The employer's COVID-19 prevention program is not adequate in that it does not have adequate screening to ensure potentially exposed employees are separated and sent home.
1. Employees are exposed to COVID-19. The employer does not perform additional cleaning of areas in the establishment after COVID-19 cases are identified or confirmed as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Applicable OSHA standard: Section 5(a)(1) General Duty Clause of the Occupational Safety and
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An employee contracted COVID-19 and had been working at the store while being sick. After being notified, the employer did not conduct any cleaning in the store and other employees may have been exposed to the virus.
1. Employees are exposed to health hazards associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in that the employer is not implementing Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines including quarantining employees with COVID-19, and advising co-workers when they may have been exposed to a contagious individual.