Covid-19 | PM Engineer

New ASA COVID-19 survey shows member company reactions to pandemic

Government assistance, workforce reduction and length of time before pre-COVID 19 conditions return among many topics broached.

April 15, 2020

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The survey was part of a large-scale Industry Insights initiative that queried more than 30 associations spanning an assortment of industries. More than 1,500 responses to the survey were received, including those of ASA member companies.

Julius Ballanco: Traveling and a virus

If you don’t take care of yourself, you don’t survive as a road warrior.

Julius Ballanco P.E., CPD

April 13, 2020

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For the last 43 years, I have been a “road warrior” consulting engineer. On average, I travel between 180 and 220 days a year.

Plumbing industry rallies to help convert Chicago’s McCormick Place into COVID-19 field hospital

Convention center to serve as emergency facility to treat up to 3,000 patients.

Nicole Krawcke

April 9, 2020

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Construction for the first 500 beds was completed April 3, while the rest of the field hospital is expected to be finished by April 24.

Omega Flex innovations at work during COVID-19 crisis

April 6, 2020

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The field hospital was rapidly constructed to support the ongoing pandemic and relieve other area hospitals of patient overflows.

SBA resources available for Coronavirus relief

April 6, 2020

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Congress originally passed the CARES Act allocating $350 billion to help small business, but there is likely to be extensive expansions to allocate $377 billion if needed.

Preparing for the new age of hand washing

April 3, 2020

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If there is some good news in the age of coronavirus, research from the Healthy Hand Washing Survey shows that during the past 11 years an increasing number of Americans are heeding the message about washing their hands to protect themselves from flu outbreaks.

Navien hosts virtual trainings to support contractors through COVID-19

April 3, 2020

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Plumbers and other contractors are essential to protecting the health and safety of their countries. Navien is continuing to support contractor needs through the pandemic with a series of virtual classes and webinars.

Uponor announces company response to COVID-19

April 3, 2020

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Uponor released its statement laying out the details of the precautions the company is taking so far in order to safely continue to manufacture their essential products.

ASA Safety Committee to host free COVID-19 Safety in the Workplace webinar

April 2, 2020

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The webinar presenters will cover the general guidelines provided by OSHA on preparing for COVID-19 in the workplace, actual practices that have been put in place at distribution locations and lessons learns, as well as what to do when you have an employee showing symptoms or testing positive for COVID-19.

ASHRAE establishes Epidemic Task Force

April 1, 2020

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The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has been established to help deploy ASHRAE’s technical resources to address the challenges of the current pandemic and future epidemics as it relates to the effects of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems on disease transmission in healthcare facilities, the workplace, home, public and recreational environments.