Educating Staff
Educate and train K-12 staff about how they can reduce the spread of COVID-19. Training should be provided to all staff, including substitute teachers and other temporary personnel.
Communication and training for staff should be easy to understand and be provided in languages other than English, as needed.
Training should also be accompanied by necessary instructional materials in accessible formats, as required, and include information about:
- symptoms of COVID-19, how it spreads, risk for exposure, and different risk levels
- proper handwashing practices and use of hand sanitizer, and cough and sneeze etiquette
- infection control precautions (e.g., putting on or taking off masks, social distancing measures)
- procedures to follow when an employee becomes sick or is exposed to someone who is potentially sick
- workplace hazards and ways to minimize exposure without compromising cleaning and disinfection.
OSHA provides additional information about training on its COVID-19 webpage.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
2-5. COVID-19 education should include instruction on workplace hazards and ways to minimize exposure _____.
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