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COVID-19 Precautions
At GMC, we are actively and continuously following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak globally and in Egypt.
As we navigate COVID-19, we are aware of the social and economic consequences on our employees, subcontractors, suppliers, customers and communities.
In alignment with our core values, we continue to make safety a top priority. We are taking appropriate steps to mitigate exposure to the virus and to maintain transparent communications. As a company, we recognize the need to prevent the spread and potential exposure to COVID-19.
GMC has developed plans and measures to keep people, sites and offices COVID Safe as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. We continue to monitor the developing situation closely and adjust our measures as necessary to ensure that we minimize the risk of exposure, while complying with all authority requirements.
Our Response
First and foremost, we have worked closely with all employees, subcontractors, suppliers, owners and others to ensure that anyone who is ill or believes they have been exposed to COVID-19 refrains from entering our office and project locations.
Our “Keeping People Safe” Plan outlines the requirements that are in place across all of our sites and offices to educate everyone about the risks of COVID-19 and minimize the spread.
In Our Projects
We have implemented several safety protocols and measures:
- Constant communication, signage and posters to remind everyone of their personal responsibilities.
- Additional PPE, hand washing facilities and hand sanitiser stations throughout the sites.
- Extra cleaning regimes undertaken throughout the day of shared areas, high touch points and tools.
- Spread out or extra shared spaces such as lunch rooms, amenities and ground markings in queuing areas to promote social distancing.
- Staggered start, lunch and finish times to reduce numbers moving and meeting around sites at the same time.
- Weekly COVIDSafe Checklist by a dedicated COVIDSafe Champion to ensure all measures are correctly implemented and continuously maintained.
In Our Offices
All of GMC’s offices have implemented similar measures:
- Flexible working arrangements where possible to minimise the number of people in our workplaces.
- Extra cleaning regimes undertaken throughout the day of shared areas, high touch points and tools.
- Reduced numbers in meeting rooms and common areas to promote social distancing.
- Improved digital tools to encourage remote meetings and minimise travel.
- Weekly COVIDSafe Checklist by a dedicated COVIDSafe Champion to ensure all measures are correctly implemented and continuously maintained.
We are taking all reasonable measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 to our team members, our clients and our business. The work we do is very important, even critical to sustaining the needs of society. As long as we can operate our projects safely and deliver high-quality work, we’ll continue to support our clients and all the people in the MENA Region who count on us.
We wish good health and safety to all our business partners and their employees and families.