Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine May 2020

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Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). All partners should consider restricted travel, practice social distancing when having meetings in any enclosed areas, limit the number of people gathering together in the field offices and on the project site and institute CDC recommended policies to help avoid the spread of COVID-19. SAFETY PROTOCOLS TO COMBAT COVID-19 ON PROJECT SITES Employee Wellness: • If an employee is sick or has any COVID-19 symptoms like fever, coughing, or shortness of breath – STAY HOME. • Stay in touch with your doctor. Call before you get medical care. Be sure to get care if you have trouble breathing, or have any other emergency warning signs, or if you think it is an emergency. • “High Risk” employees such as those with chronic diseases, respiratory disorders, immunodeficiency, or who are pregnant will be given the opportunity to discuss alternate work arrangement/duties with their supervisor or take leave according to their company policies.

The following is a Joint Health and Safety Plan between the Arkansas Department of Transportation and Associated General Contractors Arkansas. AGC Arkansas Executive Vice-President, Joey Dean, gave permission for the Association to make this available to Association members and the Arkansas HVACR industry. The Association has a MOU with AGC Arkansas which provides for shared information and educational opportunities. We appreciate Joey and value our relationship with AGC Arkansas. As you will see, the ArDOT and AGC Arkansas are very serious about employee safety. JOINT WORKFORCE HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Construction Industry expect all parties involved in the delivery of our transportation projects to abide by the guidelines issued from the Centers for The Arkansas Department