b'Healthy Workplaces TodayNEW ON-THE-JOB SAFETY SOLUTIONS MAY BE HERE TO STAYBy CLAIRE SWEDBERGCopyright 2021 Electrical Contractor magazine. Reprinted with permission.I single year, electrical contractors haveThe primary focus of worksite safety con- existing techniques are screening protocols, In a redefined jobsite safetyminimizing the risktinues to centre around several efforts, saidwearingfacecoverings,staggeringshifts, ofdiseasetransmissionwhilemaintainingWesley Wheeler, NECAs director of safety.instituting one-way traffic patterns and limit-efforts to protect workers from injury. IndoorThese efforts include proper spatial distan- ing the number of workers in close proximity. work, tasks that cant be done while social dis- cing, appropriate use of face coverings andWheelernotedthat,infact,construction tancing and interactions at crowded jobsitesotherPPE,andexposure-controlmeasuressites in general have been some of the safest all pose some level of risk for COVID-19to keep all workers safe. Guidance is avail-transmission.Projectmanagersandsuper- ableforcontractorstoensureCOVID-19places to work, due in large part to safety visors use common sense, planning and vari- safety,hesaid,includingOSHAsGuid- professionalsimplementingpropercontrol ous levels of technology to try to mitigate theanceonMitigatingandPreventingthemethods at worksites. risk of spreading the virus on the worksite.SpreadofCOVID-19intheWorkplaceBeyond PPE use and on-site coordination, For those who are adopting technology toandplansdevelopedbyNECA.Butthemanyemployersalsouseappsfortrack-helpmanageworksitesafety,theindustrynature of the work means that versatility ising,screeningandcollectingCOVID-19 seems to be in agreement that one eye needsparamounteverynewprojectcanmeandocumentation. The goal is to provide safety to be on whether there are long-term benefitsdifferent challenges.whilemeetingindividualprivacyrequire-to any new system, long after the pandemicEach jobsite has unique concerns that mustments from local, state and federal guidelines, has passed.beaddressed,hesaid,addingthatsomeWheeler said. www.ecao.org10'