Rick Barton, CSP, ARM April 27, 2020 1 min read

Updated COVID-19 Response Plan and Checklist

As businesses continue to adapt to the COVID-19 threat, the focus has been on providing a safe place of employment for workers on the front line. Now it is time to also make a proper plan for returning those employees to the workforce who have been off or working remotely.  

The attached contingency plan document has been updated with a checklist of items to review for your company's own contingency plan. Some of these are items you will want to consider before the return of additional employees into the workforce.

Click here to download the contingency plan and checklist.
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Rick Barton, CSP, ARM

 Rick has over 20 years of experience in safety and risk control, working with clients in many industries including Construction, Mining, Trucking, Manufacturing, and Hospitality. He specializes in assessing risk for the clients of Hausmann Group to reduce loss potential. Through safety assessments and loss analysis, Rick develops solutions which include safety management techniques, training, and engineering. Additionally, he has been asked to speak at local and national safety conferences on topics such as "How to Manage Safety on a Jobsite", and "What it takes to be a Safety Leader”. Rick is an Authorized Instructor of OSHA Regulations Construction and General Industry Regulations. He is an active member of the Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association (WTBA), Associated Builders & Contractors (ABC), the Wisconsin chapter of The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), and the Association of General Contractors (AGC). He is also on the Advisory Board of the Safety Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Rick is an avid boater and enjoys sharing time on the water with family and friends. His children are spread across 4 U.S. states and Japan, so he and his wife are often traveling to visit them. He also has attended more than 150 games in the last 15 years to see his beloved Green Bay Packers play.

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