WEST CENTRAL RAILWAY/CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION/JABALPUR Standard Operating Procedure for Construction Sites of WCR under COVID-19 Scenario 1 vrs 54 w. Ww Purpose ‘The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to describe the procedure and Precautions to be followed for resuming work after lockdown to mitigate the risk of infection by COVID-19 at construction sites, Scope ‘These guidelines are applicable to all work sites of Construction organisation of West Central Railway. Responsibility The responsibility of implementation lies with respective nominated site-in-charge of the contractor. The work shall be permitted only after written assurance by the contractor for having arranged all the necessary resources for implementing the safety guidelines listed in this SOP. Concerned SSE/SE/JE and AXEN/XEN will monitor the implementation of the same and submit the implementation report to the respective Dy.CE(Construction) on regular basis. Risks Envisaged Contamination from existing or new workmen who might be a carrier of COVID-19. Contamination from neighbouring communities through intermingling. Contamination from incoming project materials which might have been contaminated during transportation/ handling Procedure and Precautions at the Residential area of Workers/ staff For Workers/ staff staying at Labour site Camps: Social distancing shall be ensured in labour camps by providing adequate number of roomsitents for workers. Consumption of liquor smoking, paan, gutkha, tobacco ete and spitting shall be strictly prohibited in labour camps. List of Hospitals/ctinics in the nearby areas, which are authorized to treat COVID-19 patients ‘and Contact/ mobile number of the doctor/medical assistance shall be available in the camp and displayed at any prominent location (iv) Thermal scanning each labour! staff shall be ensured on daily basis at the camp and shall be. ™ wi) recorded in a register. Any person with symptoms of COVID-19 infection shall be immediately sent to nearest hospitalfclinic for check up and be isolated from the work site/camp. In case of positive test results for COVID-19, he should be admitted to designated nospitals or Govemment quarantine centre. All other workers and staff, who came in contact with such person, should also be sent for check up and be isolated from other staff and workers. The camp shall be kept clean with good hygiene and shall be disinfected completely at least once in 2-3 days. (vil) The contractor shall provide adequate hand wash facility with soap/ sanitizers, preferable with touch free mechanism in common areas of work site. (vii) The workers shall be regularly educated to become habitual of washing their hands with the @ &) soay ‘The workers shall be repeatedly advised of the precautions they need to take to avoid the virus infection, Posters with do's & don'ts issued by government shall be displayed in the camps to improve awareness. ow Lota —es xi) (xiv) ) ow) (xvii) It shall be mandatory for all the workers/ staff to cover their mouth and nose using face mask! handkerchief! towel/ turban and wear full sleeve shirtkurta/ trouser! pyjama all the time so that their faces, hands and arms are covered. (Once the workers/ staff are back to the camp, they shall clean theirhands with soap thoroughly before going to their tents/rooms and take bath and change clothes. The workers shall be educated regarding washing their cloths/masks on daily basis. Workers should not share their belongings like food, water bottles, utensils, mobile phones. etc in the camp and at site. If transportation of workers’ staff from labour camp is required then transport shall be by designated vehicles provided by contractor maintaining social distancing. Drivers of vehicles to be provided with protective masks, gloves with sanitizers in each vehicle. These vehicles should be allowed to work only with 30-40% passenger capacity. The workers/ staff should retum back by the same vehicle used for coming to site. All workers and staff shall be asked to install Aarogya Setu app on their mobile (if available), twill help in detecting and tracing any exposure to corona positive person. ‘There should be total ban on non-essential visitors in camps. No outside worker / staff is permitted either at work site or to stay in the labour camps. All vehicles and machinery entering the camp should be disinfected by spray mandatorily 5.2 For Workers! Staff staying at locations other than labour camp o 0 «i, O) Address of residence of individual workers shall be maintained in a record. The workers! staff coming from COVID-19 hot spot / containment shall not be allowed to work at site. Daily update of the COVID-19 positive cases of their locality to be taken to assess the potential risk. Food should be consumed at designated areas only ensuring social distancing They should not use public transport. Transport shall be by designated vehicles provided by contractor maintaining social distancing. Driver(s) of vehicle(s) to be provided with protective masks/towelhandkerchief, gloves with sanitizers in each vehicle. These vehicles should be allowed to work only with 30-40% passenger capacity. The workers/ staff should return back by same vehicle used for coming to site, 6. Procedure and Precautions to be taken at Work Si @ @ Gi) 0) ™ ) «wip © (xi) The contractor shall ensure Medical Insurance of all the workers and his supervisors deployed at site ‘Thermal scanning each labour! staff shall be ensured on daily basis at the camp and shall be recorded in a register. ‘Any person with symptoms of COVID-19 infection shall be immediately sent to nearest hospitavclinic for check up and be isolated from the work site. In case of positive test results for COVID-19, he should be admitted to designated hospitals or Govemment quarantine centre. All other workers and staff, who came in contact with such person, should also be sent for check up and be isolated from other staff and workers. The work sites shail be kept clean with good hygiene. The contractor shall provide adequate hand wash facility with soap/ sanitizers, at common areas of work. Toilet facilities if provided at site shall be cleaned regularly to maintain good hygiene. Posters with do's & don's issued by government shall be displayed at suitable place at the work. site (if possible) to improve awareness. Consumption of liquor, smoking, pan, gutkha, tobacco etc shall be strictly prohibited in work site and spitting should be strictly prohibited ‘There should be total ban on non-essential visitors at work sites. List of Hospitals/clinics in the nearby areas, which are authorized to treat COVID-19 patients, should be available at work site. All vehicles and machinery coming to the site should be disinfected by spray mandatorily. Hand gloves should be used by the workers who are handling material coming from outside. 2of4 abe,(xi) Workers should not share their betongin utensils, mobile phones etc at work sites. 198 like tools, measuring tapes, food, water bottles, (xi) Wipe down interiors and door handle of machines or construction vehicles, the handles of ‘equipment and tools that are shared, with disinfectant prior to using. (xiv) Entire construction site including site office, labour cam, shall be disinfected on daily basis. ipftents, toilets entrylexit gates (if any) (v) Only medically ft workers will be deployed at site and medical assistance will be arranged for unfit workers, (ei) All workers may be advised to take care of their own health and look out for respiratory ‘symptoms/fever and, if feeling unwell, should leave the workplace immediately after informing their reporting officers, i) Any other precautions as necessary suiting the site conditions must also be ensured. infection of Incoming materials at project sites (@ Incoming materials may be contaminated while tra nsportation and hence all incoming material Shall be unloaded at nominated locations and lef idie for 3 days before use. {i) All vehicles coming to the site should be disinfected by spray mandatorily 8. The details of all worker's and staff at site m Annexure-1 enclosed. lust be obtained and maintained as per the 8. The work at site must be allowed subject to compliance of above instructions only. Note: The precautions and procedure mentioned above are indicative. It will be mandatory for the contractor to follow all the guidelines/instructions issued from time to time by Ministry of Home | Affairs, State Government and local administration for containment of COVID-19 epidéynic Enel. - One Annexure Copy by e-mail to - Secy To GM ~ For kind info. of GM AGMIWCR “All HOD's of WCR construction] All DyHOD’s of WCR Constrution | ile No- EW-HQ/COVID-19/Drg/2020.21 M1 bo coe! CAOICIWCRIJABALPUR Email- CAOCWCRLY@GMAIL.COM Mob. 9752413100 Dt. 28/04/2020 For information, guidance and strict compliance of Instructions at ‘work sites. The instructions must also be brought to the knowledge of all fietd agencies/contractors for guidance and strict compliance 30f4Annexure 4 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Exposure Questionnaire for workeristaff of Contractor | Employee Name: | Age: | Gender: (Male / Female) Native (Stale, District/Gity, Vilage): l ——ee ae eneniiaserara — Please answer the following questions with as much details as possible 1. Location / Travel Declaration Please provide your location / travel pattems over the past 14 days STATE CITY / VILLAGE | DATE ARRIVED / SINCE DATE DEPARTED | WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN AT THE LOCATION . Any cases of COVID-19 in your location where you have been for last 14 days? YES No . Are you, of have you been in close contact with anyone who has been quarantined or who has been diagnosed with Novel Corona virus (COVID-19)? If yes, please provide details. YES No Have you ever been quarantined due toa please provide dates and locations, YES No possible exposure fo Novel Corona virus (COVID-18)? Ifyes, Have you experienced any of the following symptoms within the last 14 days? Any fever YES/NO Cough YES/NO Shortness of breath YES/NO Tiredness YES/NO Mucus discharge from the nose YES/NO Sore throat YES/NO ‘Vomiting and/or diarrhoea (loose motion) YES/NO If answer for any of above is yes, then please provide full information. Are you currently in good health? YES NO DECLARATION: | confirm that the answers | have given are, to the best of my knowledge, true, and that | have not withheld any material information that may influence the assessment or acceptance of this application | agree that this form will constitute part of my application for insurance(s) and that failure to disclose any ‘materia fact known to me may invalidate my insurance(s).. Signed at on this day of- Worker'siStaff Name & Signature/Thumb impression ora