BCC’S POST-ECQ GUIDELINES FOR

RETURNING TO WORK
(REVISION 1)
POLICY STATEMENT
BASELINE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION SETS THESE POST-ECQ
GUIDELINES FOR RETURNING TO WORK, TO SUPPLEMENT COMPLIANCE TO:
◦ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11058 (OSH LAW), ISSUED BY THE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 17, 2018;
◦ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11469 (BAYANIHAN TO HEAL AS ONE ACT), ENACTED
ON MARCH 24, 2020;
◦ DTI and DOLE INTERIM GUIDELINES ON WORKPLACE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL OF COVID-19 ISSUED BY DTI AND DOLE ON APRIL 30, 2020;
◦ SPECIFIC PROVISIONS HAD BEEN MADE TO PROTECT THE SAFETY AND
HEALTH OF THE EMPLOYEES AND CLIENTS OF BCC AND STEM THE TIDE OF
COVID-19 INFECTION.
A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
1.0 PRIOR TO THE LIFTING OF THE
EXTENDED ECQ,
DECONTAMINATION SHALL BE
CONDUCTED FOR ALL
WORKPLACES AT THE HEAD
OFFICE, PROJECT SITES AND THE
MAIN WAREHOUSE. ASSIGNED
CREW MUST BE IN APPROPRIATE
PPE AND MUST OBSERVE SAFE
PROCEDURES.
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
2.0 AFTER THE INITIAL
DECONTAMINATION, ROUTINE
DECONTAMINATION SHALL BE
DONE FOR ALL WORKPLACES
ONCE A WEEK.

3.0 THE SAFETY OFFICER (SO) OR

DESIGNATED PERSONNEL MUST
KEEP A LOG OF THE FREQUENCY
OF DECONTAMINATION.
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
4.0 IN BETWEEN
DECONTAMINATION SCHEDULES,
ROUTINE ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANING SHALL BE DONE IN ALL
WORKPLACES (SEE ITEM E).
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
5.0 FOOT BATH AND HAND-
WASHING STATIONS SHALL BE
PROVIDED AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE
AND ALL APPROPRIATE AREAS
AROUND THE WORKPLACE (i.e.
FIELD OFFICE, WAREHOUSE,
CANTEEN, BARRACKS, T&B).

6.0 A THERMAL SCANNER IS

PROVIDED FOR EACH WORKPLACE
TO AID IN PROPER MONITORING
OF WORKPLACE OCCUPANTS.
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
7.0 SIGNAGES/POSTERS SHALL BE
PLACED CONSPICUOUSLY IN THE
WORKPLACE TO REMIND
OCCUPANTS ON THE RIGHT
CONDUCT AT WORK.
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
8.0 SIGNAGES/POSTERS SHALL BE
WRITTEN IN VERNACULAR FORM
(FILIPINO AND BISAYA) FOR EASIER
COMPREHENSION.
 A. PREPARATION OF
WORKPLACES
9.0 AN ISOLATION ROOM (i.e. SITE
CLINIC) MUST BE PROVIDED IN THE
JOBSITE PREMISES, SOLELY TO
SERVE AS A TEMPORARY SHELTER
FOR A WORKPLACE OCCUPANT
FOUND TO EXHIBIT FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS.
B. CONTROL AT THE
GATE
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

1.0 WEARING OF FACE MASK

(PREFERABLY REUSABLE, OF CLOTH
MATERIAL) IS MANDATORY FOR
ALL BCC WORKPLACE
OCCUPANTS AND AUTHORIZED
VISITORS.

2.0 ENTRY OF JOBSITE WORKERS

SHALL BE SCHEDULED PER BATCH
IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A
CONTROLLED NUMBER OF PEOPLE
AT THE GATE.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

3.0 STRICTLY MAINTAIN PHYSICAL

DISTANCING AT 2 METERS
STARTING AT THE GATE AND ALL
THROUGHOUT THE WORKPLACE
PREMISES.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

4.0 UPON ENTRY, THERMAL

SCANNING SHALL BE CONDUCTED
BY THE GUARD ON DUTY. THOSE
WITH TEMPERATURE ABOVE 37.5°C
SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED ENTRY. A
SEPARATE LIST OF NAMES OF
THOSE EXHIBITING A TEMPERATURE
BETWEEN 37°C TO 37.5°C MUST BE
MADE BY THE SO OR DESIGNATED
PERSONNEL.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

5.0 STRICTLY NO VISITORS SHALL BE

ALLOWED ENTRY, EXCEPT FOR THE
PARTICIPANTS TO THE SCHEDULED
SITE MEETINGS AND AUTHORIZED
PERSONS. THE NAMES OF THE
PARTICIPANTS TO THE MEETING
MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE
OFFICIAL LIST TO BE GIVEN BY THE
PIC.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

6.0 HAND-WASHING AND FOOT

BATHING AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE
ARE REQUIRED FOR THOSE
ALLOWED ENTRY.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

7.0 THOSE ALLOWED ENTRY ARE

REQUIRED TO FILL UP THE HEALTH
CHECKLIST FOR RECORD AND
MONITORING PURPOSES.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE

8.0 THE SO OR DESIGNATED

PERSONNEL MUST KEEP AN
UPDATED LIST OF THE NAMES AND
CONTACT NUMBERS OF ALL
WORKPLACE OCCUPANTS AND
OTHER AUTHORIZED PERSONS.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE
9.0 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, JOBSITE
WORKERS ARE REQUIRED AS STAY-
IN. THOSE WORKERS LIVING IN THE
STAGING AREA MUST BE
TRANSFERRED IN CHARTERED
VEHICLE TO AND FROM THE
JOBSITE. HEAD OFFICE STAFF SHALL
BE ENCOURAGED TO BOARD NEAR
THE OFFICE. SHUTTLE SERVICE
SHALL BE PROVIDED FROM
DESIGNATED PICK-UP/DROP-OFF
POINTS TO AND FROM THE HEAD
OFFICE.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE
10.0 WORKPLACE OCCUPANTS
SHALL BE ISSUED A WORK PASS
THAT WILL SERVE AS AN I.D. TO BE
USED ONLY WHEN GOING OUT OF
THE WORKPLACE FOR ANY
PURPOSE AUTHORIZED BY THE
SUPERVISOR. AFTER RE-ENTRY, THE
WORK PASS SHALL BE GIVEN BACK
TO THE SO OR DESIGNATED
PERSONNEL AND SHALL NOT BE
WORN WHILE INSIDE THE
WORKPLACE.
B. CONTROL AT THE GATE
11.0 CURFEW HOURS MUST BE
STRICTLY OBSERVED BETWEEN 8:00
P.M. AND 5:00 A.M. OR IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE LGU THAT HAS
JURISDICTION OVER THE
WORKPLACE .
C. CONDUCT OF SITE
MEETINGS
 C. CONDUCT OF SITE
MEETINGS
1.0 CONSIDER WHETHER THE
MEETING IS NECESSARY TO BE ON
SITE OR CAN BE REPLACED BY TELE
OR VIDEO CONFERENCE.

2.0 PRIOR TO THE ON-SITE MEETING

SCHEDULE, THE PIC MUST ADVISE
ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT IF THEY
HAVE ANY FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS OR
FEEL UNWELL, THEY SHALL BE
EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING.
 C. CONDUCT OF SITE
MEETINGS
3.0 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THE
MEETING SHALL BE SCALED DOWN,
SO THAT ONLY THE PARTICIPANTS
MOST NEEDED TO BE ON SITE
SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND.

4.0 THE PIC SHALL PROVIDE THE

GUARD AT THE GATE WITH A
COMPLETE LIST OF EXPECTED
PARTICIPANTS.
 C. CONDUCT OF SITE
MEETINGS
5.0 THE PIC SHALL PROVIDE COPIES
OF THESE GUIDELINES TO THE
PARTICIPANTS FOR THEIR
COMPLIANCE.

6.0 PREFERABLY THE MEETING

ROOM SHALL BE KEPT ADEQUATELY
VENTILATED NATURALLY WITH
OPEN WINDOWS AND DOORS.
 C. CONDUCT OF SITE
MEETINGS
7.0 THE MEETING SHALL BE
CONDUCTED AS BRIEFLY AS
POSSIBLE, WHILE STRICTLY
OBSERVING PHYSICAL DISTANCING.

8.0 THE TOOL BOX MEETING (TBM)

SHALL BE DONE WITH STRICT
PHYSICAL DISTANCING. DURING THE
TBM, THE SO OR DESIGNATED
PERSONNEL MUST BE ABLE TO
EXPLAIN THESE GUIDELINES TO ALL
SITE PERSONNEL.
 C. CONDUCT OF SITE
MEETINGS
9.0 DURING THE TBM, EDUCATION
OF SITE PERSONNEL, ON THE RIGHT
CONDUCT TO PREVENT COVID-19
INFECTION AND ITS SPREAD, MUST
BE REITERATED. A SEPARATE VISUAL
AID WITH TEXT IN FILIPINO HAD
BEEN MADE FOR THE DISCUSSION
DURING THE TBM.
D. PERSONAL HYGIENE
AND PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT
D. PERSONAL HYGIENE &
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
1.0 IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR
APPROPRIATE WORKPLACE PPE,
ALL WORKPLACE OCCUPANTS ARE
STRICTLY REQUIRED TO WEAR A
FACE MASK (PREFERABLY
REUSABLE) AT ALL TIMES. TISSUE
PAPER MAY BE USED AS
SECONDARY INTERIOR LAYER OF
FACE MASK, PROVIDED THAT IT IS
REPLACED EVERY 4 HOURS AND
THE PAPER DISPOSED OF
PROPERLY.
 D. PERSONAL HYGIENE &
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
2.0 PRACTISE AND PROMOTE
FREQUENT, THOROUGH HAND-
WASHING WITH SOAP AND WATER
FOR AT LEAST 20 SECONDS.

3.0 USE THE FOOT BATH UPON

ENTRANCE TO THE HEAD OFFICE
OR ANY SPECIFIC PLACE IN THE
JOBSITE (i.e. BARRACKS, FIELD
OFFICE, WAREHOUSE)
D. PERSONAL HYGIENE &
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

4.0 COVERED TRASH BINS SHALL BE

PUT IN PLACE FOR HYGIENIC
DISPOSAL OF USED DISPOSABLE
FACE MASKS, TISSUE PAPER AND
OTHERS.
 D. PERSONAL HYGIENE &
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
5.0 OBSERVE COUGHING OR
SNEEZING ETIQUETTE. SPITTING IS
STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
 E. ROUTINE
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANING
 E. ROUTINE
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANING
1.0 DURING THE WEEKLY
DECONTAMINATION PROCESS, NO
WORKER MUST BE ALLOWED IN THE
AREAS BEING DECONTAMINATED.

2.0 PROPER COLLECTION AND

DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE MUST BE
IMPLEMENTED.
 E. ROUTINE
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANING
3.0 ON A DAILY BASIS, THE SO OR
DESIGNATED PERSONNEL LEADS A
GROUP TO CONDUCT ROUTINE
ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING
AROUND THE WORKPLACE (i.e.
T&Bs, BARRACKS, FIELD OFFICE,
WAREHOUSE, AND CANTEEN).
 E. ROUTINE
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEANING
4.0 USE A MIXED SOLUTION OF 5
TABLESPOONS OF SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE AND 1 GALLON OF
WATER TO WIPE SURFACES AND
OBJECTS. THE SAME SOLUTION
SHALL BE USED FOR FOOT BATHS.
STRICTLY OBSERVE SAFE
PROCEDURES DURING
PREPARATION OF THE CLEANING
AGENT, CLEANING PROCESS AND
DISPOSAL OF THE SOLUTION.
F. CONDUCT DURING
REGULAR WORK
 F. CONDUCT DURING
REGULAR WORK
1.0 EVERY WORKPLACE OCCUPANT IS
REQUIRED TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT
TO THE SO OR DESIGNATED
PERSONNEL, ANY INCIDENT OF
MANIFESTATION OF FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS EITHER EXHIBITED BY
HIMSELF OR BY OTHERS.
 F. CONDUCT DURING
REGULAR WORK
2.0 THE PIC/SO/SITE ENGRS. MUST
ENSURE COMPARTMENTALIZATION
AT WORK THROUGH:
- EXECUTION OF WORK BY ZONE
TO SCALE DOWN THE NUMBER OF
WORKERS IN A SPECIFIC WORK
AREA,
- ONE-WAY TRAFFIC AT
STAIRWAYS AND HALLWAYS,
- STAGGERED BREAKS AND
- OTHER APPLICABLE MEANS.
 F. CONDUCT DURING
REGULAR WORK

3.0 MAINTAIN PHYSICAL

DISTANCING AT WORK AT 2
METERS.

4.0 OBSERVE COUGHING OR

SNEEZING ETIQUETTE AT WORK.
SPITTING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
 F. CONDUCT DURING
REGULAR WORK

5.0 ALL PREVAILING WORKPLACE

SAFETY RULES AND REGULATIONS
MUST BE STRICTLY FOLLOWED IN
ORDER TO AVOID ACCIDENTS
RESULTING TO INJURY.

6.0 GOOD HOUSEKEEPING MUST

BE MAINTAINED AT THE WORK
AREAS AFTER COMPLETION OF THE
WORK FOR THE DAY.
G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
1.0 THE PURCHASING DEPT. MUST
PROVIDE A COPY OF THESE
GUIDELINES TO THE SUPPLIERS AND
ADVISE THEM THAT THEIR
RESPECTIVE DRIVER AND TRUCK
HELPERS/DELIVERY CREW ARE
REQUIRED TO WEAR A FACE MASK
AND ABIDE BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THESE GUIDELINES DURING THEIR
DELIVERY.
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
2.0 WHENEVER POSSIBLE, THE
DELIVERY DRIVER AND CREW
SHALL REMAIN INSIDE THEIR
VEHICLE DURING THE UNLOADING
PROCESS; OTHERWISE, THEY SHALL
BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE
PROTOCOLS INSIDE THE
WORKPLACE.
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
3.0 DELIVERY DOCUMENTS MUST BE
IN PLASTIC ENVELOPES TO ALLOW
DISINFECTION PRIOR TO OPENING.

4.0 THE BCC PERSONNEL TASKED

WITH RECEIVING THE DOCUMENTS
MUST WEAR A PAIR OF LATEX
HAND GLOVES.
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
5.0 A DELIVERY ZONE MUST BE
DESIGNATED, TO SERVE AS A
HOLDING AREA FOR DELIVERED
ITEMS TO STAY FOR AT LEAST 4
HOURS PRIOR TO OPENING.

6.0 THE DELIVERY ZONE IS A

RESTRICTED AREA AND IS
RESERVED ONLY FOR DELIVERERS,
RECEIVERS AND OTHER
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
7.0 WORKERS MUST NOT BE
ALLOWED INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE.
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IN-HOUSE
TRANSACTION SHALL BE DONE
THROUGH THE WINDOW.

8.0 AT THE HEAD OFFICE, A

PLASTIC DIVIDER SHALL BE
PROVIDED AT THE RECEPTION
AREA TO MAINTAIN PHYSICAL
DISTANCING.
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
9.0 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE,
SUBMISSION AND RECEIVING OF
DOCUMENTS TO AND FROM THE
HEAD OFFICE AND OTHER ENTITIES
MUST BE DONE ON LINE.
 G. DELIVERIES AND
HANDLING OF
DOCUMENTS
10.0 IF SUBMISSION OF HARD
COPY OF DOCUMENTS IS
NECESSARY, THE DOCUMENTS
MUST BE PLACED INSIDE A PLASTIC
ENVELOPE. ONLY ONE PERSONNEL
MUST BE ASSIGNED TO DO THE
SUBMISSION. THE SAID PERSONNEL
MUST ABIDE BY THE RESPECTIVE
PROTOCOL OF THE RECEIVING
PARTY DURING THE SUBMISSION.
 H. CONDUCT AT THE
WORKER’S BARRACKS
AND COMMON AREAS
 H. CONDUCT AT THE
WORKER’S BARRACKS &
COMMON AREAS
1.0 WORKERS SHALL BE REQUIRED
TO HAND-WASH AND FOOT BATH
PRIOR TO ENTRY TO THE
BARRACKS.

2.0 THE SO OR DESIGNATED

PERSONNEL MUST ENSURE THAT
WORKERS KEEP THEIR BARRACKS,
PERSONAL TOOLS AND COMMON
AREAS CLEAN AND SANITIZED
REGULARLY.
 H. CONDUCT AT THE
WORKER’S BARRACKS &
COMMON AREAS
3.0 PHYSICAL DISTANCING AT 2
METERS AND PERSONAL HYGIENE
MUST BE MAINTAINED AT THE
CANTEEN, T&B, AND OTHER
COMMON AREAS.
I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR
A SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE
WORKPLACE
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE

1.0 THE SO OR DESIGNATED

PERSONNEL MUST BE AWARE OF
THE NEW CLASSIFICATION OF
COVID-19 RESPONSE SET BY THE
DEPT. OF HEALTH, NAMELY (1)
SUSPECT, (2) PROBABLE, AND (3)
CONFIRMED.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE

2.0 A WORKPLACE OCCUPANT

EXHIBITING MILD FLU-LIKE
SYMPTOMS WITHOUT RISK OF
INFECTION MUST BE ISOLATED AND
DIRECTED TO DO SELF-
QUARANTINE WITH MEDICATION.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE

3.0 THE SO OR DESIGNATED

PERSONNEL IS DIRECTED TO TRIAGE
AND MANAGE THE WORKPLACE
OCCUPANTS AT THE FIRST SIGN OF
SYMPTOMS. THE PERSONNEL
DESIGNATED TO CONDUCT TRIAGE
MUST WEAR A HAZMAT PPE.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE
4.0 IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE WITH
RISK OF INFECTION, HE MUST BE
IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE
BARANGAY HEALTH EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM (BHERT) FOR
MONITORING.
5.0 IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE
EXTREME, HE MUST BE
IMMEDIATELY ISOLATED AND
REPORTED TO THE BHERT FOR
ARRANGEMENT FOR EMERGENCY
TRANSFER AND TREATMENT.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE

6.0 THE SO OR DESIGNATED

PERSONNEL SHALL FILL UP THE
PROVIDER REPORT SHEET AND THE
COVID-19 TRIAGE ASSESSMENT
CHECKLIST, THAT WILL SERVE AS
DOCUMENTS FOR REPORTING TO
THE PROPER AUTHORITIES.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE
7.0 CONDUCT IMMEDIATE
DECONTAMINATION OF THE
WORKPLACE.

8.0 CONDUCT PRE-EMPTIVE

CONTACT TRACING, BUT SUPPORT
FOR THE PATIENT MUST BE GIVEN,
SO AS NOT TO INVITE STIGMA OR
DISCRIMINATION IN THE
WORKPLACE. USE THE DAILY
RECORD LOGS AS PERTINENT
REFERENCE.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE

9.0 IF THE NEED ARISES, COVID-19

TESTING LABORATORIES ARE
AVAILABLE FOR ADMINISTERING
OF TESTS AND/OR INTERPRETATION
OF RESULTS.
 I. RESPONSE PLAN FOR A
SUSPECTED COVID-19
PATIENT AT THE WORKPLACE
10.0 COORDINATION WITH THE
BHERT MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE DOH’s PUBLIC ADVISORY
NO. 13, DATED MARCH 3, 2020
(UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR
MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL OF
SUSPECTED AND CONFIRMED
COVID-19 CASES UNDER CODE
RED).
 END OF
PRESENTATION
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