All Offices and Jobsites are utilizing COVID-19 screening procedures at this time. Please contact a member of Warfel Construction for additional information regarding screening procedures.
Our top priority at Warfel remains the safety of our employees, trade partners, and clients. We are committed to doing everything possible to maintain safe jobsites and healthy workers, while continuing to meet our Clients For Life mission. Over the past months, we have adopted several new operating procedures so that we can continue to work safely. Our team is reviewing these procedures on an ongoing basis, adding new requirements as necessary. These measures are standard across every jobsite, and exceed recommendations from the PA Department of Health and the CDC for COVID-19 mitigation and remediation.
With today’s COVID-19 crisis, we have elevated our safety screening to include temperature readings, masks, maximum occupancy based on square footage of building per state/federal guidelines. We have adapted our procedures to ensure the highest level of precautions while still maintaining an efficient workflow.
We appreciate the continued cooperation of our clients, trade partners, vendors, and local communities.
At Warfel, safety is always our top priority. We are committed to ensuring that our employees, trade partners, suppliers, and Clients leave work each day in the same condition that they arrived. We focus on prevention, going above and beyond OSHA requirements to maintain high standards of safety in each aspect of our business. Each Warfel employee, from laborer to jobsite superintendent, is empowered to hold their teammates accountable.
Our commitment to safety remains our most important focus as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continuing to monitor the development of COVID-19 closely, utilizing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Below, we’ve listed some of the steps we have taken to ensure business continuity, as well as the safety and health of our team members.
Daily Safety Screening
Upon arrival at a jobsite, all Warfel employees, trade partners, and site visitors are required to undergo screening to identify individuals who may be at risk for spreading COVID-19.
A designated Screening Administrator on each jobsite ensures that all workers are evaluated for COVID-19 exposure.
Workers are asked if they have:
A fever
Experienced any respiratory challenges in the last 48 hours
Been exposed to anyone with a confirmed case of COVID-19, or who has been tested for COVID-19
Traveled outside of Pennsylvania in the last 14 days
Any worker identified with a temperature of 100 degrees or greater is turned away from our jobsites immediately. They must self-monitor and report for a minimum of 72 hours of under 100-degree temperature, or have a negative COVID-19 test result before they will be permitted back onto a Warfel jobsite.
Any individuals suspected of COVID-19 symptoms or in contact with someone with COVID-19 are immediately removed from their jobsite. They are required to self-isolate from Warfel projects for a minimum of 14 days.
Maximum Room Occupancy
A Warfel employee works in a taped off room to ensure that no other workers enter.
Each work room (as defined on the architectural drawings) is assigned a maximum occupancy, ensuring that employees can work safely with a minimum 6′ distance between workers. Rooms are taped off once occupancy has been reached to ensure that no additional workers enter the room.
Social Distancing
Jobsite meetings are currently being held via teleconference or with a minimum of 6′ between all attendees. In-person attendees are minimized to maximize social distancing. Workers are also required to disperse throughout the site for break time and lunch, with a minimum of 6′ between individuals.
Universal Masking
A Warfel employee wears a homemade cloth mask. Masks are encouraged by the CDC to limit community spread.
Following the most recent guidance from the CDC, Warfel has implemented universal masking on our jobsites. Cloth masks are being provided to every Warfel employee. We have asked all trade partners to provide a face covering for their employees.
Additional Hygiene Measures
A Warfel employee washes his hands at a portable wash table on a jobsite.
Handwashing stations have been added to all jobsites for worker use. Workers are recommended to wash their hands with soap and water frequently throughout the day and are required to do so a minimum of four times per day. Employees are recommended to minimize the touching of their eyes, nose, and mouth.
Warfel Construction is committed to maintaining open channels of communication during this evolving situation. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Governor Wolf has announced a shelter-in-place mandate for several Pennsylvania counties, including the latest announcement of Lancaster, Berks and York Counties today. This order has no effect on the continuation of life-sustaining businesses, in which healthcare construction and nursing care facilities fall beneath. These sites remain open for construction and operational per the Governor’s guidelines.
Warfel has implemented additional screening measures per the recommendation of the CDC and WHO, to ensure the safety of all workers and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. All workers and site visitors will be required to be screened upon entry to project sites.
We appreciate the cooperation of all Clients, trade partners, vendors, and local communities as we work through these challenging times.
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure a safe working environment for our employees, trade contractors, and Clients, we are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic closely and will utilize guidance from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for future communications. We do not have clarity on how severe this outbreak will be. We are taking proactive steps to protect our employees, trade contractors, and Clients.
Warfel Construction continues to take measures to provide for the safety of all team members, Clients, and end-users of each project we build. As such, we have developed a Coronavirus Committee who will work together to implement proactive steps to address business concerns and ensure up-to-date communications regarding our preparations. We want to continue to ensure the continuity of business operations moving forward, allowing us to best serve our clients.
We are asking all employees, consultants and trade partners to cooperate in taking steps to reduce the transmission of illness in the workplace. These steps include:
Stay home when you are sick
Wash your hands frequently with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds.
If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
Cover your mouth with tissues whenever you sneeze, and discard used tissues in the trash.
Avoid people who are sick with respiratory symptoms.
Clean frequently touched surfaces.
We will be implementing several measures over the upcoming days to provide cleaning resources within our offices and at all jobsites. In an abundance of caution, we are closing both of our offices to all visitors. We will closely monitor this situation and evaluate next steps. Click here for a summary of our mitigation efforts.
We will continue to provide regular updates in response to ongoing awareness on the Coronavirus outbreak. In the meantime, we encourage you to remain informed on the Coronavirus outbreak and guidelines for preparation. Please refer to the following links for relevant guidance:
