Greetings to all,
Now that lab activities during the pandemic can resume in a way that respects health and safety guidelines, Polytechnique has developed a toolkit to assist research teams. This toolkit is complementary to the Strategy and Guide to Research Activity Resumption, which Polytechnique Montréal sent last week.
In order to facilitate access to all appropriate materials, Polytechnique has created a Research Activity Resumption Toolkit.
In the toolkit:
- Guide and Strategy for the Resumption of Activities at Polytechnique Montréal
This document is for personnel members, and contains protocols and instructions required for a gradual resumption of activities inside buildings.
- Training: Safe Activity Resumption During The Pandemic
This training session addresses health and safety protocols, and is mandatory for all those who wish to have access to Polytechnique buildings.
- Guide To Safe Resumption Of Research Activities During The COVID-19 Pandemic
Guide is intended for supervisors-managers and research teams. It comprises a summary of all essential workplace health and safety elements to be considered when planning and organizing work teams returning to their research lab activities.
- Prioritization Guide – Research Work Resumption During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This is a complementary document to the preceding, and is intended for those in positions of decisional power in terms of lab management and access. It offers elements to consider in terms of activity prioritization, while minimizing negative repercussions on personnel and students.
- A series of printable instructive signs related to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for laboratory contexts, namely:
Use of these tools is reserved for lab supervisors, who can speak with their department to place orders for signs from the Service de la reprographie, who are responsible for the printable files.
Given that knowledge about the disease continues to grow, this toolkit will be periodically revised. As a result, ensure you always refer to the online version.
Polytechnique hopes that these tools will provide a greater understanding of the factors and considerations related to lab presence at Polytechnique in the current context of COVID-19, as well as the contribution everyone can make to working in health and safety. Polytechnique relies on everyones’ cooperation, and is committed to an enjoyable and safe resumption of research activities for all.
If you questions about measures that have been implemented, or activity resumption processes or protocols, please email: covid19@polymtl.ca.
Philippe A. Tanguy, Ph.D., Eng.
President
François Bertrand, Ph.D., Eng.
Senior Vice-President
Vice-President, Academic and Research
