Contractor - Visitor Guidance 06052020.pdf

Guidance to Outside Contractor Staff and Visitors on Site Visits to NCAUR Facility in Peoria, IL

General

All contractor staff and visitors must be pre-approved by the Center Director for their site visit to the NCAUR facility. The following is written guidance to instruct them on requirements for face coverings, health monitoring, and hand hygiene – cough etiquette during their visit to NCAUR.

All contractor staff and visitors will need to enter through the front lobby (main entrance along University Street), check in with the facility’s receptionist and sign in using the logbook to account for occupants in case of an evacuation. If an evacuation is required (evacuations are announced through facility’s fire alarm system); contractor staff and visitors will exit building using appropriate exit path and report to the flagpole located near main entrance to the facility.

All break rooms at the NCAUR facility are currently closed for lunches, breaks and gatherings (vending machines should be available for use). Contractor staff and visitors should anticipate that their lunches will occur outside of the NCAUR facility.

Social Distancing Requirements

All contractor staff and visitors shall respect limit use or occupancy of rooms, elevators, and other spaces at NCAUR to maintain social distancing requirements (6-ft distance between individuals at all times) to the maximum extent possible.

Face Coverings

All contractor staff and visitors that are granted access to the NCAUR facility will be required to cover their mouth and nose with a mask or face covering at all times. Disposable masks will be available from the facility’s receptionist. The use of personal masks or face coverings will be permitted. However, masks with one-way valves are not permitted because they are not appropriate for minimizing spread of droplets. For guidance on the use and cleaning of cloth face masks, please visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-to-wash-cloth-face-coverings.html.

Disposal of NCAUR Provided Facemask

At the end of each workday, all contractor staff and visitors will doff their NCAUR provided disposable face mask upon exiting the building and should discard it in a trash receptacle nearest the exit.

Health Monitoring At this time, NCAUR will not be performing temperature checks at the facility. All contractor staff and visitors should measure their temperature each day before reporting to NCAUR. Contractor staff and visitors will not report to the NCAUR facility if they or someone in the same household is sick, has a fever of 100.4 °F or higher, is experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, or has been in close contact (i.e., within a household or within six feet for an extended period of time) with someone known or suspected to have contracted COVID-19. It is recommended that these individuals contact and follow the advice of their medical provider and notify their employer.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-to-wash-cloth-face-coverings.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/how-to-wash-cloth-face-coverings.html

By entering NCAUR; individuals are self-certifying that they are not exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19, do not have a fever of 100.4 °F or higher, and have not been in prolonged close contact with someone known to be infected with COVID-19 or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. Individuals will be required to leave NCAUR if symptoms develop at the worksite.

Anyone that becomes sick or develops COVID-19 symptoms while at NCAUR will leave the facility and should self-quarantine or seek medical attention. The sick individual should:

a. Notify their contact person at the NCAUR facility and provide the requested health and tracing information (via telephone or non-contact method)

b. Avoid direct contact with anyone else at NCAUR

c. Secure any ongoing work

d. Put on a mask if not already wearing one

e. Use the most direct exit route and limit exposing themselves to additional areas of the facility

In circumstances when it is impossible or unsafe for a sick individual to leave NCAUR immediately, they shall continue to isolate in place. They should:

a. Dial x6666 for assistance

b. If life threatening, call 9-1-1 followed by notifying x6666.

Contract staff or visitors that become sick within the 48 hours after visiting NCAUR will notify their contact person at NCAUR and will provide the following information:

a. offices, labs, break rooms, restrooms/locker rooms, hallways, and elevators that the sick individual occupied over the past 48 hours;

b. any equipment used in labs or offices; and

c. any individuals that the sick individual had contact with over the past 48 hours.

Hand Hygiene and Cough Etiquette Contractor staff and visitors are encouraged to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol:

• before and after work shifts or breaks

• before and after putting on, touching, or removing cloth face coverings

• after using the restroom

• before and after eating

• after coughing, sneezing, and using tissues

• after using shared equipment (telephones, keyboards, fax machines, pens, microwave, etc.)

• before exiting the laboratory and before exiting the office

• apply hand sanitizer upon entry to the building and prior to use of elevators, stairwells, etc.

Contractor staff and visitors are encouraged to review proper handwashing techniques at:

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html

Workplace Hygiene and Cough Etiquette:

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.

https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/when-how-handwashing.html

• Cover mouth when coughing (if able) either by coughing into the inner elbow/upper sleeve or into a disposable tissue, which should be disposed into a no-touch trash receptacle.

Contractor staff and visitors are encouraged to review proper cough etiquette at:

www.coughsafe.com/media.htmlYouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLXzw6j9JVw

Gloves are not to be substituted for hand hygiene (CDC); and wearing of gloves instead of frequent hand hygiene can contribute more to spreading germs, and thus is less safe.

https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/wearing-gloves-is-no-substitute-for-proper-hand-hygiene/ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/gloves.html http://www.coughsafe.com/media.htmlYouTube.https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLXzw6j9JVw https://www.osfhealthcare.org/blog/wearing-gloves-is-no-substitute-for-proper-hand-hygiene/ https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/gloves.html