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Updated: 12:21 PM EDT May 7, 2020 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WGAL NEWS 8'S SHANNON MURPHY REPORTS ON HOW ONE COMPANY IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY IS NAVIGATING THE CHANGES. >> WICKERSHAM CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN AROUND FOR OVER 100 YEARS, AND THEY SAY THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH IN THAT TIME, AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER HURDLE TO OVERCOME. OFFICIALS SAY PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN WORKING REMOTELY FOR WEEKS PREPARING FOR EMPLOYEES TO RETURN WHICH OFFICIALLY HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY. SUPERINTENDENTS HAD TO SET UP HAND WASHING STATIONS ON EVERY JOB SITE, SOMETHING NOT ALWAYS READILY AVAILABLE SO THEY HAD TO GET CREATIVE. THEY MADE THEM OUT OF FISH CLEANING TABLES THAT CAN BE HOOKED UP TO A HOSE. THEY ALSO HAVE PPE FOR ALL THEIR WORKERS, HAND SANITIZER, CLOROX AND EVERY SITE HAS ITS OWN SPECIFIC SAFETY PLAN. >> SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE. THE COMPANY IS ALL ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE AND KEEP US GOING AND KEEPING THEM SAFE AND BEING ABLE TO SEND THEM HOME TO THEIR FAMILY EVERY NIGHT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO DURING THE DAY. >> WICKERSHAM HAS 75 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AND HAD TO LAY OFF THREE QUARTERS OF ITS STAFF. PRESIDENT DAVID NACE SAYS THE COMPANY HAS SURVIVED THROUGH THE SPANISH FLU, GREAT DEPRESSION AND THE RECESSION, SO HE KNOWS THEY WILL GET THROUGH THIS. >> WE'RE ANXIOUS TO GET THE PEOPLE WE HAD LAID OFF HIRED BACK GET THEM BACK TO WORK. THIS WEEK, WE'RE BASICALLY FOCUSED ON GETTING OUR PROJECTS THAT WERE STOPPED STARTED BACK UP. >> EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO ASKED EACH MORNING TO TAKE THEIR TEMPERATURE BEFORE THEY COME TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Sign up for daily emails with local updates and other important news. Your Email Address Submit Privacy Notice Advertisement Susquehanna Valley construction companies return to work with new policies to protect employees WGAL News 8 coronavirus update Share Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! Updated: 12:21 PM EDT May 7, 2020 Shannon Murphy Reporter Construction companies in Pennsylvania were allowed to get back to work last week and have new policies to protect their employees from COVID-19.Wickersham Construction is one of the Susquehanna Valley companies that is navigating the changes.The Lancaster business said staff members have been working remotely for weeks, preparing for employees to return.Superintendents set up hand-washing stations at every job site. The stations were made out of fish cleaning tables that can be hooked up to a hose.The company is also providing personal protective equipment, hand sanitizer and other cleaning supplies. Each job site has its own specific safety plan."Safety is number one. The company is all about the people that are here and keep us going and keeping them safe and being able to send them home to their family every night is the most important thing we do during the day," said executive vice president Joe Dougherty.Employees are asked to take their temperatures each morning before they come to work and to stay home if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms.Wickersham has 75 full-time employees and had to lay off three-quarters of its staff while it was shut down."We're anxious to get the people we have laid off hired back, get them back to work. This week we're basically focused on getting our projects that were stopped started back up," president David Nace. LANCASTER, Pa. — Construction companies in Pennsylvania were allowed to get back to work last week and have new policies to protect their employees from COVID-19. Wickersham Construction is one of the Susquehanna Valley companies that is navigating the changes. Advertisement The Lancaster business said staff members have been working remotely for weeks, preparing for employees to return. Superintendents set up hand-washing stations at every job site. The stations were made out of fish cleaning tables that can be hooked up to a hose. The company is also providing personal protective equipment, hand sanitizer and other cleaning supplies. Each job site has its own specific safety plan. "Safety is number one. The company is all about the people that are here and keep us going and keeping them safe and being able to send them home to their family every night is the most important thing we do during the day," said executive vice president Joe Dougherty. Employees are asked to take their temperatures each morning before they come to work and to stay home if they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms. Wickersham has 75 full-time employees and had to lay off three-quarters of its staff while it was shut down. "We're anxious to get the people we have laid off hired back, get them back to work. This week we're basically focused on getting our projects that were stopped started back up," president David Nace. Good Housekeeping Wayfair Surplus Sale 2022: Score the Best Up to 60% Off Deals Meghan Markle’s Beloved Adidas White Sneakers Are 45% Off Today Jennifer Aniston Swears by This Skin-Tightening Device — And It's 35% Off Right Now Apple’s Series 7 Watch Is the Cheapest It’s Ever Been on Amazon Loading more articles... checked="checked"/> Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Link copied! 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