Partner Interviews on Best Practices for Managing COVID-19 in the Workplace

In an interview with Huffington Post, Travis Vance offers best practices for employers managing outbreaks of COVID-19 in the workplace. Travis said that the companies that minimize the spread of COVID-19 best usually follow a “6-15-48” exposure test to determine exposed employees. This test involves removing infected employees from the workplace, then cleaning and disinfecting the worksite according to CDC guidelines. Interviewing the affected person to identify others who worked within 6 feet of them, for 15 minutes or more, within the 48 hours prior to the onset of their symptoms, and notifying these employees and quarantining if they are not fully vaccinated.

“In the long-term, 6-15-48 really saves you several other COVID cases, because you’ve got the close contacts out of the workplace,” Travis said. Failure to notify exposed staff comes with great risk. “Those are the folks that are going to end up filing some sort of claim or calling OSHA because they feel like they’re not being communicated with,” he said.

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