Document is repealed

1. This order is issued as a follow-up to restrictive measures of the Czech Government, respective ministries and other bodies to mitigate the risks of coronavirus infection (contagious viral disease), and based on up-to-date information on the development of the current coronavirus situation; the provisions of this order do not apply in cases where stricter conditions, rules and procedures are set by legal regulations or other binding measures of a higher legal force ¹.

2. This order can be additionally specified by the Faculty Dean. The Vice-Dean for Education, the Vice-Dean for Science and Research and the Faculty Treasurer are entitled to issue methodological instructions to implement this order. Any potential specifications and methodological instructions will be sent to students and employees by email and, at the same time, published on the Faculty website.

3. This order comes into force on 1.6.2020 and is valid until revoked or amended, and the Faculty is in limited operation during this time.

1. The Faculty employees and students are obliged to become familiar, on a daily basis, with current information on the CTU and the Faculty policies in connection with the coronavirus disease, published on the CTU website (CTU website) or on the Faculty website (Faculty website) and abide by the instructions published there; the employees who do not have access to the web interface must be mediated this information by their immediate superiors. Students will mostly be informed by e-mail, but the CTU Study Information System ("KOS") can also be used.

2. In organizing study and holding examinations, the following regulations apply:
   1. Rector´s Order No. 9/2020 on the organization of study and implementation of examinations at CTU in connection with restrictive measures for the mitigation of risks of infection by coronavirus disease as amended;
   2. CTU methodological instructions issued by the CTU Vice-Rector for Bachelor and Master Studies and the Vice-Rector for Science, Creative Activities and Ph.D. Studies;
   3. Dean´s Measure No. 10/2020 for the verification of study results in the examination session of the spring semester of the 2019/2020 academic year as amended;
   4. Dean´s Measure No. 11/2020 for the organization of doctoral final graduation examinations and defences of dissertations in a distance and semi-contact format at the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague in 2020 as amended.

3. The organization of instruction is limited as follows:
   1. Instruction (including examinations) has been replaced, to a maximum possible extent, by contactless teaching (i.e. using online teaching and remote electronic means of communication). Only block teaching of selected courses and field work can be organized as contact instruction. Contact instruction may only be held provided the condition of the presence of no more than 15 students in a group is observed. Exceptions may be granted by the Vice-Dean for Education, including further specifying requirements.
   2. Consultations can be held in a contact format in the Faculty buildings with the presence of no more than 15 students in a group provided the persons offering the consultation agree with it and organize the consultation pursuant to the principles specified in this order. Exceptions may be granted by the Vice-Dean for Education, including further specifying requirements. Consultations must be held in dedicated rooms except for individual consultations (with the presence of only one student).
   3. The Faculty staff member responsible for holding instruction, an examination, consultation, etc. shall provide the Management with the list of persons participating in the event within the group. The list will be kept by the staff member in charge for 60 days from the end of the state of emergency.

4. Entrance to the Faculty is regulated as follows:
   1. Employees are allowed access to the Faculty via all entrances. To register the persons entering the faculty employees should not let students or visitors inside through side entrances and, at the same time, they should open the door one by one ².
   2. Students are only allowed access to the Faculty via the main front desk. If the main entrance is not open or if access via a student ID card is not allowed, students must ring the bell and they will be let into the building. The necessity of ringing is a standard precaution that will only be eased in justified cases. A temporary easing is within the responsibilities of the Technical and Operational Services (STPS). Students will be allowed access through the turnstiles by using their student ID card.
   3. Visitors are allowed access into the Faculty for individual visits without prior notice. On entering, the visitor must register at the main entrance where they have their name entered in the visitor register and are picked up by the staff member in charge. He/she is also responsible for the visitor and must escort them out of the Faculty building after the visit. In addition, the access of visitors from abroad is subject to approval by the Faculty Treasurer well in advance.
   4. The entry of visitors participating in mass gathering events (educational activities and other activities organized by the Economic Activity Office, sessions of working groups, etc.) into the Faculty building is allowed and must comply with Art II. par. (5) of this Order. Each reception of a group of visitors must be reported to the Technical and Operational Services (STPS) in advance. It is also necessary to report the staff member in charge, the date and time of holding the event and also what Faculty facilities will be used. On entering, each visitor must register at the main entrance where they have their name entered in the visitor register and are picked up by the staff member in charge or a person authorized by him/her. The staff member in charge is responsible for the visitor and must personally, or via an authorized person, escort the visitors out of the Faculty building after the visit.

5. Meeting at the Faculty is regulated as follows:
   1. Regular work-related meetings on the Faculty campus (e.g. business meetings, but also project checks, etc.) are allowed under the conditions that such meetings are minimized and are organized with the recommended maximum number of 15 participants. It is advisable to organize routine communication in a distance format (e.g. by e-mail, phone, via Teams, etc.).
   2. Mass gathering events up to the maximum number of 15 participants are allowed. The Faculty staff member in charge of holding such an event shall ensure that the list of the persons who have participated in contact teaching or an examination is kept. The list will be filed by the staff member in charge for a period of 60 days from the end of the state of emergency.
   3. Mass gathering events involving more than 15 people can only be held with prior approval by the Faculty Treasurer. The criteria for approving the event are the scale, duration and importance of the event, the number of participants and the possibility of their registration. Specific additional requirements for the organization of the event will be specified by the Faculty Treasurer.
   4. Unless they can be adjourned, the proceedings of the Faculty bodies will be organized as videoconferences or teleconferences, or will use voting by correspondence.
   5. Work is done, to a maximum possible extent, in a contactless format using electronic means of communication. Where possible, working from home is used so that the employees stay at the workplace for a minimum time, taking turns working in the office and, in general, meeting each other as little as possible.

6. Business trips are regulated as follows:
   1. Domestic business trips (including participation in conferences, training sessions, final graduations examinations at other universities, etc.) are allowed providing the event is held pursuant to the Government regulations currently in force. After the event, the employee is obliged to be extra careful in contact with other employees and students to minimize the impacts of a potential spread of the infection.
   2. Business trips abroad (including participation in conferences, etc.) are allowed, but their approval will be assessed in greater detail at the Department of International Relations, and they may be rejected based on the risks connected with the business trip abroad. It is advisable to consult the intention to go on a business trip abroad in advance. After the event, the employee is obliged to be extra careful in contact with other employees and students to minimize the impacts of a potential spread of the infection, and follow the Government regulations currently in force.

7. Other general measures:
   1. Face masks or similar barriers to excessive spread of infections transmitted via respiratory droplets (e.g. a scarf, shield, mask) must still be worn on the Faculty campus. The face mask may be taken off in exceptional cases (e.g. while eating, drinking, in offices provided a safe distance is kept, during examinations provided a safe distance is kept).
   2. The largest distances possible between persons should be kept inside the Faculty building, at least 1.5 metres. In the case of non-compliance, persons may be ordered out of the Faculty campus.
   3. Each student and employee is obliged to wash their hands (special disinfectant soap is available at all toilets, not only risky surfaces at the Faculty are consistently and regularly cleaned).
   4. Hand sanitizer is available at the main entrance.
   5. Gathering in groups is not allowed on the Faculty campus. It is also recommended to avoid places with higher concentrations of people and not to gather in groups in general.
   6. In the case just a common cold, employees are advised to stay at home and work from home, the employee should consult this option with their superior, who can allow working from home.
   7. In the case that an employee or a student develops symptoms consistent with the coronavirus infection, is put under quarantine or diagnosed with the coronavirus, they must follow the Government regulations currently in force, the CTU regulations currently in force (on the www.cvut.cz website) and, at the same time, inform the Faculty of Civil Engineering coordinator (eva.steffelova@fsv.cvut.cz) of their state of health.
   8. In the case of acute health problems consistent with an infectious viral disease (such as shortness of breath, cough, fever, etc.) entering the Faculty building and meeting other Faculty employees and students is not allowed.
   9. Functional Faculty units such as the buffet, reading room, study, FITNESS centre, stationery shop, etc. will be opened on an individual basis as arranged between the owner and the Faculty Management.

1. This order comes into force on 1. 6. 2020.

2. This order replaces the Dean´s Order No. 1/2020 for mitigating risks of coronavirus infection in the period from 18. 5. 2020 to 31. 5. 2020.

prof. Ing. Jiří Máca, CSc.
Faculty Dean

¹ E.g. acts, decrees, government resolutions, ministry guidelines, obligatory measures issued by other bodies, etc.

² Each entry must be recorded by a beep with a card/key ring.