The American Rental Association (ARA) has released the ARA Healthy Work Practices Guide for construction equipment rental companies — part of a new “Clean. Safe. Essential.” program designed to help ARA members continue to ensure a safe rental experience through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
The ARA Healthy Work Practices Guide provides member stores with consistent, practical guidance on measures to minimize exposure to the coronavirus for customers, staff, vendors and guests. Based on expertise from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), rental operators and also equipment manufacturers, the guide adds to ARA’s ongoing safety efforts.
“Our industry has always been committed to safety — providing contractor partners with safe equipment and the training to use it properly is what ARA members do,” said Tony Conant, ARA CEO. “But 2020 is redefining the word safe. ARA is putting tremendous resources and energy into helping rental stores — which are essential to customer success — continue to provide a safe equipment rental experience in our new normal.”
The ARA Healthy Work Practices Guide
The ARA Healthy Work Practices Guide offers general information on: microbes and viruses; personal protective equipment (PPE) considerations; cleaning supplies and equipment needed for social distancing; how to prepare a facility, vehicles and employees for work; testing employees; cleaning equipment and more.
While the Guide is based on medical science and operational expertise, ARA directs rental stores to comply with the latest local/city, state/province, and country laws and government regulations. It also encourages rental stores to conform with guidance provided by government health agencies. What if government guidance is more stringent than what is found in the document? ARA says that stores should follow government guidance.
More elements of the “Clean. Safe. Essential.” program will be rolled out in the weeks ahead. The ARA continues to support members and the vitality of the rental industry through the pandemic.
For more information, you can also visit ararental.org.
About ARA
The American Rental Association headquarters is in Moline, Ill. It is an international trade association for owners of both equipment and event rental businesses. It also supports the manufacturers and suppliers of construction/industrial, general tool and party/event rental equipment. ARA members, which include more than 11,000 rental businesses and more than 1,000 manufacturers and suppliers, are located in every U.S. state. They are also in every Canadian province and more than 50 countries worldwide. Founded in 1955, ARA is the source for information, advocacy, education, networking and marketplace opportunities for both the equipment and event rental industry throughout the world.
