Sample COVID-19: Prevention, Preparedness & Response Plan

Sample Plan for COVID-19: Exposure Prevention, Preparedness, and Response 

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• Page 8: Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
  An employee who tests positive for COVID-19 will be directed to self-quarantine away from work. Employees that test positive and are symptom free may return to work when at least seven (7) days have passed since the date of his or her first positive test, and have not had a subsequent illness. Employees who test positive and are directed to care for themselves at home may return to work when: (1) at least 72 hours (3 full days) have passed since recovery;3 and (2) at least seven (7) days have passed since symptoms first appeared. Employees who test positive and have been hospitalized may return to work when directed to do so by their medical care providers. The Company will require an employee to provide documentation clearing his or her return to work.
  • See the Full Sample Plan for more information

Sample: Your Employee Tested Positive for Covid-19. What Do You Do?: HR & Company Owner Response - Harvard Business Review

OSHA Guidance On Preparing Workplaces For COVID-19

OSHA has created recommendations for all workplaces to follow, listing the following steps employers can take to reduce workers' risk of exposure to COVID-19:

• Develop an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan
• Prepare to Implement Basic Infection Prevention Measures
• Develop Policies and Procedures for Prompt Identification and Isolation of Sick People, if Appropriate
• Develop, Implement, and Communicate about Workplace Flexibilities and Protections
• Implement Workplace Controls

OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements

OSHA recordkeeping requirements at 29 CFR Part 1904 mandate covered employers record certain work-related injuries and illnesses on their OSHA 300 log.

COVID-19 can be a recordable illness if a worker is infected as a result of performing their work-related duties. However, employers are only responsible for recording cases of COVID-19 if all of the following are met:

• The case is a confirmed case of COVID-19 (see CDC information on persons under investigation and presumptive positive and laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19);
• The case is work-related, as defined by 29 CFR 1904.5; and
• The case involves one or more of the general recording criteria set forth in 29 CFR 1904.7 (e.g. medical treatment beyond first-aid, days away from work).

Visit OSHA’s Injury and Illness Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements page for more information.