Returning to Work with a New Normal

Having been deemed an essential business brought our team back to work a few weeks ago.  Getting back on our jobs was a blessing, and now that we are in full swing, we are beginning to see the effects the COVID-19 quarantine has had on us, our job sites, and our industry.

1. Job sites are even safer and more hygienic than ever
2. Work processes all have additional steps, and there are more of them
   
3. Additional precautions add time to every job
4. More of our customers will work from home, even during construction
5. Materials take longer to procure, and delivery charges are more common

These changes will result in higher prices and longer project timelines, but have already helped create safer work environments and more thoughtful approaches to the tasks and to teamwork.  And customers have not only seemed to tolerate these changes, but to embrace the results.  Following are some of the newly implemented practices our workers are exercising at every site:

• Body temperature monitoring
• The use of masks and gloves
  
• Signs posted of our protective policies
  
• Hand washing stations
  
• More frequent and thorough cleaning of tools
  
• More thoughtful Materials ordering and storage
  

If you have any thoughts on these practices, or on how they are changing the building industry, please feel free to comment below.  And the picture above includes a link to an article that goes into greater depth.

- Jon Leon Guerrero