Here are six tips from the OSHA alert:
1. Stagger employee breaks.
2. Update resident visitation policies based on the latest CDC guidance.
3. Ask visitors to notify the facility if they experience symptoms consistent with COVID-19 within two weeks of their visit.
4. Encourage sick workers to stay home.
5. Show workers how to protect residents and themselves from exposure to COVID-19.
6. Regularly screen residents and workers for symptoms consistent with the coronavirus.
Read all of OSHA’s tips here.
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