Contractor Coronavirus Resources

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Please view the following contractor resources in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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If you have questions, please contact North Central States at info@ncsrcc.org.

COVID-19 Contractor Action Plans and Shared Best Practices

updates

Conserving and Extending Filtering Facepiece Respirators (FFRs)

This document offers strategies to conserve, extend, and respond to shortages in the supply of NIOSH-approved filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) used in non-healthcare worksites such as manufacturing and construction. NIOSH-approved FFRs protect users by filtering particles out of the air the user is breathing and include several classes of filters, including N95s.

Joint-Labor Management Industry Statement

Labor and management are committed to the health, safety and welfare of our skilled construction industry workforce and the Minnesota public. Governor Walz’s Emergency Executive Order 20-20 Directing Minnesotans to Stay at Home recognizes the essential work our skilled construction industry workforce performs every day to maintain and improve Minnesota’s infrastructure, including energy and communication systems, roads and bridges, police, fire and health care facilities, and the homes and businesses that Minnesota families rely on.

ICRA Point Leads

If you would like to schedule an ICRA training, please contact one of the leads below.

Minnesota: Director of ICRA, Jayson Karas (320) 247-3434 jkaras@ncsrcc.org
Nebraska: Chris Merk (402) 670-4488 cmerk@ncsrcc.org
Iowa: Mark Smith (515) 490-0788 msmith@ncsrcc.org
North Dakota: Brian Pyle (218) 341-4912 bpyle@ncsrcc.org
South Dakota: Jon Mahan (605) 777-5653 jmahan@ncsrcc.org
Wisconsin: James Kroening (262) 787-8415 jkroening@ncsrcc.org
Heavy Civil Deep Foundation ICRA Lead: Ryan Pecinovsky (651) 341-4400 rpecinovsky@ncsrcc.org

Update from TEAM

With the concerns of the spread of COVID-19, we have decided that it would be best to provide all of our clients with the most up to date plan that we have in place during the current health crisis we are experiencing. The Minnesota Department of Health, along with the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization, have been closely monitoring the situation worldwide and locally and have been providing us with recommendations about prevention and containment of this virus. For all of us, this begins at home and filters into the workplace. Providing precautions to assist in keeping our staff and clients healthy and safe is a priority for T.E.A.M.

Unemployment Insurance COVID-19 Update

Information about Unemployment Insurance in Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Training Center Closure

As a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and in consultation with Midwestern District Vice President Mark McGriff, all training centers in North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters will be closed effective March 18, 2020 through May 3, 2020. In advance of May 3, 2020, we will review whether it is safe to reopen our training centers. If that date changes, it will be communicated out to everyone in advance.

Coronavirus Updates

Based upon our continuous review of information from different establishments like the World Health Organization (WHO), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the White House Coronavirus Task Force, along with advice from DeAnn Richards (RN, BSN, CIC, CPHQ, CPPS – Infection Preventionist) on advisory measures, the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters (NCSRCC) will be issuing policies and procedures that will impact operations in an effort to limit the spread of germs and keep workplaces, members and staff safe.