COVID-19

Compliance Officer

Training

Sinead Gaines

PJ Hegarty EHS Manager

Members with the CIF

Covid-19 Compliance Officer

• The role of the C-19 compliance officer is a new role as a

result of the Corona virus pandemic.

• C-19 Compliance Officers should be clearly identifiable onsite

with a distinguishable high viz vest, with C-19 Compliance

Officers identifiable on them, similar to the illustration

provided.

• Communicate to site personnel who their C-19 compliance

officers are.

• A C-19 Compliance Officer can be called many different

names e.g. C-19 Marshall or Champion, but the role and

duties remain the same.

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What is the role of a C-19 compliance officer?

• Selection of C-19 Compliance Officers.

• It is important as a C-19 Compliance Officer that you are

approachable.

• Must be able to make decisions.

• You are identified as a site point of contact regarding

information relating to all aspects of the Corona virus controls

for the project.

• Their role is supported by all site management and operatives.

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What is the role of a C-19 compliance officer?

• There may be a need for more than one Covid-19

Officer depending on the size, environment and

type of works task on the site.

• Where there is multiple Covid-19 Compliance

officers a lead Officer must be appointed for all

Officers to feed information back to.

• The Lead Officer must co-ordinate all Officers on

site.

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What are my Duties as a C-19 Compliance Officer?

C-19 Compliance Officer’s responsibilities and

duties fall broadly into 2 categories:

• Proactive day to day duties

• Reactive emergency duties

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What are my Duties as a C-19 Compliance Officer?

Proactive day to day duties

Read and understand the site Covid-19 Project Plan.

The Covid-19 site plan is developed in line with the

CIF and HSE guidelines.

Ensure the plan is being followed on site and report

to site management where there are concerns or

issues.

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What is the role of a C-19 compliance officer?

• The role of a C-19 Compliance Officer is to monitor the day to

day site activities to ensure social distancing is being maintained

on site.

• Site personnel must carry out their work activities while also

maintaining 2m social distancing and complying to C-19 site

procedures and protocols to eliminate and reduce transmission

points.

• C-19 Compliance Officers are acting in the best interest of

everyone's health by helping to prevent and reduce the spread of

COVID -19.

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C-19 Questionnaire?

• All personnel entering site must complete a

Questionnaire and issue it to site management before

coming to attend site.

• The C-19 will be involved in this process and will have

access to C-19 information as required.

• All C-19 information will be protected on site and will be

kept in a secure location on site under the data

protection act.

• Persons on site may be asked at any point in time to

completed a Questionnaire.

What are my Duties as a C-19 Compliance Officer?

Proactive day to day duties

Keep logs of regular monitoring of COVID-19 controls on site.

Ensure there is sufficient up to date signage erected onsite to educate all

personnel about the Covid-19 controls on site. Refer to the CIF website for

continual updated signage.

At all times promote and coach good hygiene practises to all personnel

onsite.

Ensure regular cleaning of welfare facilities, handrails, door handles, etc. is

carried onsite.

Ensure hand wash liquid/soap and hand sanitisers are replenished as

required.

Complete the week COVID-19 Site inspection checklist.

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Entry/ exit to site

Site SecuritySITE ENTRANCE

• Ensure site entry is being managed with social

distancing and elimination of transmission points

in mind.

• Report to site management if you find there are

any issues or concerns which are hindering

social distancing or elimination of transmission

points.

• Observe behaviours of personnel on site and

report to management any persons who are not

co-operating.

• Site management will follow up on any

disciplinary actions required.

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Site Canteens

Ensure site personnel are adhering

to staggered break time schedules

and limiting numbers in canteens,

drying rooms and smoking areas, at

all times adhering to the 2-metre

social distancing guideline.

Additional site management staff

may need to schedule a rota for

supervision of welfare facilities

during break times.

Ensure Canteen facilities are kept

clean after each use.

All tables must be left clear.

Ensure site personnel leaving site at

designated breaks remove their site

PPE and continue to adhere to social

distancing guidelines.

Toilets & Hand wash station

• Ensure social distancing protocols are being

followed.

• Ensure hand wash signage, soap hand paper

towels and water stock is maintained.

• Ensure all facilities are being cleaned and

disinfected regularly by cleaning staff.

• Report to management any issues for their

attention to be addressed.

Toilets & Hand wash station

Ensure hand was and hand sanitizer step by step

guides signs are posted at every station.

Site activities and Social distancing

• All site operatives must take

responsibility for their own

health and social distancing.

• Where you observe operatives

carrying out a task and

struggling to maintain the 2m

social distancing rule, STOP

the activity and coach them

through the task self

assessment guidelines to find a

better answer.

• Where a answer cannot be

found, inform site management

for task re-assessment.

Site activitiy and Social distancing

What are preventative measures?

Where persons are required to work within 2m

of each other Preventative measures are to be

use.

These include:

Persons must be well and without covid-19

symptoms to work <2m of each other.

Face mask PP2 or PP3 or a surgical mask must

be worn. Dispose of masks in the bin after use.

Safety glasses which must be cleaned with

disinfectant afterwards.

Gloves. Latex gloves can be worn over work

gloves. If not work gloves must be disposed of

after task is complete.

Wipe all transmission surfaces with disinfectant

before task commences.

Wipe all transmission points after task is

complete.

Wash hands before and after task.

It is advised that you remove your clothes when

home and wash each evening to eliminate

transmission of the virus if on your clothes.

PP2 or PP3 or surgical mask Gloves Glasses Disinfectant

Recommend PPE for Medical Staff

• Operatives must document

control measures on their

SPA.

• Compliance Officer must

check controls measure are

documented on the SPA.

• Safety must never be

comprised for social

distancing or visa versa.

• If a resolution cannot be found

their supervisor and EHS must

be contacted to investigate.

Site activities and social distancing

What are my Duties as a C-19 Compliance Officer?

Reactive emergency duties

Informing site management if there is a suspected/confirmed case or if they have been made aware

of an individual with COVID-19 symptoms.

Isolating an individual with symptoms in an isolation room/segregated area away from other

personnel.

Following site protocol for individuals with COVID-19 symptoms. (i.e. send home, inform them to

contact GP)

Assisting in contact tracing should there be a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Keeping log of site personnel in isolation or restricting their movements.

Covid -19 know the

symptoms?

Questions?