Lesson 3 mod 2 ee hic
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Employees are at risk of contracting COVID-19 from other asymptomatic employees at work, especially in workplaces that require close contact with others or working in confined spaces. To reduce this risk, companies have implemented various control measures like a COVID-19 policy, risk assessment, safe operating procedures, and medical screening that employees must acknowledge and comply with to help prevent the spread of the virus at work.
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Lesson 3 mod 2 ee hic
- 1. WHO IS AT RISK? • Employees are potentially at risk of contracting COVID-19 at their workplace as an infected employee may be at work without showing any symptoms. • Some workplaces have a higher risk of employees becoming infected due to the nature of their work e.g. workplaces where close contact with other employees or clients may be required. • Areas at work where multiple employees gather in small or confined spaces increases infection risk. 1
- 2. WHO IS AT RISK? • To mitigate risk various control measures have been implemented including the following: • COVID-19 Company Policy: all employees must sign a register confirming that they have read and understand the policy • COVID-19 Workplace Risk Assessment – employees must sign a register confirming that the Risk Assessment has been explained • COVID-19 Safe Operating Procedure – employees must sign a register confirming that the SOP has been explained • Medical Screening Procedure – employees must sign register confirming that the MSP has been explained • Ensure that you familiarise yourself with and comply to the company’s COVID-19 control measures that are implemented to mitigate the risk of contracting the virus 2