COVID-19 and Infection Control Training James Cobb, CSP, RSO, GR IOSH Director of Health & Safety at REGENESIS
CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) • What is Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? • How does the virus spread? • REGENESIS office safety • REGENESIS field safety • Hotel Safety • Traveler Safety • Infection Control
COVID-19: What is it? What is COVID-19/Coronavirus? • Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that can cause respiratory illness in people. Coronaviruses circulate among animals, including camels, cattle, cats, and bats. • Other human Coronaviruses include severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) • source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html
COVID-19: How Does it Spread?
COVID-19: How Does it Spread? • Can someone spread the virus without being sick? • People are thought to be most contagious when they are most symptomatic (the sickest). • Assume some spread is possible before people show symptoms;
COVID-19: How Does it Spread? Spread from contact with contaminated surfaces or objects • It may be possible that a person can contract COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.
COVID-19: Preventative Steps
COVID-19: REGENESIS Office Safety Limiting Office Personnel Onsite • Ongoing experiments and production that can not be handled from home. Training • All personnel have had training on the virus and procedures to stay safe. Ongoing Updates • Additional procedures and policies are being put in place daily, due to ever- changing conditions and government mandates
COVID-19: Office Safety • Stay away from work if you are sick • If you can work from home, do so • Wash hands or use sanitizer frequently • Avoid touching your nose, mouth & eyes • Wash hands or use sanitizer after coughing, sneezing or blowing nose • Avoid close contact others • Avoid shaking hands/wash hands after physical contact with others • Keep common surfaces (such as keyboards, phones, handles etc) clean
COVID-19: REGENESIS Manufacturing Safety Manufacturing personnel are being contacted on a daily basis to keep up with the policies and procedures. General guidelines have been posted to keep people aware of the hazards and risks. Postings on the front door to control visitors, deliveries, and shipments
COVID-19: REGENESIS Field Safety Work in Progress: • Expanded use of hand signals • Use of work benches outside of the trailer • Keeping distance while doing the morning tailgate
COVID-19: REGENESIS Field Safety General Field Safety Protocols: • Stay away from work if you are sick • When doing a tailgate meeting maintain 6 ft from personnel where possible. • No signatures are required on safety documentation for the time being, this includes tailgate meetings and HASPs. • Try and assign duties to keep personnel separate on the project but still with in hearing distance or eyesight. • Wear gloves at all times. • Strictly adhere to proper degloving procedures to prevent cross contamination • More detailed protocols will be discussed by Will Clogan
COVID-19: REGENESIS Field Safety • Wash hands or use sanitizer frequently • Avoid touching your nose, mouth & eyes • Wash hands or use sanitizer after coughing, sneezing or blowing nose • Avoid close contact others • Avoid shaking hands/wash hands after physical contact with others
COVID-19: Hotel Safety • Wipe down surfaces with a disinfecting wipe and increase your hand hygiene. • An extra safety precaution might be to bring your own pillow and disinfect light switches, alarm clocks, phones and remote controls.
COVID-19: Hotel Safety • Stay away from common areas. • Wash your hands as soon as you enter the room. • Do not drink from any of the glasses or ceramic mugs. • Call ahead to request freshly laundered comforters and verify that the hotel has a COVID-19 plan in place.
COVID-19: Traveler Safety Traveler Safety • Always wear protective gear where there is potential to contract the virus. • Try not to interact with the public as much as possible and maintain 6’ distance • When fueling wear gloves when possible or wipe down handle prior to use. • Try to rent hotels with Kitchenettes to limit interaction with public • Try making food in the hotel in lieu of going out.
Infection Control
Summary James Cobb, CSP, RSO, GR IOSH Director of Health & Safety at REGENESIS jcobb@REGENESIS.com 949-363-3264
Best Practices for Field Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Clogan Remediation Services Project Manager at REGENESIS
REGENESIS offers remediation professionals a suite of innovative technologies and services to treat a wide range of contaminants, including petroleum hydrocarbons and chlorinated solvents, via enhanced bioremediation, chemical oxidation, desorption and metals immobilization.
REGENESIS Remediation Services • Industry leading experience • Unique stakeholder • Client Collaboration • Understanding goals • Providing solutions • Reaching milestones • Unwavering scientific integrity
REGENESIS Remediation Services Locations
Field Applications “Functioning critical infrastructure is imperative during the response to the COVID-19 emergency for both public health and safety as well as community well-being. Certain critical infrastructure industries have a special responsibility in these times to continue operations.” – https://www.cisa.gov/publication/guidance-essential-critical-infrastructure-workforce
State Approval “…The SF Bay Area Regional Water Board considers environmental work (including ISCO, soil vapor sampling, and groundwater well installation) … to be within the essential activities, essential governmental functions, or comparable exceptions to shelter-in-place directives provided by local public health officials…” – California Water Board
State Approval “Any service related to emergency (spill) response and remedial activities at inactive hazardous waste sites, including the operation and maintenance of remedial systems put in place for the protection of public health.” – NYDEC
REGENESIS Remediation Services Current Projects
How to Determine if a Project can be Completed Safely • What are the directives of the state and local authorities? • Is the project located in a “hot spot”? • Who and how many people must employees come in contact with? • Can all personnel drive to the site? • Is necessary PPE available?
How to Determine if a Project Can be Completed Safely • Is sufficient housing in the area available? • Are field crews capable of sufficient nutrition? • What means are available to wash hands frequently? • Does anyone proposed to be on-site have a fever or feel ill? • Has anyone scheduled to be on-site knowingly come in contact with COVID-19?
Communication
Travel and Set Up • Restricted Air Travel with CEO Approval • Separate Vehicles • Hotel Consideration • Confirm hotel is operational and have a COVID-19 plan • Request fresh linens including comforters • Book a room with a kitchenette if possible • Request no cleaning services during the stay • Avoid common areas • Sanitize
On-site Procedures • Social Distancing • No physical contact • H&S Tailgate Meeting • Proper PPE • Sanitize • Hand wash station
Conclusion REGENESIS EMR ratings over the past five years • 2020 = 0.64 • 2019 = 0.66 • 2018 = 0.70 • 2017 = 0.70 • 2016 = 0.73
Learn More: For more information and an in-depth look at best practices for COVID-19 Safety, be sure to check out our free webinar on April 28, 2020 at 11 AM PDT
Questions? If you have any additional questions, please direct them to: James Cobb, CSP, RSO, GR IOSH Will Clogan Director of Health & Safety Remediation Services Project Manager at REGENESIS at REGENESIS jcobb@REGENESIS.com wclogan@REGENESIS.com 949-363-3264 724-766-1811
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