Paddy Kelly Plastering – Covid 19 Staement

Paddy Kelly plastering is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all our workers and customers. We have developed the following COVID-19 Response Plan and have reviewed it in line with the updated ‘Work Safely Protocol’. All managers, supervisors and workers are responsible for
the implementation of this Plan and a combined effort will help contain the spread of the virus.

We will:
• continue to monitor our COVID-19 response and update this Plan in consultation with our workers
• provide up to date information to our workers on the public health advice issued by HSE.ie and Gov.ie
• ensure all workers receive an induction/familiarisation briefing on COVID-19 infection prevention and control (IPC) measures
• display information on the signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and other IPC measures
• facilitate the appointment of at least one Lead Worker Representative, in consultation with our workers and/or representatives
• communicate the identity of the appointed Lead Worker Representative(s) and their role
• keep workers informed about the importance of adhering to hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette and physical distancing requirements
• adapt or continue to adapt the workplace to facilitate physical distancing and other COVID-19 IPC measures. In doing so we will ensure that workers are not inadvertently exposed to additional occupational health and safety hazards and risks
• where a Rapid Antigen Diagnostic Testing (RADT) regime is being proposed, discuss and agree in advance, the implementation and administration of any regime with our workers and their representatives, including our Lead Worker Representative(s) and the Safety Representative(s)
• adapt or continue to adapt the workplace to protect workers from COVID-19 exposure to/from others (public, customers, co-workers)
• take into account workers’ individual risk factors
• Take into account workers’ fitness for work following COVID-19 (or a suspected COVID-19 case) absence
• keep a contact log to help with contact tracing
• follow procedures in place in the event of someone displaying signs or symptoms of COVID-19 while at work or in the workplace
• provide clear instructions for workers to follow if they develop signs and symptoms of COVID-19 during work
• inform workers that they must stay and home from work and contact their GP if they develop signs or symptoms of COVID-19, or feel unwell, even if they receive a negative RADT result
• identify a lead person (s) to communicate specific measures to workers whose first language is not English
• ensure contingency measures are in place to address the effects of COVID-19 in the workplace
• continue with the cleaning measures in place and disinfection measures, where necessary, in line with government advice