1. A hotline advocate who had been in the office within 48 hours of onset of symptoms alerted the Coalition to their positive COVID-19 diagnosis on Saturday, Nov. 28th. As of the filing of this complaint (11/30/20) those who were in contact with this hotline advocate by
way of being on shift together have not been notified by the Coalition. It is undetermined whether this information was immediately shared with the Ingham County Health Department as directed by MIOSHA. In addition to this violation, another employee was diagnosed with COVID-19 and entered the workplace on Nov. 15/16. While the Coalition alerted the three employees who had come into contact with that person, the employer knowingly allowed one of those employees to return to the work site within 7 days of contact with the known case of COVID-19 without them quarantining for 14 days per the CDC recommendations. (Employees affected: 5 to 10) 2. As previously mentioned in MIOSHA Inspection #C1660359, the Coalition continues to force staff to physically report to the workplace and cite the cost and refusal of funders to cover that cost. This is despite many programmatic side employees and hotline supervisors serving as on-call support who take hotline call/texts/chats from a remote location. As mentioned above, many employees not employed as hotline advocates perform all responsibilities of the hotline from a remote location as on-call support while hotline staff are required to report to work. (Employees affected: Up to 12) 3. Neither increased frequency of cleaning nor deep cleaning was performed after both aforementioned instances of the employer being aware that an employee had entered the workplace with a known case of COVID-19. Additionally, the cleaning company employed by the Coalition (AP Cleaners) do not wipe down high-touch surfaces with EPA Approved Disinfectant in their cleaning protocols and merely vacuum and empty the garbage cans. Additional office spaces have been opened up for social distancing purposes, but those offices are not cleaned in a professional capacity other than vacuuming. (Employees affected: Up to 12) 4. No one who is on site at all times that workers are present at the Coalition have been designated or received additional training to be considered COVID-19 safety coordinators. This complaint was also present in MIOSHA Workplace Inspection #C1660359 and was not addressed in the Coalitions Preparedness and Response Plan and continues to be ignored. The Coalition has assigned shift leads to check that everyone who enters the building takes the MiSymptoms app questionnaire but has not told them they are designated COVID-19 safety coordinators. Additionally, there is not always a shift-lead present on all shifts when workers are present.
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-12-01
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-12-01
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