As our country continues to fight the current COVID-19 pandemic, it’s becoming increasingly evident that we, as construction professionals, need to take extra care and precautions in order to slow down the spread of this virus. As the industry has been deemed “essential” in many parts of the country, ensuring that construction operations continue, the obligation to safeguard workers is front and center.
COVID-19 has had a major impact on the country, and businesses are feeling the hit as quarantines, and social distancing measures continue to affect the U.S. economy. Many companies have instructed those who can to work remotely, moved to limited operations, or even closed their doors to mitigate the spread of this virus. As construction professionals, however, the work we do has been deemed essential during the current crisis, keeping the construction workforce viable to support emergency construction requirements, but also leaving them at potential risk.
Construction Quality Control Plans (QCPs) are essential to all construction projects helping ensure that the project will be finished, not only in a timely manner, but also in adherence to stringent contractual specifications.
Environmental Protection Plans (EPP) are one of the construction contractor’s first administrative hurdles before work can begin on a project. In recent years, Federal projects have become increasingly focused on environmental protection, and with good reason. The purpose of an EPP is to outline the mitigation measures, contingency plans, and emergency procedures required to protect the environment in proximity to a job site. Compiling this document can be extremely time-consuming as managers aim to comprehensively address every unique facet of the project.
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