The Employees Returning to Work Infection Control Compliance (ICC) course is designed to educate employees on how to protect themselves and others and mitigate community transmission of infectious diseases.
What You’ll Learn
- What it means to be infection control compliant
- How to develop an Infectious Disease Preparedness Response Plan
- How to identify symptoms of COVID-19 and testing procedures
- The impact of COVID-19 on workplaces
- What to do if you are sick
- What to do if an employee is sick
- Best practices and procedures for reopening
- How to return to work after contracting COVID-19
Details
Course length: 30 mins; CEU: 0.5
Languages: American English
Key features: Audio narration, learning activity, and post-assessment
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Employees Returning to Work Infection Control
The employees returning to work infection control course offers a guide for employers and employees to curb the spread of infectious diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19. Employees must take necessary precautions to reduce the spread of infectious diseases in the workplace to protect themselves and others. This course outlines the current recommendations from government agencies regarding mitigating the community transmission of diseases. Learners will understand the current government regulations around preventing the transmission of diseases after completing this course.
Infection Control Compliant (ICC)
Many people do not know what it means to be Infection Control Compliant (shortened to ICC). ICC training sets industry standards. They reduce the spread of infectious diseases in the workplace. Organizations of organizations that complete ICC training earn digital badges to signify their compliance. Infection Control Compliant training teaches organizations to manage the health of their employees, keep workers safe, and promote personal hygiene. Learners will study methods to carry out all three of these in the workplace.
Controlling Exposure
Employers can control exposure in the workplace by developing an Infectious Disease Preparedness Response Plan. These plans should be based on guidance from local, state, and federal health agencies. Plans should consider how government recommendations fit into the framework of the business.
Employers can also use the hierarchy of controls to develop infection control strategies. There are a wide variety of types of controls within the hierarchy, and each level solves different issues that may arise in the workplace. Learners will unpack how to apply these controls to the workplace. They will also gain an understanding of how the different levels differ from each other.
Symptoms and Testing
Employees must monitor their health for any symptoms of infectious diseases (including but not limited to COVID-19). If illness arises, it should be reported. Moreover, illnesses that are reported can be mild, severe, or anywhere in between. In terms of COVID, symptoms vary, but can include fever, a cough, or shortness of breath. Employees should monitor their symptoms, and if they get severe, employees should seek immediate medical attention.
COVID-19 testing can confirm if an employee has the disease. However, not everyone needs to test for COVID-19. The CDC provides guidance on who should seek COVID-19 testing. State and local health departments, as well as organizations themselves, may also have their own guidance. Consult state and local health organizations, as well as your organization, for specific guidance on seeking testing. Additionally, there are many different types of COVID-19 tests available. It is important to consider the pros and cons of each different type of test, so you can choose the one that is best for you.
The Impact of COVID-19 0n the Workplace
Everyone is familiar with the widespread impact that COVID-19 has left on society over the past few years. However, it has specific impacts on the workplace. COVID-19 has the potential to cause extensive outbreaks that not only affect entire workplaces, but entire regions of the United States. This has a number of effects on workplaces, including widespread worker absenteeism, changes in behavior, supply chain disruptions, and changes to the office space itself.
To limit potential workplace disruptions, employers should implement source control measures. Source control measures refer to strategies to stop the spread of infectious diseases between people. Those at higher risk of developing a severe illness should use source control. Employers can also promote COVID-19 testing to identify the virus in the workplace.
What to Do If You Are Sick
We all get sick. Getting sick is a part of life. Because of this, it is important for employees to be educated on ways to limit the spread of illness and recover quickly. Learners will study protocols to follow if employees fall ill, so they can feel better quickly.
Reopening
Businesses should engage in multiple strategies to reduce the spread of diseases when reopening their doors to the public. This is important because it keeps everyone safe and healthy, and allows businesses to continue to stay open. Clients and staff should also be checked in on to ensure they are healthy and well. If staff falls ill, it has the potential to shut down a business. Providing Personal Protective Equipment to employees is essential to keeping them safe. If staff request to use PPE, ensure that it is provided to them and that they are able to.
Employees Returning to Work Infection Control Compliance (ICC) Online Course
The Employees Returning to Work Infection Control Compliance (ICC) Course is fully online. It can be completed at any time, in any location. The content is self-paced so employees can learn at the pace appropriate for them. This will help them retain the content to be able to put it into practice in the workplace. Interactive modules and quizzes help employees retain content more effectively than other learning formats.
