- Assigning a workplace coordinator responsible for COVID-19 issues;
- Identifying where and how employees might be exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace, including through a hazard assessment with employee input;
- Identifying measures that will limit the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, consistent with the principles of the hierarchy of controls (which labels and prioritizes controls in the following order from most to least effective: elimination/substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls and safe work practices, and personal protective equipment);
- Considering protections for employees at higher risk for severe illness through supportive policies and practices;
- Establishing a system for communicating effectively with employees and in a language they understand;
- Educating and training employees on COVID-19 policies and procedures using accessible formats and in a language they understand;
- Instructing employees who are infected or potentially infected to stay home and isolate or quarantine;
- Minimizing the negative impact of quarantine and isolation on employees;
- Isolating employees who show symptoms at work;
- Performing enhanced cleaning and disinfection after people with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 have been in the facility;
- Providing guidance on screening and testing;
- Recording and reporting COVID-19 infections and deaths;
- Implementing protections from retaliation and setting up an anonymous process for employees to voice concerns about COVID-19 related hazards;
- Making a COVID-19 vaccine or vaccination series available at no cost to all eligible employees; and
- As to required protective measures, not distinguishing between employees who are vaccinated and those who are not.
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