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.
Relevant Links
- WHO Guidance for health workers
- 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