b"the lessons learned were added to theexactly who is on-site every day, hemean the difference between being playbook, including a site shutdownexplains. From there, theyre alsoable to keep a site open or not.protocol. To the general public, itasking the foremen to track whereThe new normal must become the might seem easy to shutter a site,people are working, so if all of aroutine, at least until a COVID-19 Wallace emphasizes, but [those insudden a worker [tests] positive, orvaccine is developed. But if PCL is any the industry] know that youve goteven has symptoms, they can go backindication, the construction industry temporary facilities that are stilland take a look and see who washas been quick to pivot and adapt, running like heating and lighting.on-site that day and who may havewhich should position it well to Youve got hoardingyou want tobeen working in the same areas. Fromweather the storm until thatsecure it to the site. [We now have] aa risk mitigation perspective, that mayday arrives. good understanding of what it takes to shut down our sites, and we also know that we have a good idea about what recourse we have related to the contract. A lot of contracts will allow time for an event like this, but won't give you money, so we have a good understanding of what our recourse is in each case. In a time when operational control is most tenuous, its more important than ever to take the proper precautions and prepare forHI-RISE CARPENTRY LIMITEDthe worst.ALL TYPES OF SCAFFOLDPCL also learned how to manageACCESS SCAFFOLDSCAFFOLD CREW quickly fluctuating staffing RENTAL HOARDINGSHORINGrequirements. When you go from CARPENTRYFORM WORKapproximately 600 staff working every GARBAGE CHUTESWING STAGESday to running half the projects, you MAST CLIMBERShave to consider what to do with staffYOUR SAFETY IS that doesn't have engaging work toOUR COMMITMENTdo, Wallace says. So [firms in the industry might be well-served] to do some recon as far as recourses for employees using up vacation time or unpaid leave. Weve gone through that recon, so we have a good understanding of those things. Now we dont have to re-learn that going forward, which leaves us more prepared this time.Contact tracing is such a significant factor in managing outbreaks, and Wallace illustrated a particularly effective strategy deployed by its Edmonton branch. Each of theTel: (204) 219-5725Fax: (204) 219-5725workers fills out a daily screening onNo. 7 Powers Street, Winnipeg, MBR2W 2G7 FOR FAST ERECTIONtheir phone before theyre admittedhi-risecarpentry@shaw.cawww.hirisescaffolding.cato the site, allowing PCL to identify Issue 4 Winter Edition 2020 BUILD MANITOBA 23"