1. A COVID preparedness and response plan has not been developed or provided to employees. 2. No one has been designated as a worksite supervisor and there is not a person on site at all times with any supervisory capacity who may claim that is their role.
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Only hotline advocates are required to report to work in-office. 3. Employees have not been provided COVID-19 training regarding workplace infection-control practices, proper use of personal protective equipment, steps the employee must take to notify the business or operation of any symptoms of COVID-19 or a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19, or how to report unsafe working conditions. 4. Signs that encourage staying home when sick, cough and sneeze etiquette and proper hand hygiene practices have not been posted in the workplace. 5. A daily entry self-screening protocol for all employees or contractors entering the workplace, including at a minimum a questionnaire covering symptoms and suspected or confirmed exposure to people with possible COVID-19, has not been implemented. Employees have merely been instructed to take their own temperature and log that temperature. 6. Facility cleaning and disinfection to limit exposure to COVID-19, especially on high-touch surfaces (e.g., door handles), paying special attention to parts, products and shared equipment (e.g., tools, machinery, vehicles) has not occurred. Staff have merely been instructed to wipe down their own work stations with no increased professional cleaning occurring in shared spaces. 7. Protocols are not in place to clean and disinfect the facility in the event of a positive COVID-19 case. 8. A response plan for dealing with a confirmed infection in the workplace, including protocols for sending employees home and for temporary closures of all or part of the workplace to allow for deep cleaning has not been established. 9. Promoting remote work to the fullest extent possible has not been accomplished; MCEDSV hotline supervisory staff and programmatic staff have been working from home since the Stay Home, Stay Safe order was issued, whereas hotline advocates have been required to report to the physical office.
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2020-09-15
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