Your Guide to Managing COVID-19 in the Workplace

INTRODUCTION

We are all eager to get back to work. Since the timeline for resolution of the
pandemic is unknown, it will require long-term changes to our workplace and
methods of working. While physical isolation is effective at preventing COVID-19
transmission, every situation is different, and that strategy alone will likely
not suffice for your workplace. Around the world, employers are beginning to
implement policies and procedures to safely have their employees return to work
while preventing further transmission of COVID-19.

Eden Health has put together these protocols to help you create standard
operating procedures for your workplace. In this guide written by our medical
staff, we’ll detail best practices that can help you and your employees reduce risks
and stay safe. Even so, we should note that this document is not medical advice,
and, as the world has seen throughout the pandemic, best practices have been
rapidly evolving as new evidence emerges.

The protocols we’ve included here are often stricter than federal, state and
local guidelines, but even that may change as the situation evolves. We advise
organizations first and foremost to adhere to all local, state and national laws and
guidelines, and to take additional precautions where appropriate.

To decrease the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, employers must seek
ways to prevent and reduce transmission among employees in order to maintain
a healthy work environment and healthy business operations. Employers should
implement (and continue to update) a plan that is specific to their workplace.
Such a plan should identify areas and tasks that may expose employees to
COVID-19 and should seek to eliminate or reduce such exposures.

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