CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION
Updates to
CCA’s COVID-19
Standardized Protocols
Underlining the urgency to follow
health guidelines on worksites
With COVID-19 cases across the country, newer and
deadlier variants of concern threatening wider age
groups and a slow rollout of vaccines, it is essential
to remain vigilant and follow worksite health and
safety protocols as well as public health measures.
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has updated its
COVID-19 Standardized Protocols for All Canadian Construction
Sites to underline the urgency around following health guidelines
on worksites, including wearing an N-95 mask or a commercialgrade
equivalent, maintaining physical distance while travelling to
and from worksites, limiting daily contacts, working remotely when
possible and washing hands frequently.
The health, safety and well-being of our workers and the communities
in which we operate has always been the top priority of
the more than 20,000 member firms of CCA.
CCA continues to consult with government on amplifying the
supply of PPE and adjusting vaccine eligibility criteria to prioritize
essential workers, including on-site construction workers.
Mary Van Buren
CCA has also been working with Public Services and
Procurement Canada to implement rapid testing on federal construction
sites. A pilot program was rolled out at the end of April on
the Centre Block rehabilitation project in Ottawa.
It is vital to Canada’s health and economy that our strong track
record of safety continues during this third and potentially more
challenging wave of COVID-19. You have worked very hard to
make sure your worksites are safe and have gone the extra mile to
respond to the needs of your communities. There is light at the end
of the tunnel. We will get through this crisis together.
Best regards,
Mary Van Buren, MBA, CAE
President, CCA n
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