Pandemic Brings Health and Safety into the Spotlight on Construction Sites

The pandemic has pushed health and safety requirements into the spotlight. Not only have local governments implemented requirements for job site safety, but contractors often took extra steps to ensure team safety and avoid outbreaks that would require construction to shutdown. OTL, a contractor specializing in water features and fountains, says that safety had always been a priority in construction, but this year, the rules evolved.

“Safety has always been OTL’s top priority and an integral part of our company. We have abided by all health codes that were in place long before COVID-19 to keep the water features we design and build clean and safe for everyone around them, including our team members who design and build them,” J. Wickham Zimmerman, CEO of OTL, tells GlobeSt.com. “The pandemic has brought health issues to the forefront, and we are pleased that we have been implementing measures for quite some time to keep our water features, employees and visitors of our water features clean and safe.”