Protecting employees from potentially infectious diseases

Protecting employees from potentially infectious diseases

Scenario: An employee has been out sick for two days, but because the employee has run out of vacation days, the employee returns to work. Since arriving back, the employee looks noticeably sick and has been sneezing and coughing considerably in both the employee's work space, locker room, and team break room.

Question: If the employee has been asked to return home until that employee is no longer coughing and sneezing, has the infectious disease spread been curtailed?

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Protecting employees from potentially infectious diseases: Answer

Answer: No. The work areas where the ill employee had entered should be cleaned and sanitized thoroughly, including the work space, locking room, and break room. Also, any doorknobs or equipment the employee touched should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. Workers should continue to wash hands with soap and water often.

Employers must implement a combination of control measures to protect employees. This includes ensuring sick workers are not exposing other workers; sanitation of potentially exposed work areas, tools, and equipment; and ensuring workers wear appropriate personal protective equipment as needed or required.

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        Protecting employees from potentially infectious diseases
    InstituteInfectious DiseasesSafety & HealthInfectious DiseasesGeneral Industry SafetyWhat Would you Do QuestionsEnglishAnalysisFocus AreaUSA
Scenario: An employee has been out sick for two days, but because the employee has run out of vacation days, the employee returns to work. Since arriving back, the employee looks noticeably sick and has been sneezing and coughing considerably in both the employee's work space, locker room, and team break room.
Question: If the employee has been asked to return home until that employee is no longer coughing and sneezing, has the infectious disease spread been curtailed?
Click below to see answer.
Protecting employees from potentially infectious diseases: AnswerAnswer: No. The work areas where the ill employee had entered should be cleaned and sanitized thoroughly, including the work space, locking room, and break room. Also, any doorknobs or equipment the employee touched should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized. Workers should continue to wash hands with soap and water often.
Employers must implement a combination of control measures to protect employees. This includes ensuring sick workers are not exposing other workers; sanitation of potentially exposed work areas, tools, and equipment; and ensuring workers wear appropriate personal protective equipment as needed or required.
Scenario: An employee has been out sick for two days, but because the employee has run out of vacation days, the employee returns to work. Since arriving back, the employee looks noticeably sick and has been sneezing and coughing considerably in both the employee's work space, locker room, and team break room.
Question: If the employee has been asked to return home until that employee is no longer coughing and sneezing, has the infectious disease spread been curtailed?
Click below to see answer.
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