Coronavirus Management Plan

Webcor is taking every step possible to minimize the risk of infection and spread of coronavirus in our offices and on our project jobsites. We are adhering to the emergency orders for each municipality in which we operate. We have adjusted our operations on all our projects by increasing awareness and taking the proper precautions and implementing guidelines provided by CDC, Cal/OSHA and through guidance with other general contractors through Construction Employer’s Association (CEA).

Preparation

Webcor's primary concern is with the safety and wellness of everyone on our projects and in our community. Our preparation has included meetings at all levels to ensure that we fully understand the risks and that we are responding promptly and accordingly to ensure the safety and health of our project sites.
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We have sent out guidelines to our project teams referencing CDC Interim Guidelines for Business and Employees.

We are engaging in ongoing communications with our project site to monitor and share improvements to our current action plan.

We are communicating with all employees via a regularly updated page on our intranet, frequent emails to all employees and to managers, and video conferences in which members of the executive team provide an update and answer employee questions.

Prevention

The following represents our current methods prevention activities, based on the guidelines provided by CDC

• Facilitate Workers/Employees getting vaccinated.
• Actively encourage sick workers/employees – and those displaying flu-like symptoms – to stay home. (“Worker/Employee” means worker or employee for Webcor, our subcontractors, designers, consultants, etc.)
• Send employees home immediately who show signs and symptoms of flu-like or acute respiratory illness symptoms.
• Instruct any Workers/Employees who are infected, or unvaccinated who have had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 to stay home from work.
• Encourage everyone to wash hands with soap and water frequently for a minimum of 20 seconds each time.
• Set-up additional hand washing stations on our project sites.
• Provide jobsites with communication posters to help educate everyone on signs and symptoms and hand washing.
• Provide hand sanitizer in common areas as a reminder.
• Provide Workers/Employees with face covering or surgical masks, as appropriate.
• Perform routine environmental cleaning, such as sanitizing surfaces, including workstations, countertops and doorknobs, provide disposable wipes.
• Increase Janitorial Services on our projects for restrooms and jobsite offices.
• Implement physical distancing in communal work areas.
• Implement anonymous process for Workers/Employees to voice concerns about COVID-19 related hazards.
• Provide information and  training to employees on:
• cough & sneeze etiquette
• avoiding close contact with sick persons
• avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
• avoid sharing personal items with co-workers (i.e. dishes, cups, utensils, towels)
• providing tissues, no-touch disposal receptacles, hand sanitizer for use by employees

We are permitting flexible worksites, telecommuting, and flexible work hours to increase physical distance among employees who need to be on-site. We have developed a hybrid remote work policy to cover telecommuting. Some positions on the project team will require our staff to remain on sites that continue to operate under the“essential” provisions of jurisdictional emergency orders; these include safety, superintendent, etc.. We will work with our teams to ensure appropriate on-site coverage to maintain the safety and health of the workplace and progress of the project.

Project teams are to develop project plans that account for the unique characteristics of the project based on a 9-point action plan.

Identification & Containment

Employees are required to alert Webcor if they are affected (e.g., a child’s school closes and they need to provide childcare) or if they are infected. Details follow:

• If an Employee/Worker is Sick or Shows Signs of Illness
• If an employee calls in sick and indicates they have flu-like symptoms, they will be asked to stay home until they are symptom-free and/or see a doctor and get released. We will require positive confirmation that they are healthy before they can return to work.
• If an employee states that they have COVID-19, we will  require them to stay home, and they will not return to the work until they are released.
• If We Have a Confirmed Case of COVID-19
• The worker/employee will be removed from the job site and/or directed not to return to the project site until they are released from medical care. We would work with that employee and/or subcontractor to follow all appropriate and required procedures.
• Notifications to all required stakeholders will follow needed meetings to manage the exposure and understand the risk to other project members.
• We will conduct and investigate to understand the  direct contact(s) the infected worker had with other workers and understand the areas that the worker performed work so we can determine potential contamination and apply proper disinfection.
• If a Worker Tests Positive Who Has Worked on a Project Site
• If an employee test positive for COVID 19, we will follow CDC and local health guidelines for proper notification and investigation. We will ensure the proper steps are taken with regard to isolation; the individual will not be able to return to work until he has been released from medical care.
• In addition, we will investigate with the individual, coworkers, and employer to identify others who might have been in contact or exposed to in order to determine if additional individuals will need to be isolated and temporarily removed from the site.  Workers/Employees have the right to assert a legal right regarding our collection and use of your information under applicable law.  
•   We will also follow our disinfection procedure to clean the site of the potential contaminated areas as outlined below.

Disinfection & Recovery

We have implemented additional and more frequent cleaning and sanitation on all our projects to maintain a safe and healthy workplace. These include:

• Routine cleaning of frequently touched surfaces, including door handles, elevator buttons, inside construction car, equipment, and tool handles. These actions are being logged and tracked hourly.
• Increased cleaning for eating area, restrooms, and common areas.
• Increased cleaning of personnel hoists and inside construction elevators.
• Increased cleaning jobsite entrances (gates and doors).
• Increased routine cleaning of heavy equipment such as scissor lifts, ladders, forklift, etc.
• Placement of additional cleaning products available for all workers to spray and disinfectant for commonly used tools and equipment shared by workers.

You can download our Memorandum on COVID 19 and Maintaining a Clean Project Worksite, the guide that we have issued to our projects.

If we have a confirmed case of COVID 19, Webcor will work towards understanding the area(s) that have potential contamination and work with industrial cleaning companies to disinfect the area in accordance with CDC recommendations.

We currently have a company that will provide these services to Webcor and they have also provided guidance to Webcor on suggested products to use to help maintain a clean site.

Depending on the area(s) that may require disinfection, the project may need to be temporarily shut down to allow the proper and safely cleaning operation to disinfect the area(s) of potential contamination.

Supply Chain Disruption

Each project director/manager will assess the impact of coronavirus on supply chain with each trade partner/subcontractor and prepare a report that flags any disruptions and their impact on schedule and cost (e.g., if materials need to be obtained from an alternative source).