--- title: Safety During COVID-19 - 03-26-2020 description: In order to be safe and maintain operations as an essential business, Chamberlin has developed a COVID-19 Exposure Prevention, Preparedness and Response Plan to support our employees and clients. image: https://www.chamberlinltd.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/3233.png --- [ Client Login ](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/articles/log-in-to-your-account) [ 877-428-1000 ](tel:8774281000) [ Report a Leak ](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/report-a-leak) [![Chamberlin_Logo_Option](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/hubfs/Logos/Chamberlin_Logo_Option.svg) ](https://www.chamberlinltd.com) # Safety During COVID-19 Posted on: March 26, 2020 5 AM ![Covid-19](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/3233.png?width=1280&name=3233.png) Chamberlin is practicing social distancing and even parking six feet apart. In order to be safe and maintain operations as an essential business, Chamberlin has developed a COVID-19 Exposure Prevention, Preparedness and Response Plan to support our employees and clients. We are monitoring the situation continually on both a national and state level as it changes and evolves. Chamberlin has instituted various housekeeping, social distancing and other best practices at our jobsites and in our offices that adhere to [OSHA](https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/standards.html) and [CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html) guidelines. All employees who can work from home are now doing so and meetings are being held virtually. Those who remain must avoid physical contact with others and increase personal space to at least six feet. We have scheduled regular cleaning of jobsite trailers, break/lunchroom areas, vehicles, equipment and tools performed by employees wearing proper PPE, such as nitrile, latex or vinyl gloves, as recommended by the CDC.We have suspended all non-essential visits to our facilities and jobsites. All visitors to our jobsites will be screened in advance of arrival by questionnaire to determine if they have been at risk of exposure to the coronavirus. Other precautions being taken at our jobsites include: - Stagger breaks and lunches to reduce group sizes to less than ten people. - Do not share tools and equipment whenever possible. If tools must be shared, alcohol-based wipes should be used to clean tools before and after use. - Minimize ridesharing and ensure adequate ventilation while in vehicles. - Employees should use individual water bottles instead of shared water coolers. - Chamberlin provides alcohol-based wipes for employees working within occupied facilities to sanitize the work areas upon arrival, throughout the workday and immediately before departure. - Established plans for different scenarios of jobsite exposure.  ### Return to Work Policy We have the following returning to work policy in place for employees who are sick or demonstrate signs of illness: If an employee got tested, they must meet the following criteria before returning to work: - No fever - Improved respiratory - Two negative tests more than 24 hours apart If an employee did not get tested, they must meet the following criteria before returning to work: - Three days without symptoms - Three days without use of medications - At least seven days since onset of symptoms Read our COVID-19 Exposure Prevention, Preparedness and Response Plan in its entirety by clicking the button below. #### Subscribe Today! Stay-in-the-know and subscribe to our blog today! ## Related Articles ### [Oh Baby! Posted on: March 26, 2020 5 AM](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/blog/oh-baby) [**Chamberlin has added some new members of our family recently and we might be biased, but they are pretty cute.** ### [More of Chamberlin's Team](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/chamberlin-team/) ](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/blog/oh-baby) [### Looking After Your Mental Health – Part 2 Posted on: March 26, 2020 5 AM > ***We’re back with more practical ways to improve your mental health. The holidays can bring additional stress on top of what has already been a pretty taxing year. Read below for some techniques to...*** ](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/blog/looking-after-your-mental-health-part-2) ### [Make Ladder Safety a High Priority Posted on: March 26, 2020 5 AM](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/blog/make-ladder-safety-a-high-priority) [Many work site injuries are caused by accidents involving ladders that are not placed or used [safely](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/install-a-safe-leak-free-job-productively). Following these [safety](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/safety/) guidelines can help prevent ladder accidents. Before using any ladder... ](https://www.chamberlinltd.com/blog/make-ladder-safety-a-high-priority) © 2026 | Chamberlin, Ltd.