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643 Developing a COVID Prevention Program (CPP)
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643 Developing a COVID Prevention Program (CPP)

Investigation and Response

Introduction

Employers should have an effective procedure to investigate COVID-19 cases in the workplace. This includes procedures for verifying COVID-19 case status, receiving information regarding COVID-19 test results and onset of COVID-19 symptoms, and identifying and recording COVID-19 cases.

part of a stethoscope and thermometer on top of a COVID-19 case report form
Develop procedures for investigating cases of COVID in the workplace.

To meet these goals, take the following actions when there has been a COVID-19 case at the place of employment:

  1. Determine the day and time the COVID-19 case was last present and, if possible, the date of the positive COVID-19 test(s) and/or diagnosis, and the date the COVID-19 case first had COVID-19 symptoms.
  2. Determine who may have had a COVID-19 exposure. Evaluate the COVID-19 case activities and all workplace locations, which may have been visited by the COVID-19 case during the high-risk exposure period.
  1. Give notice of the potential COVID-19 exposure, within one business day, in a way that does not reveal any personal identifying information of the COVID-19 case, to the following:
    • All employees who may have had COVID-19 exposure and their authorized representatives.
    • Independent contractors and other employers present at the workplace during the high-risk exposure period.
  1. Offer COVID-19 testing at no cost to employees during their working hours to all employees who had potential COVID-19 exposure in the workplace and provide them with the information on benefits.
  2. Investigate whether any workplace conditions could have contributed to the risk of COVID-19 exposure and what could be done to reduce exposure to COVID-19 hazards.
Investigating and Responding to COVID-19 Cases

This will be accomplished by using the form below. Employees who had potential COVID-19 exposure in our workplace will be:

[indicate how the following will be accomplished:

  • Offered COVID-19 testing at no cost during their working hours.
  • The information on benefits described in Training and Instruction, and Exclusion of COVID-19 Cases, below, will be provided to them.]

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

3-1. According to the CPP, give notice of potential COVID-19 exposure to employees, contractors, and other employers _____.

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