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foreman or supervisor immediately so that appropriate follow-up actions can be taken. A screening <br /> tool for employees can be found on the CDPHE COVID-19 resources web page. <br /> • People at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are urged to stay in their residence at all times <br /> except as necessary to seek medical care. People who are sick must stay in their residence except as <br /> necessary to seek medical care and must not go to work, even at a critical business. <br /> • Any worker displaying possible COVID-19 symptoms may not participate in construction work. <br /> • Construction firms should implement symptom monitoring protocols (including workplace <br /> temperature monitoring and symptom screening questions) where possible. Best practice is to <br /> implement a temperature check station at the entrance to the construction site. If this is not <br /> practicable, employees will check for symptoms at home and report symptoms either electronically <br /> or on paper per the system created by the construction firm. Resources are available on the CDPHE <br /> COVID-19 resources web page. Per the public health order, employers must retain the screening logs <br /> for at least 3 months and provide them to public health upon request. <br /> • Individuals should also seek medical attention if they develop these symptoms by first calling their <br /> primary care provider or urgent care center. <br /> • A sick employee must not return to work until they have been home for 10 days since symptom <br /> onset, are feeling better and are without a fever (without the help of medication) for 72 hours. A <br /> note from a medical provider is not necessary for returning to work if the employee meets these <br /> criteria. <br /> Focus on the most necessary activities <br /> • Not all construction activities are of equal urgency. Consider factors such as: <br /> • Whether the project is under construction already and thus requires active traffic <br /> management (in the case of a transportation project) or other work zone safety measures <br /> that benefit from ongoing activity; <br /> • Whether deferral of a start date on a project would undermine public safety or continuity of <br /> operations for critical infrastructure; <br /> • Whether the project can feasibly be done with social distancing measures as detailed above. <br /> • Consider deferring non-essential work: All project sponsors, public and private, are encouraged to <br /> provide flexibility to construction contractors to enable them to delay work during the COVID-19 <br /> pandemic. For small projects, especially residential projects such as home renovations, businesses <br /> and homeowners are strongly encouraged to provide construction contractors with flexibility to defer <br /> work as necessary. <br /> • Safe shutdown of work:When a project or project phase must be shut down due to the pandemic, <br /> care should be taken that the project site is left in a safe condition. Traffic control devices must <br /> continue to be inspected and maintained, so it is a best practice to minimize their need and use <br /> when a project is temporarily inactive. <br /> COVID-19:MULTI-INDUSTRY CONSTRUCTION GUIDANCE 040120 3 <br />