ý. By moving an administrative process like this online, you lessen the risk of exposure for everyone on the job site.

What comes next after registering workers?

Site safety training needs to be complete before those registered can begin work.

Before working on a job site, every worker should receive adequate safety training necessary for construction. Orientations or inductions are mandatory for most projects. How is your job site conducting this safety training?��

Unfortunately, safety training on the physical job site now puts your workers at risk. Gone are the days of gathering into a trailer or office to educate your workers on slips, trips, and falls. You need to ensure quality safety training in a socially distanced manner.��

���Ĵ�ý can be used as a digital tool to deliver your site safety training online to ensure construction site safety during COVID.

���Ĵ�ý offers complimentary generic safety materials to utilize on our online platform. Our complimentary generic safety materials cover the following topics and make it easy to get started on the ���Ĵ�ý platform. We have materials that cover:

• • COVID-19 what to know and how to protect yourself
  • Generic Human Resources Information
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Slips, Trips, and Falls
  • Working at Heights
  • Manual Handling
  • Lifting Operations
  • Fire Awareness
  • Electricity
  • Chemicals
  • Incident Reporting

With ���Ĵ�ý, you can customize your safety training and deliver it all online, directly to your construction workers. Do you have safety training videos or PowerPoint slides you’re already using for safety training, orientations, or inductions? No problem. You can upload videos and powerpoints directly to ���Ĵ�ý. You can even create custom quizzes.

See How ���Ĵ�ý Online Orientations Work.

2. Does your access control need to change when you go back to work?

Access control turnstiles can quickly become covered with germs if not cleaned properly after repeated use. Look at your current access control systems and determine whether or not an alternative solution is necessary. Any area of the job site that is touched frequently or requires physical check-in by staff security increases your physical interactions and risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus.��

Alternative and supplementary solutions for your existing access control exist, and it can be contact-free. ���Ĵ�ý can protect workers from your more frequently touched devices.��

Your workers do not have to risk contamination with our contact-free check-in and check-out feature when used on the job site.��

Construction sites can use ���Ĵ�ý as an access control solution by having site security scan a unique QR code assigned to a worker who registers with ���Ĵ�ý. This scan can be done with a mobile device, removing the risk of touching contaminated paperwork and equipment for all involved. ���Ĵ�ý also integrates easily with common access control systems.��

3. How will you communicate critical information to workers quickly?

When you go back to work, you or your team need to be able to quickly communicate with your workforce in the event of an emergency. What if a worker discloses a positive COVID-19 diagnosis or test result?��

It is essential that you communicate a protocol for your workers to follow in the event of exposure to COVID-19.

The ability to quickly communicate with your workers is key to the safety of your job site. How will you rapidly communicate the risk of exposure, new procedures on the job site, or closures of specific work areas?��

A plan needs to be put in place to enable rapid and accessible communication of critical information to everyone on your job site. Will an email suffice? Will a text message work better for those you work with?��

Find, organize, and implement a rapid communication plan to assist with the ongoing immediate communications that need to take place every day as a result of COVID-19.

With ���Ĵ�ý, you can make certain qualifications necessary, alerting workers of new requirements when assigned:4. How do you communicate to workers your new COVID-19 working conditions and procedures when you go back to work?

Safety practices and procedures will vary from site to site, depending on numerous factors such as work required and local regulations. What will be the same on every job site, however, is the implementation of new worksite practices and habits.��

Ensure your construction workers are aware of and adequately trained on new practices, such as staggered site entry times, best practices in common areas such as bathrooms and break areas, and any social distance guidelines and procedures.��

First, identify through local guidelines what is required or suggested for safe COVID-19 working conditions. Next, develop a plan to ensure enforcement on the job site. You’ll also need to communicate these new practices to workers to make sure best practices are understood and followed.��

Get ahead of the growing amount of coronavirus related project delays and disruptions while ensuring safety for those on your job site with ���Ĵ�ý. Learn more.

Only you can know the appropriate safety solutions for your project, but an improved ability to communicate and train workers is something every construction project should strive for. By embracing the impact of covid on construction projects, the industry may happily benefit from a long-needed shift to adopting more digital solutions.��

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The global pandemic is a new reality, and the need for technology during COVID-19 in construction has come into sharp focus.��

Construction sites across the globe have shut down and paused work to ensure social distancing measures are in effect– but in the next few weeks, projects across the globe will reopen and workers will be asked to return to the job site.

Unfortunately, like most businesses, construction projects were also unable to predict the sudden impact of this pandemic. As a result, many were not ready. Now faced with a new reality, many are job sites are realizing that going back to ‘business as usual’ is not possible.

It’s no surprise that a substantial portion of construction projects will need��to adapt to new safety guidelines–and what easier way to do this than with the help of technology?

While social distancing has led to a rise in working remotely, could there be a better time than now for construction projects to go paperless, contactless, and online?

Implementing new technology on the job site doesn’t have to be a burden, or a long drawn out process often associated with making a change to traditional processes or workflows.

We look at easy-to-use digital tools that you can leverage right away to return to work during the global pandemic.

How construction can leverage digital tools for COVID-19

Let’s start with communication.

To better communicate with your colleagues, review workflows, plans, and ensure things are on track, you can take advantage of free construction digital tools like or that help take care of those critical responsibilities.

Check out the top construction apps and digital tools we recommend that can help you during this time.��

Construction management apps are great for compiling and sharing essential documents, assigning and monitoring tasks, and overseeing the progress of projects without the need of physically being on the job site.

Given the circumstances, now is the perfect time for project managers to explore apps for time management, group-planning, task-assigning, administration, worker onboarding, safety training, and more.��

Many PMs are exploring the use of online planning tools such as and . Apps like PlanGrid help subcontractors share their drawings, field mark-ups, notes, and communicate with others involved in the project. Canvas is a digital tool construction professionals can use to review reports like audits and estimates, inspections, and more.��

The ���Ĵ�ý platform can also help construction companies get back to work by allowing them to move registration, orientations, inductions, and worker management onto a single easy-to-use online platform.��

Technology during COVID-19 in construction:��

Take a Digital Product Tour. How ���Ĵ�ý helps workers maintain social distance and avoid unnecessary physical contact.��

We know using tech is an easy way to get ahead. We also know that quickly adapting and improving technology is a game-changer.��

With ���Ĵ�ý, you can easily implement critical safety requirements that are necessary in the current and post-pandemic world. We help those who build our work get back to work, safely.

Use an easy digital tool for COVID-19 in construction.

Keep reading to replace your traditional practices with a safer, digital solution:

You don’t need to pass out pens and collect paperwork. Register and onboard your contract workers, remotely.

There is no need to hand over documents, ID’s and certifications physically. It’s possible to collect these in a contact-less, hands-free way. With ���Ĵ�ý, you take the risk out of handling in-person registrations by moving the entire process online. Our digital tool in construction can protect your workers by letting them complete their registration paperwork before they step foot on the site through ���Ĵ�ý’s online portal.

Ditch the trailer and embrace a digital classroom.

Site safety doesn’t need to be crowded and in person. Your training can be engaging. It can be safe and even more effective. By conducting your site safety training online, you help to avoid spreading COVID-19. On ���Ĵ�ý, workers can view training, take quizzes, and complete their site orientations/inductions from the safety of their homes, so they’re ready to get to work the moment they arrive on site.����

Leave the germs on the turnstile with zero contamination check-in and check-out.

You shouldn’t touch that. No, really. You can help keep your workers’ hands safe on the job site. Protect your workers from accidental contamination with our contact-free check-in and check-out capability. Your site security simply scans a worker’s ���Ĵ�ý QR code using a smart device to start and end their day safely, without having to touch risky equipment or paperwork.

Let your filing cabinets collect dust. Track, manage and view COVID-19 specific compliance on the cloud.

It’s more important now than ever.

Safety compliance.

Workers on site need to be compliant with all safety guidelines and registration requirements. But no worries, you have a full view and the ability to automate compliance alerts so you can relax. ���Ĵ�ý’s digital tool shows you which workers and subcontractors are in compliance at a glance and warns you when there’s a problem.��

Communicate even easier. Send updates with the click of a button.

How do you get the word out to your workers?

What if there’s any update?

With the spread of COVID-19, worker requirements and training are changing rapidly, but getting the word out to all your workers doesn’t need to be another challenge. Use ���Ĵ�ý to update all site workers of new work eligibility requirements and see when they are complete.��

You don’t have to tap that stranger on the shoulder, complete contact-free credential spot checks online.

If you see a worker on-site that you don’t recognize, give him and wave over. ���Ĵ�ý makes it easy to verify that workers are cleared to be on site. Simply scan a ���Ĵ�ý QR code enabled hard hat sticker, ID card, or digital ID card with any mobile device to check a worker’s qualifications without exchanging paperwork or making physical contact.��

Personally approve workers and subcontractors before they step foot on the job site.

Top priorities should include keeping your site safe and making sure your workers are 100% compliant with your health and safety regulations.��

With ���Ĵ�ý’s approval features, all companies and workers can be personally approved before they step foot on your project.

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COVID-19 is an immediate disruptor to industries around the world, particularly construction.�� With so much uncertainty across the globe and in our communities, it’s important to look to one another for insight, direction, and help.��

How is construction coping with COVID-19?

���Ĵ�ý recently sent out an industry-wide COVID-19 construction survey to learn more about how the construction industry is coping with the current pandemic and what the impact of COVID-19 will be on construction sites.�� We surveyed construction health and safety professionals, project managers, and others from Europe and North America to understand how the industry is mitigating the risks of COVID-19. Our survey results uncovered helpful insights, revealing how those in the industry are responding to COVID-19 and how construction sites are rapidly changing as a result.�� Interested in what we discovered? Here’s a breakdown of some of the key takeaways from the COVID-19 Construction Survey:��

1. Safety is a top priority. Construction companies are reevaluating how work gets done on projects and looking for solutions to improve worker safety while efficiently navigating inevitable delays.

Over 75% of respondents agreed that construction worker safety training online rather than face-to-face or in a classroom is critical. 80% of respondents said that sending workers critical information and updates via video, word documents, or PowerPoint presentations straight to their cell phone would be useful during this time.

2. Without enhanced safety measures, employees and workers are feeling unhappy with projects that aren’t taking necessary steps to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

Almost 30% of respondents felt unsatisfied with the actions taken by construction to minimize the effect that the coronavirus will have on construction projects. A majority felt that industry is not yet taking the necessary steps to lessen the impact of COVID-19.�� According to records obtained under a Freedom of Information request and reviewed by , thousands of those working during the pandemic have filed complaints regarding their exposure to the novel coronavirus and a lack of safety at their places of employment.�� The complaints submitted showcase the panic experienced by those who cannot work from home. Complaints come from an array of workers, including hospitals, construction companies, shipping companies, and more. The records reveal worker concerns about being forced to work with people who appear sick, and of working in cramped spaces that prevent them from standing six feet from one another.

3. Construction employees and workers are ready for (and want!) e-learning to refresh safety and other training.��

When asked how construction workers can best use their time if there is a downturn in construction activity, 55% suggested ‘E-learning’ to refresh safety, construction, or other skills.

4. The time to act is now.

32% of survey respondents stated that they are currently in crisis mode.�� 52% of respondents believe that although they are okay for now, projects need to start looking at and implementing preventive and proactive safety measures to overcome the backlash of COVID-19 on their projects.��

5. Construction workers want both safety and technology but aren’t sure where to look for a solution.��

49% of respondents had no idea how technology could help in mitigating the impact of the coronavirus. 22% said online training, communication & document management could help in reducing the risk of spreading the virus.

How To Best Leverage ���Ĵ�ýs tools for COVID-19

With ���Ĵ�ý, you can:

• Prevent handling of worker documents – photograph, upload and verify any required information
• Deliver socially-distant worker orientations/inductions, from any device, at any location
• Contactless sign-in for workers at site entrance
• Deliver site updates, new safety measures or other communications at any time, remotely

Click here to see how ���Ĵ�ý can help your project ensure safety on the construction site.

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Just like you, the ���Ĵ�ý team adjusts more and more everyday to our ‘new normal’.��

It was on March 10th that all ���Ĵ�ý employees began to work from home. We came together as an organization and asked ourselves first, how can we help our customers, and second, how can we help the construction industry?��

We continue to steadfastly answer those questions everyday.��

It’s been nearly two months since Europe and North America issued nation, state, province and county-wide lock downs.

Since then, we’ve launched COVID-19 specific resources, new product features that can assist projects navigating COVID-19, had company-wide Zoom Happy Hours where we all wore attire fit for the red carpet (or SNL, depends who you’re asking!).

The team worked long hours to support our customers old and new to reopen or continue construction projects that build the world around us.��

It’s for this reason that we’d like to share with you how ���Ĵ�ý is currently operating during this pandemic to ensure continued service and how we plan to help construction projects and heavy industries.

Protecting the health and safety of our coworkers, clients, and the industry at large is a top priority for all of us here at ���Ĵ�ý. Below you can learn more about how ���Ĵ�ý is currently operating during this pandemic to ensure continued service as well as our new COVID-19 resources:

Our Commitment

In response to COVID-19, we enhanced our efforts to maintain the health and safety of our team, clients, and respective users. The entire ���Ĵ�ý organization has remained fully “open for business” during this time, working from home.

Our staff is fully equipped and prepared for long-term remote work. This includes our support and tech teams.

Our business continuity plan was put into place in early March to ensure no disruption in service and to protect the well-being of our employees.�� Since then, we’ve worked to onboard thousands of workers to the ���Ĵ�ý platform and helped ensure hundreds of essential and non-essential projects across North American and Europe can continue or restart work during this time.��

In the past month, our tech team has built new product features and COVID-19 specific tools for industry representative bodies, such as the Construction Industry Federation in Ireland, who partnered with ���Ĵ�ý to deliver a COVID-19 safety training to over 150,000 construction professionals.

As part of the CIF’s Back to Work initiative, our tech team (made up of absolute rock-stars) developed a digital card awarded to construction personnel who completed the CIF’s COVID-19 safety training.��

This digital card includes a QR code.��

This means workers can show their digital card on a smart device, and when scanned by another smart device, it will open a link showing whether or not the worker completed their safety training.

These digital cards are checked contact-free on the job site to ensure construction personnel have been through their safety training.��

As an organization, we are proud to be the chosen system to collect and deliver critical information, safety training and contact-less access control to workers.

Our New COVID-19 Resources and Tools

Your satisfaction and access to the resources and tools you need to utilize our platform is our continued focus.

We understand the need for up to date information and training for your teams and we’d like to help by creating COVID-19 resources that will be available to anyone in the industry.

Our COVID-19 resources include information, support, and tools to help you and your team navigate through this pandemic. Please continue to visit our resources and our COVID-19 specific product page.��

With ���Ĵ�ý’s technology, we are in a position to help the construction industry safely return to their projects in the current and post-pandemic world. We are determined to leverage our technology to get the people who build our world back to work.��

If you’d like to talk more about how ���Ĵ�ý can help with social distancing, online/remote safety training, and digital contact-less document management, to connect with a member of our team. We would love to talk and learn more about how we can help you and your business during this transition.

All the best,

The ���Ĵ�ý Team

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