During the COVID-19 pandemic, CEMBUREAU is collecting good practices, in line with worldwide, European and national recommendations, for effective remote working and a gradual return to activities across the cement-concrete-construction value chain. 

Examples of good practices of main preventive actions at cement sites and in other sectors during COVID-19 pandemic

Relevant Links

• WHO Guidance for health workers
  • Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
  • Country & Technical Guidance - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
  • Vaccination
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (Dashboard, Infographics, Rapid Risk Assessment Reports, Guidance)
• IOSH – Weekly Covid-19 free webinars; IOSH Remote workers Guidance; IOSH Returning Safely Guidance & Document
• ILO COVID 19 - Country policy responses - ILO Global impact and policy recommendations
• ISHCCO targeted recommendations to protect construction workers from COVID-19
• EU-OSHA – OSH wiki COVID-19: guidance for the workplace & Practical tools and guidance on musculoskeletal disorders
• EUROFOUND – Report on ‘Living, working and COVID-19’
• European Parliament News - Covid-19 Newsletter 1 - Covid-19 Newsletter 2: Exit strategy - The impact of teleworking and digital work on workers and society Study
• CEN/ CENELEC new CWA 17553:2020 ‘Community face coverings - Guide to minimum requirements, methods of testing and use’ 

Some National Examples for the Construction Sector

• AUVA COVID-19 protective measures on construction sites and WKO (Austria)
• Belgium
• British Construction Leadership Council – Site Operating procedures can be found here
• Cement Association of Canada (CAC) Covid-19 Safety Guide
• Cement, Concrete and Aggregates Association of Australia Newsletter & Video
• MPA “Safer by sharing” – Safequarry.com Covid-19 pages & Guides
• Ministerodelle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti guidance for construction sites (Italy)
• BFA-BA (Denmark)
• French Government Guide for the construction sector and OPPBTP (France)
• BG BAU and BGHM (Germany)
• CEIS Good practices on COVID-19 on 2020 World Safety Day (Turkey)
• UK

Mental Health for workers

• European Commission: Mental health and the pandemic: living, caring, acting
• Mental Health Europe
• WHO Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
• Mate in Mind & NHS mind plan (UK)
• Be upstanding
• MPA guides for Managers and Employees on Mental Health and Wellbeing issues

Be aware of infodemic

• EU Sources
• HO Sources Management & Myth-busters