Lesson 3 mod 5 ee hic
- 1. Close Contact with Confirmed Case Employees who have come into close contact with an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 (co-worker or otherwise) will be directed to self-isolate for 10 days from the last date of close contact with that individual. Close contact is defined as approximately one (1) meter for over 15 minutes. If the Company learns that an employee has tested positive, the COVID-19 response team will conduct an investigation to determine co-workers who may have had close contact with the confirmed positive employee. Those employees who have had close contact will need to self-isolate for 10 days from the last date of close contact with that employee. If applicable, the COVID-19 response team will also notify any sub-contractors, vendors/suppliers or visitors who may have had close contact with the confirmed-positive employee. If an employee learns that he or she has come into close contact with a confirmed-positive individual outside of the workplace, he/she must alert his/her line manager / supervisor immediately, seek testing and self-isolate until his/her results have been received. Lesson 5: Management of confirmed or suspected casesManagement of Confirmed or Suspected Cases
- 2. Confirmed or Suspected Case in the Workplace If an employee contracts COVID-19 at the workplace or is displaying symptoms, the following protocols should be undertaken: Isolate the sick employee. Inform – call the national COVID-19 hotline (0800 029 999) and follow the advice of health officials. Transport – ensure the individual has transport to their home or medical facility. Clean the area where the person was working and all places they have been. This may mean evacuating those areas. Identify who at the workplace had close contact with the infected person. Send those people home to isolate for 10 days and continue to monitor their temperature and symptoms remotely. Clean the area where the close contact people were working and all common areas they have been. This may mean evacuating those areas. Review risk management controls relating to COVID-19 and review whether work may need to change. Keep employees up to date with relevant information. If the employee is not at work when he / she is suspected to have COVID-19, then ensure employee is tested and self-isolates.
- 3. IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH A CONFIRMED CASE • Employees who have come into close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 must self-isolate for 10 days from the last date of close contact with that person. • Close contact is defined as approximately one meter and for 15 minutes or longer in the persons presence. • If an employee has tested positive, the COVID-19 response team will conduct an investigation to determine co-workers who may have had close contact with the confirmed positive employee. • Those employees who have had close contact will need to self-isolate for 10 days from the last date of close contact with that employee. • Where necessary the COVID-19 response team will also notify any clients, contractors, vendors, suppliers or visitors who may have had close contact with the confirmed-positive employee. • If an employee discovers that they have come into close contact with a confirmed-positive individual outside of the workplace, they must alert the COVID-19 manager, line manager or supervisor immediately. They must seek testing and self-isolate until their results have been received.
- 4. COMMUNICATION DURING THE PANDEMIC The COVID-19 Response Team and the COVID-19 manager must update employees on a regular basis on COVID-19 matters Communication can be conveyed by email, posters and notice boards. Employees must be made aware if someone in the workplace has tested positive. Enhancement should be made to internal reporting and communication channels. Proactively review absenteeism of all employees. Employees who do not report to work with a reason must be contacted and a COVID-19 symptom check should be done telephonically. Employees who are ill must stay at home – if they have COVID-19 symptoms they must inform the COVID-19 manager or their line manager or supervisor immediately