Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Preparedness Plan​​

The health and safety of our employees and contractors is always most important. In the current environment, it’s important for all of us to monitor the rapidly evolving situation involving the coronavirus or COVID-19, so I thought it would be helpful to provide an update on how we are handling the situation at CCD Technologies.
 
First and foremost, safety is always our first priority at CCD Technologies – it’s part of our core values, and a shared value with our customers, vendors and partners. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution, we have taken the following steps to address COVID-19:

  • Employees are to stay home if sick until no longer having symptoms and call Health Link 811 for instructions or use Alberta Health Services online self-assessment tool 
  • If there is work that can be done remotely from home via computer/phone, we encourage employees to take advantage of that option
  • Use good hygiene practices, such as frequent hand washing with warm soap and water for at least 20 seconds, and hand sanitizers if soap and water is not available
  • Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue and put used tissue directly into a waste basket. If you don’t have a tissue use your upper sleeve, not your hands
  • Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands
  • Clean and disinfect objects and surfaces as often as you can
  • We have adopted a “no hand-shake policy” and will maintain physical distancing of about 6 feet from others when possible, if 6 feet of physical distance cannot be maintained, the interaction must be limited to 15 minutes or some form of physical barrier must be used
  • Avoid large crowds and follow all city/provincial rules that have been set in place
  • Employees who have traveled outside of Canada, have had family members who have done so, and/or who have been in proximity to anyone suspected of having or confirmed with the virus to self-isolate at home for the next 14 days
  • All CCD Technologies employees will have the ability to immediately remove from the work site and send home another employee who is presenting COVID-19 symptoms, the employee showing symptoms must return home in a personal/work vehicle, not public transportation, and immediately self-isolate and call Health Link 811
  • We have limited business travel to only that essential to operating our business, and to conduct meetings by phone or video wherever possible
  • We have communicated with our suppliers and partners these policies and asked them to apply similar guidance to their employees who might visit CCD Technologies offices or site locations
  • All CCD Technologies employees visiting or working on client sites, will abide by any site-specific protocols
 
CCD Technologies encourages all our employees, clients and suppliers to visit the following websites for up to date information and advice:


While some of these precautionary measures may seem inconvenient, they are being taken out of an abundance of caution to keep you all safe. It is presently unclear how long these restrictions will remain in place, but we will continue to communicate regularly as the situation evolves. Thank you all once again for your understanding and commitment during this challenging time. Should you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to myself at joelh@ccdtech.com or 587-785-6425.

Regards,

Joel Hintikka