Shared Tools, Equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment
The CPP should include a policy that states that gloves, goggles, face shields, and other PPE should not be shared.
Items that employees regularly contact, such as phones, headsets, desks, keyboards, writing materials, instruments, and tools, should not be shared.
Important related policies should include:
- Where there must be sharing, items should be disinfected between uses. Either cleaning/sanitizing crews or trained employees should be provided with the materials to do it themselves.
- Sharing vehicles should be minimized. High-touch points (for example, steering wheel, door handles, seatbelt buckles, armrests, shifter, etc.) should be disinfected between users.
Shared Tools, Equipment, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
PPE must not be shared, e.g., gloves, goggles and face shields.
Items that employees come in regular physical contact with, such as phones, headsets, desks, keyboards, writing materials, instruments, and tools, must also not be shared, to the extent feasible. Where there must be sharing, the items will be disinfected between uses by [describe how this will be done in your workplace, such as the use of a cleaning/sanitizing crew or providing the employees with the materials and training to do it themselves].
Sharing of vehicles will be minimized to the extent feasible, and high-touch points (for example, steering wheel, door handles, seatbelt buckles, armrests, shifter, etc.) will be disinfected between users. [Delete if not applicable to your workplace.]
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2-8. According to the CPP, how often should you disinfect shared items that employees regularly use?
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