4.4. SR 06-15-2020 - Laserfiche WebLink

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are without a fever for four (4) days. Employees shall notify their supervisor of their symptoms and their leave/quarantine status at their earliest convenience. Supervisors shall notify HR as soon as possible. Elk River has implemented leave policies that promote workers 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 my 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 workers 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 workers 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 contacting COVID-19 at work and identify all potential 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, they employee may return to work. In addition, a policy has been implemented to protect the privacy of workers’ 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. Workers 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. 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. Disposable gloves are provided and should be worn while working with the public. If your gloves come in direct contact with anyone they should be disposed of and new gloves should be worn. Respiratory etiquette: Cover your cough or sneeze Workers and visitors are being instructed to cover their mouth and nose with their sleeve or a tissue when coughing or sneezing and to avoid touching their face, in particular their mouth, nose and eyes, with their hands. They should dispose of tissues in the trash and wash or sanitize their hands immediately afterward. Respiratory etiquette will be demonstrated on posters and supported by making tissues and trash receptacles available to all workers and visitors. Masks have been provided and should be worn at all times while on the sales floor.