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

Testing

An employer’s testing obligations are the following:

  • Inform all employees on how they can obtain testing. This could be through the employer, local health department, a health plan, or at a community testing center. The only obligation to all employees is to provide information.
A man gets a COVID-19 test. The person administering the test are in full PPE. The man getting the test done has a face mask pulled down around his chin.
Offer testing to an employee at no cost and during working hours in the event of a potential COVID-19 work-related exposure.
  • Offer testing to an employee at no cost and during working hours in the event of a potential COVID-19 work-related exposure.
  • Provide periodic COVID-19 testing to all employees weekly or twice per week, depending on the outbreak's magnitude in an exposed workplace during an outbreak.
  • Testing must be provided in a manner that ensures employee confidentiality.
COVID-19 Testing

We will provide COVID-19 testing to all employees in our exposed workplace except for employees who were not present during the period of an outbreak identified by a local health department or the relevant 14-day period. COVID-19 testing will be provided at no cost to employees during working hours.

COVID-19 testing consists of the following:

  • All employees in our exposed workplace will be immediately tested and then tested again one week later. Negative COVID-19 test results of employees with COVID-19 exposure will not impact the duration of any quarantine period required by, or orders issued by, the local health department.
  • After the first two COVID-19 tests, we will continue to provide COVID-19 testing of employees who remain at the workplace at least once per week, or more frequently if recommended by [enter the local health department], until there are no new COVID-19 cases detected in our workplace for a 14-day period.
  • We will provide additional testing when deemed necessary by [enter state/federal OSHA agency].

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

3-7. How often should the employer provide periodic COVID-19 testing to all employees in an exposed workplace during an outbreak?

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