Possible Employee Infection Actions Standard Operating Guidance
Employee contacts Healthcare Provider
Employee Self Isolates
Healthcare Provider Conducts Assessment
Is Employee possible COVID19
Remove the employee from the workplace, advise to follow medical direction
Perform Risk assessment in accordance with CDC guidelines.
No
Interim US Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Persons with Potential Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Exposures: Geographic Risk and Contacts of Laboratory-confirmed Cases
Employee is identified with Symptoms of COVID-19
Is Employee Sick Exposures apply to 14 days prior to assessment
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/php/risk-assessment.html
Immediately close the facility or facilities or isolate equipment the employee had exposed for the past 5 days.
Facilities
Manager/Supervisor Actions (Training to Follow)
Vehicles
Deep clean the impacted locations and equipment
Return to normal service
Yes
Healthcare Provider Tests or refers to County Health for Test
Healthcare Provider Contacts Local Public Health?
Employee Tests Positive
Yes
Employee Self Isolates
Yes
Employee Recovers
Inform fellow employees of their possible exposure maintaining confidentiality
Communicate with employee base while maintain confidentiality
Identify any other employees the infected employee had exposed in the workplace.
No Identifiable Risk interaction within close quarters, walking by, briefly in same room
Low Risk Being in same indoor environment for prolonged period without close contact (office cubicle)
Employee able to continue current work routine
Evaluate with EH&S, HR
Healthcare Provider provides return to work (Only if Provider Agrees)
Medium Risk Close contact working for long period of time, in same space close space (same vehicle, cab) consistently using recommended CDC precautions
High Risk same as medium risk without consistently using recommended CDC precautions
No
HR Informed of Results
Evaluation Satisfied
More Needed
Participants in this team needs to be determined
Final Process to be coordinated with Utility, Healthcare Provider and Local Health Department
Evaluate with Larger Assessment Team, internal and external partners
Employee able to continue current work routine Evaluation Satisfied Increase Social Distancing at work, in work environment
Increase assessment of employee
Continue working in the workspace, with additional assessment, until they show signs and symptoms
Employee Self Isolates
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