Update on Construction in Scotland

Source - Scottish Contractors Group

The Scottish First Minister announced yesterday that the construction sector will be now be allowed to move to Phase 2 in its restart plan. This will include work carried out in domestic properties. The industry-agreed six-step phased model for the return of the construction sector is as follows:

• Phase 0: Planning
• Phase 1: Covid-19 Pre-start Site prep
• Phase 2: ‘Soft start’ to site works (only where physical distancing can be maintained)
• Phase 3: Steady state operation (only where physical distancing can be maintained)
• Phase 4: Steady state operation (where physical distancing can be maintained and/or with PPE use)
• Phase 5: Increasing density/productivity with experience

The latest announcement, moving to Phase 2 of the plan provides an opportunity for businesses to return to site work on a “soft-start” basis. It also allows businesses to undertake all forms of work in domestic properties.

To provide further assistance to those who will work on sites, Construction Scotland has issued a guide entitled “Working on site during the COVID-19 pandemic: Construction Guidance and you can see a copy by clicking here.

The CICV Forum (which SCG is an active member of) has developed more detailed guidance on health and safety and this can be viewed here.