Non-Outbreak Settings
In a non-outbreak setting, the CPP should guide on how the employer can determine which employees may have had a COVID-19 exposure. Employers should determine which if any employee was within 6 feet of a COVID-19 case for a cumulative total of 15 minutes within any 24-hour period during the COVID-19 case’s "high-risk exposure period."
Outbreak Settings
An outbreak setting is one where three or more COVID-19 cases in an "exposed workplace" within a 14-day period or identified as an outbreak by a local health department. The CPP should detail employer requirements in addition to those for non-outbreak settings. In an outbreak setting, employers should:
- immediately provide testing to all employees in the exposed workplace and exclude positive cases and exposures from work;
- repeat the testing one week later; and
- continue testing employees at least weekly until the workplace no longer qualifies as an outbreak.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
3-5. An outbreak setting is one where _____ or more COVID-19 cases are confirmed in an exposed workplace within a 14-day period.
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