Petroleum Recovery Research Center Phased Reopening Plan

PRRC Plan

Essential Personnel

PHASE 1 - May 15 - June 

Only Essential personnel in the building. Essential personnel are responsible for maintaining essential lab experiments, IT support, metering and monitoring facilities access, and supporting non-essential employees with work-from-home efforts.

A detailed log of all people in and out of the building is maintained on a google drive spreadsheet. Check in and out via Kate Wavrik (lab safety).

All access is via the East door on the Kelly addition, and all exterior locks have been changed to limit unauthorized access

PHASE 2 - July – August

All staff and students who are able to work from home will continue to do so.

This allows better access for people who must work in labs in the building while making safe social distance possible in parts of the building with poor air circulation and narrow hallways.

All workers needing lab access to perform their work are allowed in the building and are considered essential personnel from this Phase on.

Keys still controlled, most work to occur during office hours.

PHASE 3 - August – Unknown

Same as Phase 2

All Other Employees

PHASE 1 - May 15 - June 

Work from home.  Access to building is granted on an as-needed basis and when possible materials or supplies are transferred at the entrance door.  Scheduling and checking in and out Kate Wavrik required.  Social distancing and mask wearing required everywhere except in personal offices and spaces.  Occupancy scheduled to minimize overlap of workers in the building, and in areas of the building.

  • Staff members asked to self-monitor for symptoms associated with the COVID-19 illness.  Staff members will be asked to stay home if they are symptomatic and seek out testing. Any employee who has had COVID-19 symptoms will need to be tested prior to returning to our building.
  • Check-in/check-out only for essential needs to facilitate work from home.
  • Where possible and practical, use emails, phone calls and text messages for communication.
  • Using electronic forms, wherever possible.
  • Minimizing campus errands.
  • Preparation of building for higher occupancy in later phases by adding mirrors to blind corners, and flags to note when a room is occupied.
  • Work on a web app for people to check in and out during later phases.
  • Installing monitors at entries to show who is in the building and what rooms they will occupy during later phases.

PHASE 2 - July – August

Access to building is granted on an as-needed basis to persons who do not need to work in a lab or in an office for the limited purpose of enabling work from home.

Checking in and out with web app is required.  Social distancing and mask wearing required everywhere except in personal offices and spaces occupied by only one person.

Masks, Cleaning products and hand cleaner would be widely available.

  • Staff members asked to self-monitor for symptoms associated with the COVID-19 illness.  Staff members will be asked to stay home if they are symptomatic and seek out testing. Any employee who has had COVID-19 symptoms will need to be tested prior to returning to our building.
  • Where possible and practical, use emails, phone calls and text messages for communication.
  • Using electronic forms, wherever possible.
  • Minimizing campus errands.
  • After hours work is allowed

PHASE 3 - August – Unknown

Same as Phase 2.

Key restrictions are relaxed to include all staff, but not students

Students

PHASE 1 - May 15 - June  

We are following guidelines developed by Academic Affairs.  All check-in and check-out for the PRRC is through Kate Wavrik.

Students must work under the direct supervision of their advisor and follow all campus and state safety policies

PHASE 2 - July – August

We will continue to follow guidelines developed by Academic Affairs.

All check-in and check-out via the web app.

Students able to work on their own.

PHASE 3 - August – Unknown 

Same as Phase 2.

Visitors

PHASE 1 - May 15 - June  

No visitors permitted, except contractors visiting for required repair work in laboratories or building infrastructure (following Purchasing Department guidelines).

If outside visitors need to collect physical materials from us, or need to drop anything off, we would plan to do this via postal service, or to set up a curbside pickup on the loading dock, using appropriate protective equipment.

PHASE 2 - July – August

Few visitors permitted on case-by-case basis. Building will remain locked and visitors must be let into building by designated host. 

Social distancing and mask wearing protocol, following guidelines from the governor.

PHASE 3 - August – Unknown 

Essential visitors allowed as long as correct social distancing is maintained and their host takes responsibility for them.

Each room will have a maximum occupancy.

Field Work

PHASE 1 - May 15 - June  

Only essential field work allowed. Directors permission required.

PHASE 2 - July – August

Field work permitted, in state. Follow state rules for restaurants and hotels.

PHASE 3 - August – Unknown

All field work permitted, Out of state field work may require special permission.

 Travel

PHASE 1 - May 15 - June  

Only essential in-state travel permitted at discretion of the Director.

PHASE 2 - July – August

Travel in-state allowed, following governor’s guidelines.

PHASE 3 - August – Unknown

Limited out of state travel may be permitted on discretion of the director, if state and university policies allow.