{"id":3956,"date":"2020-06-29T17:54:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T17:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teamwp.mydevfactory.com\/abhisek-saha\/aqltech\/blog\/?p=3956"},"modified":"2020-08-04T12:31:54","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:31:54","slug":"building-a-covid-19-compliant-workspace-for-employees-returning-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamwp.mydevfactory.com\/abhisek-saha\/aqltech\/building-a-covid-19-compliant-workspace-for-employees-returning-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Covid-19 Compliant Workspace for Employees Returning to Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Covid-19 has left an indelible impact on how we operate as a team, a community, a workforce, and an organization. As we gear up to go back to work, our existing co-working and collaborating concepts need some rethinking. Primarily since so little is known about the disease, and there is no cure yet. Expecting employees who have recovered from Covid-19 to\u00a0<\/span>rejoin<\/span>\u00a0work can cause anxiety \u2013 not only to the employee but also to all the others around them.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prominent industry organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) have collectively arrived at Employee Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines specific to Covid-19 for organizations. The instructions are to ensure a safe return to work and making every workspace safe or ‘Covid-19 compliant.’\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This blog highlights some of these critical guidelines for businesses planning to restart their operations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Getting a Covid-19 recovered employee to resume work: What employers need to do\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the current scenario, organizations need to be extra vigilant about all employees’ health, especially those that make a comeback after recovery from Covid-19. This section explains what employers need to do before getting a Covid-19 recovered employee back to work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Categorizing Covid-19 Cases<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are still many uncertainties surrounding Covid-19 and regarding their symptoms, infectiousness, severity, treatment, and recovery. Public health organizations are trying to make sense of what they have seen so far. Based on the severity of the infection, they have been able to categorize patients as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

Category 1<\/span><\/b>: Unconfirmed Covid-19 patients \u2013 Patients who were not tested for Coronavirus but exhibited the symptoms and were in self-quarantine\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Category 2:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Asymptomatic but confirmed Covid-19 patients<\/span>
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Category 3<\/span><\/b>: Confirmed Covid-19 patients who recovered without hospitalization<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Category 4<\/span><\/b>: Confirmed Covid-19 patients who underwent hospitalization\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Employees falling in any one of the above categories need to resume work on fulfilling the conditions mentioned below by the health associations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adherence to guidelines\u202ffor Covid-19 positive cases returning to work\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Covid-19 positive e<\/span>mployees should return to work only after complete recovery. Complete recovery implies\u00a0<\/span>a whole set of\u00a0<\/span>conditions<\/span>, s<\/span>ome of these are listed below.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n