These protocols must be followed in regards to receiving information of an employee or visitor that has become suspected of having contracted COVID-19.
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOLS
Risk Identification
Should any employee or visitor become suspected of having contracted COVID-19, or become aware they have had contact with a suspected COVID-19 case this must immediately be reported to their employer
The Employer to Immediately:
- Shut the premise for minimum 3 days (unless confirmed not COVID-19) while investigation occurs.
- Notify Ministry of Health (Healthline Advice & Information line: 0800 358 5453)
- Begin contact tracing.
Contact Tracing:
- The employer must identify all areas that the employee / visitor in question has accessed and compile a list of all people that may have been in the same home within a period of 7 days.
- The employer must inform all those employees that there could have been an exposure, whilst protecting the privacy of the individual where practicable.
- Employees who may have had contact to stay at home until case and contacts are confirmed or not in conjunction with Ministry of Health.
Cleaning:
- Before the premise in question can be opened again after 3 day closure a full sanitising clean should be completed.
- DO NOT re-open site without specific approval from Ministry of Health.
