The OPPBTP updates the Guide to health safety recommendations

While the Covid-19 epidemic is regaining strength in France and faced with the appearance of the Omicron variant, the OPPBTP is publishing a new update of its guide to health security recommendations. This development follows the publication of the new corporate health protocol by the Ministry of Labor on Monday, November 29, and complies with the recommendations of the High Council of Public Health and the State.

While this version of the OPPBTP guide shows few changes compared to the previous version, some new features should be noted.

• Speakers are subject to the obligation to present a valid health pass and can then do without the mask, unless it is required by the health situation.
• The validity of negative RT-PCR tests goes from 72 to 24 hours. Only the possession of a test of less than 24 hours allows obtaining a valid health pass.
• The head of the establishment and the intervening company must take care to limit coactivity and specify in the prevention plan the instructions applicable in the establishment in terms of wearing a mask, health pass and / or vaccination.

In addition, the OPPBTP reminds companies that compliance with barrier gestures remains essential to avoid contamination in the workplace, as well as the ventilation of the premises. As specified in the new sanitary protocol for companies, this should preferably be ensured naturally, doors and windows open permanently or failing that at least 5 minutes every hour, so as to ensure air circulation. and its renewal.

Finally, the organization also encourages the use of vaccination for non-vaccinated people.

The guide to health safety recommendations for the continuity of construction activities during the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus epidemic is available on the website of preventionbtp.fr.

In addition, prevention advisers and trainers from the OPPBTP are always available in the field as well as remotely thanks to the service. PreventionBTP Live. A database of specific Questions / Answers on Covid-19 is available on the site.