SCCA CCOVID-19 UPDATES
In an effort to update our membership, we have assembled some of the relevant articles to keep you up to date with the evolving coronavirus outbreak. We have all been inundated with updates, alerts and reports from various organizations and you can’t read everything. Most of the articles seem to be citing to the CDC website. This is a good source of the current information for best practices.
Fed/OSHA published “Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19” which provides good overall guidance for best practices. Cal/OSHA has also issued the following guidance to employers.
Cal/OSHA Guidance on Requirements to Protect Workers from Coronavirus
Workplace safety and health regulations in California require employers to protect workers exposed to airborne infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. Cal/OSHA has posted guidance to help employers comply with these safety requirements and to provide workers information on how to protect themselves. Cal/OSHA’s Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) standard (section 5199) requires protection for employees working at health care facilities, and other services and operations where employees will be diagnosing and treating known or suspected coronavirus case.
Interim Guidelines for Protecting Workers in General Industry
While most of our members are not covered by the ATD standard, on March 4, 2020, Cal/OSHA issued guidance for general industry. Cal/OSHA recommends employers not covered by the ATD Standard follow the CDC Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Diseases 2019 (COVID-19), February 2020. These guidelines contain infection prevention measures, which include the following: Actively encouraging sick employees to stay home; sending employees with acute respiratory illness symptoms home immediately; providing information and training to employees on proper hygiene and avoiding contact with potentially contaminated materials; performing routine environmental cleaning of shared workplace equipment and furniture, and advising employees to check CDC’s Travelers Health Notices prior to travel.
The CDC guidelines also contain recommendations for creating an infectious disease outbreak response plan to be followed in the event of outbreak. These response plans include allowing flexible worksites, telecommuting and flexible work hours to increase physical distance among employees, and postponing or cancelling large work-related meetings or events.
Help Promote Jobsite Safety, Make a Pledge!
April 15, SCCA, in partnership with industry associations, the CA State Building Trades and our union partners, will launch the COVID-19 Zero Tolerance Campaign. We would greatly appreciate you taking a moment to sign your company on to this pledge as it goes live. This way we have a strong showing of companies for others to see as the campaign gets noted.
The following are links to employment related issues that you may find useful:
Industry Updates
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update Memo #6
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update Memo #7
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Industry Wide Letter to Cal/OSHA on COVID-19 Recordable/Reporting
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ARTBA – California Update
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update Memo #8
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update Memo #9
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update Memo #10
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update #11
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California COVID-19 Emergency Update #12
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L.A. City Threatens to Shut Down Construction by not Following COVID-19 Guidelines
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L.A. County extends Safer At Home Order through May, 15, 2020
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Los Angeles County Public Health – Guidance for Construction Sites
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Employers Must Use I-9 Form Starting May 1, 2020
Caltrans Updates
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California Department of Transportation Extended Lane Closure Operations Memo
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Shop Drawings Submittals
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Caltrans Construction Operations During COVID-19
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Temporary Procedures for Caltrans
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Small Business Assistance During COVID-19
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Caltrans Paperless Ticketing Construction Procedure Directive
>Procedure Directives
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Source Inspection Procedures During Coronavirus Disease Pandemic
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CPD 20-8 Source Inspection Procedures
Southern California Partnership for Jobs Updates
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Transportation Agencies Update
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Support from Water Agencies
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Legislative Progress
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Media Outreach
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COVID-19: Not a Threat to CA’s Municipal Water Supply
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Q&A With Top Industry Contractors
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LA Metro Speeds Up Essential Construction During COVID-19
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Post Pandemic Construction Tsunami, Could it Be On Its Way?
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Tapping into Water with Marci Stanage
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Why State DOTS Need a $50 Billion Federal Revenue Backstop
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White House Tackles Infrastructure Funding for Next Stimulus Package
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Unique Ways the Coronavirus Crisis is Changing Construction
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Help Us Plan for Southern California’s Water Future
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3 Ways Coronavirus is Changing Construction
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COVID-19’s Impacts on America’s Infrastructure
Frequently Asked Questions
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Tax-Related Provisions in the Families First Corona Virus Response Act
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) – Employers with fewer than 500 employees.
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Measuring Temperature and Symptom Checking Policy
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Health Screening Form With Privacy Notice
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Privacy Notice to California Employees and Job Applicants Regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Legislation
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Governor Suspends California’s 60-Day WARN Notice
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California Construction Industry Letter to Elected Officials
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California’s Governor Updates Essential Business List
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DigAlert Proposed Legislation on Assembly Bill 2334
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California Governor Mandates Face Coverings Statewide
Safety & Health Resources
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Voluntary Use of Respirators
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CoronaVirus and Reporting/Recording
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Best Practices for Construction Sites
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COVID-19 Exposure Prevention Plan
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Home Office Safety Tips
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Coronavirus in Construction informational video
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Be Kind Be Safe – A Message from LA County Public Works
OSHA Updates
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Cal/OSHA Guidance Reporting/Recoding Letter and Official Notice from Cal/OSHA
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Temporary Guidance
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OSHA Form 300 Guidance
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Determination of Work Relatedness By Standard Number
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General Recording Criteria By Standard Number
Labor Resources
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CISA Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers
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COVID-19 Recommended Construction Response Plan
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Cards for Employers – For those companies that are exempt for the “Shelter in Place” provision as defined under “Essential Infrastructure” per the county’s directive, you may use this template to add you company info and distribute to employees.
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N95 Masks in Need – Please help to DONATE
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COVID-19 Guide for Construction Employers
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Employer Social Distancing Protocol for Construction Jobsites
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Operating Engineers Local 12 – Building Trades Update Bulletin
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Memorandum of Agreement Pre-Employment COVID-19 Testing
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Union Trade MOA’s and MOU’s regarding COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave. Click the drop down menu for each trade.
Webinar Presentation’s Discussion COVID-19
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Construction Contracts and Force Majeure – Presenter: John Darling, Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Nieves Darling & Mah, Inc.
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Insurance and COVID-19 – Presenters: Mahyar Ghassemian, Ghassemian Law Group & Keith Newell, Marsh & McClennan
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Jobsite Control & Response Plan for COVID-19 – Presenter: Jonathan Vick – Atkinson Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
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Federal Financial Assistance/Economic Stimulus Package – Presenters: Gerry W. Mouzis – The Mouzis Law Firm, APC. & Gary Howard – G.L. Howard CPA (click here for webinar outline)
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Labor and Employment Impacts of COVID-19 Presenter – Brent Garrett – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
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Executive Order N-62-20 Presenter – Brent Garrett & Jonathan Vick – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
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Responding to COVID Outbreaks: Guidance from California, LA County, Orange County, and the CDC Presenter – Brent Garrtt – Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Local and Federal Agency Information
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ARTBA State Report
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ARTBA – Critical Road Work Should Continue During Coronavirus
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Infrastructure L.A. Taskforce
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AASHTO Requests $49.95 Billion in Flexible Funding to Offset 30 Percent Loss in State Transportation
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Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada
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Face Covering Do’s and Dont’s
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LA County Public Works Open for Online Business
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ARTBA Resources To Help Build Your COVID-19 Tool Box
Training Aids
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COVID-19 Employee Preparedness Study Guide – English Version (PowerPoint) (pdf) Spanish Version (PowerPoint) (pdf)
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COVID-19 Employee Preparedness Test -English Version (Test) (Answer Key) Spanish Version (Test) (Answer Key)