Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, you can still be able to manage your construction site and multiple projects even from a distance.
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Despite the disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, you can still be able to manage your construction site and multiple projects even from a distance.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe, life is forced to take a hard pause. Restrictions on social contact, work and travel are implemented as per local and international public health recommendations. Business operations and personal lives are put on halt, while the construction industry anticipates huge losses from work restrictions, site closures and possible sick workers.
At the same time, there are a few construction sectors, such as road, rail and school buildings that might have the opportunity to accelerate their activities as a result of the imposed traffic restrictions. So we are talking about a very fluid situation where keeping your teams connected, regardless of your projects’ type, is seen as a priority.
As it is impossible, in many cases, to completely shut down construction operations, the challenge for construction companies is to protect the health of their on-site staff while trying to keep their businesses operational amidst the COVID-19 outbreak.
We have compiled a list of guidelines that could be helpful to construction companies who are affected by this situation. When you decide to keep your construction site open and continue to work on your project, it is of utmost importance that you operate responsibly. In other words:
If a COVID-19 risk is identified and site closure is necessary, here is what you should do:
Experts and health ministers around the world have expressed that the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects may drag on for more than a year. They recommend to prepare for the long haul and to put sustainable systems in place to support a new way of working.
To remotely manage a project with a team that strictly adheres to the rule of social distancing, it is imperative to build the right framework for flagging critical issues instantly avoiding getting lost in a spiral of ineffective communication.
With that in mind, most European construction federations are now putting together checklists to help you adopt a consistent approach across the entire organisation when it comes to reporting progress from the site.
In an effort to help, here at LetsBuild, we have worked hard during the last days to study these official guidelines and digitise them. And we decided to make a small gift to you! We have created a dashboard that shows in real time which sites have safely reopened.
We encourage you to download our free COVID-19 checklists and dashboard today and see how you can reopen your construction sites in a fast, and more importantly, safe way!
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