On 24 April, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Paola De Micheli, published and announced the new protocol to be adopted within the construction sites, to contain the spread of Covid-19. The "Agreed protocol for the regulation of measures to combat and contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus in the working environments of the construction sector - Guidelines for the construction sector", as indicated in the text, "is valid, pursuant to and for the effects of current and future government decrees related to the current Covid-19 pandemic, until the duration of the pandemic itself" and "declines specific requirements to ensure the protection of the health and safety of workers and to prevent contagion from Covid-19".

 

The objective of the Protocol is to provide operational guidance "aimed at increasing the effectiveness of the precautionary containment measures taken to combat the Covid-19 epidemic" at the construction site and in other workplaces of construction companies in order to protect:

• workers
• shipyard owners
• subcontractors
• Subcontractors 

Safety on site

 

All those who work on the site must comply with certain instructions, among which are those most important for the safety of the person: 

• check the body temperature: if it exceeds 37.5°, you will not be allowed to enter the site;
• maintain the safety distance, 
• use personal protective equipment such as gloves, goggles, overalls, shoe covers in compliance with health regulations 
• behave hygienically correctly, such as frequently cleaning and sanitizing hands;
• Anyone who has any symptoms of influenza should promptly notify the employer;
• those who have had contact with Covid-19 positive subjects or who come from "red zones" in the last 14 days cannot enter the site;
• It is advisable for suppliers to remain inside the transport vehicle; 
• a safety distance of at least 1 metre must be observed during loading and unloading. 

In addition, the employer must ensure the daily sanitation of changing rooms, work vehicles, driver's cabins or cockpits and common areas by restricting access. In the event of a positive Covid-19 person on the construction site, all areas of the construction site (work areas, changing rooms, tools and common areas) must be cleaned in good time. 

By clicking here you will find the link of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport for the protocol signed to contain the spread of Covid-19 within the site areas