How to Protect Your Staff and Slow the Spread of COVID-19 in Your Beachwood Office Buildings

12/19/2020 (Permalink)

According to the CDC’s “COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings”, managers and operation specialists can take the following steps to create a safe workplace for workers to come back to.

-Create a COVID-19 workplace health and safety plan.

-Check if building is ready for occupancy by evaluating hazards such as mold growth or stagnant water systems and take appropriate action.

-Ensure ventilation systems operate properly.

-Increase circulation of outdoor air by opening windows and doors and using fans if possible.

-Identify where and how workers might be exposed to COVID-19 at work

-Modify all seats and work stations to maintain 6-foot social distancing between employees.

-Install transparent shields, signs and other methods to physically and visually separate employees in all areas of the building.

-Encourage employees who have symptoms of COVID-19 or who have been exposed to someone who has COVID-19 to notify their supervisor and stay home.

-Consider conducting daily in-person or virtual health checks.

-Stagger shifts, start times, and break times as much as possible to reduce the number of employees in common areas

-Clean and disinfect high-touch surfaces.

-Educate employees and supervisors about steps they can take to protect themselves at work with easy-to-understand training, free and downloadable posters from the CDC, and wearing face masks.

For more information: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/office-buildings.html

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