4.4. SR 06-15-2020 - Laserfiche WebLink

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they shall not report to work until cleared by their physician, symptoms have subsided, and they are without a fever for three (3) days. Supervisors shall notify HR as soon as possible. If an employee experiencing symptoms is unable to leave work immediately, they shall immediately quarantine themselves from all other persons until they are able to leave the job site. Elk River has implemented leave policies that promote employees staying at home when they are sick, when household members are sick, or when required by a health care provider to isolate or quarantine themselves or a member of their household. Employees may utilize sick leave or other accrued paid leaves when they are sick, or quarantined due to a potential exposure. If they have no leave balances, in a pandemic they may request donated leave for illness or quarantine. Accommodations for employees with underlying medical conditions or who have household members with underlying health conditions have been implemented. Employees are encouraged to work from home as work exists if they have underlying medical conditions or have household members with underlying health conditions. If work does not exist, employees may utilize sick leave, vacation, or available compensatory time. Elk River has also implemented a policy for informing employees if they have been exposed to a person with COVID-19 at their workplace and requiring them to quarantine for the required amount of time. Human Resources shall interview any person contracting COVID-19 at work and identify all potential personnel contacts. Each potential contact will be informed of a possible exposure and required to quarantine for seven (7) days and monitor for fever and other symptoms. If fever and symptom free at the conclusion of the quarantine, the employee may return to work. In addition, a policy has been implemented to protect the privacy of employees’ health status and health information. Human Resources will be the sole contact for protection of health status and information. Handwashing Basic infection prevention measures are being implemented at our workplaces at all times. Employees are instructed to wash their hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and water frequently throughout the day, but especially at the beginning and end of their shift, prior to any mealtimes and after using the toilet. All visitors to the facility will be required to wash their hands prior to or immediately upon entering the facility. Some workplaces may have hand-sanitizer dispensers (that use sanitizers of greater than 60% alcohol) that can be used for hand hygiene in place of soap and water, as long as hands are not visibly soiled. Hand sanitizers are available in areas where social distancing human interaction may take place. If there is no sanitizer in a meeting area, employees shall contact their supervisor so sanitizer can be provided. In the meantime, employees are encouraged to continue with proper handwashing after each interaction and to not touch their face. Drop-off, pick-up and delivery contacts shall be minimized by requiring such deliveries to be left at the front door or in the vestibule. Latex gloves are available to retrieve deliveries and employees shall wash their hands after making such contact.