Promoting Employee & Client Health,
Strategies for Preventing
Coronavirus (Covid-19) exposure
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Protocol for Prevention and Management of COVID-19
UPDATED September 5, 2020
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Illness severity ranges from asymptomatic to life-threatening. Signs and symptoms of infection can include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. Fatigue, muscle aches, sore throat, headache, and less frequently, gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea also have been reported in some patients. Older adults and those with chronic medical conditions are at highest risk for severe illness.
For the purpose of this guidance:
· Fever is defined as temperature ≥100.0°F (37.8°C)
· Respiratory symptoms are defined as new cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath
At present there is no vaccine to prevent COVID-19 and no antiviral medication that can be used for post- exposure prophylaxis of exposed patients. Thus prevention and control efforts must rely on other measures.
Ill visitors and staff are the most likely sources of introduction of COVID-19 into a home. Spread can occur between and among consumers, staff, and visitors. Screening of all staff, including those not directly involved in care, is important to prevent introduction of COVID-19 into a home.
GENERAL MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED:
To help protect vulnerable consumers (>60yrs) and those with chronic medical conditions from being exposed to COVID-19, please:
Cleaning& Disinfecting Log in Attachment 3.
Influenza Vaccination:
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO COVID-19:
How to make our environment safer
The basics of good hygiene
What to do if you feel unwell?
Covid-19 Prevention
Promote regular and thorough hand-washing by employees, and clients
Foster good respiratory hygiene in the office which helps prevent the spread
Managing Covid Risk During Meetings/Events
Prevention During Meeting /Events
Prevention After Event
Prevention Before traveling
Prevention While Traveling
Prevention Returning Home
Design Business Continuity Covid Outbreak Plan
Wear a mask and practice social distancing when interacting in person.
Masks and social distancing
Based on guidance from experts such as the U.S. CDC and the WHO, all staff and clients must agree to:
The 5-step enhanced cleaning process
We’ll walk you through 5 steps to enhanced cleaning that all staff must agree to follow. This is based on LeBlanc’s cleaning handbook, which was developed in partnership with experts.
Step 1: Prepare
Proper preparation can help you and your team clean more efficiently and more safely. Make sure to:
Step 2: Clean
Cleaning is when you remove dust and dirt from surfaces, such as floors and countertops. Make sure to:
Step 3: Sanitize
Sanitizing is when you use chemicals to reduce the number of bacteria on surfaces such as doorknobs, seatbelt and TV remotes. Make sure to:
Step 4: Check
You’ll have access to custom cleaning checklists based on your listing details. Make sure to:
Step 5: Reset
To help prevent cross-contamination, it's important to finish cleaning and sanitizing your car or a room before seeing the next client. Make sure to:
UPDATED September 5, 2020
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Illness severity ranges from asymptomatic to life-threatening. Signs and symptoms of infection can include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. Fatigue, muscle aches, sore throat, headache, and less frequently, gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea also have been reported in some patients. Older adults and those with chronic medical conditions are at highest risk for severe illness.
For the purpose of this guidance:
· Fever is defined as temperature ≥100.0°F (37.8°C)
· Respiratory symptoms are defined as new cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, or shortness of breath
At present there is no vaccine to prevent COVID-19 and no antiviral medication that can be used for post- exposure prophylaxis of exposed patients. Thus prevention and control efforts must rely on other measures.
Ill visitors and staff are the most likely sources of introduction of COVID-19 into a home. Spread can occur between and among consumers, staff, and visitors. Screening of all staff, including those not directly involved in care, is important to prevent introduction of COVID-19 into a home.
GENERAL MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED:
To help protect vulnerable consumers (>60yrs) and those with chronic medical conditions from being exposed to COVID-19, please:
- Screen all visitors and staff prior to entering the home and/or at the beginning of shift. Require employees to take their temperature with a thermometer and document cough, sore throat, shortness of breath,
- temperature, and any other symptoms. Keep a log of screening questions and temperature for any staff and visitors
- Restrict any visitors from entering a home, including family members and/or staff, that are ill or who had potential exposure within the last 14 days.
- Restrict activities or community outings with potential for exposure. Encourage consumer to wear a mask when community access is necessary.
- All visitors and staff must wear face masks at all times while in the home or when assisting/caring for consumer. Masks must be worn appropriately as indicated in CDC guidelines
- Staff will correctly use and remove personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE requirements by work group.
- Apply and use PPE correctly as per CDC guidelines (i.e. N95 masks are to be used when: assisting individuals with confirmed/suspected positive cases, assisting individuals with procedures that cause aerosolized particles such as nebulizer treatments and GT feedings; surgical or cloth masks may be used for all other daily wear while inside and outside facility). Wash hands before putting on PPE, do not touch the front of the mask, ensure mask has a proper seal around the face, etc. Follow guidelines for removal of PPE, grab from edges instead of the front, remove and dispose carefully, wash hands afterwards. Position a trash can near the exit to make it easy for staff to discard PPE. Staff will be provided information on proper use of PPE.
- Make PPE (including facemasks, eye protection, gowns, and gloves) available for use to every employee
- Encourage hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette by all consumers, visitors, and staff:
- Staff should review and follow recommendations for hand hygiene before and after contact with consumer, after contact with contaminated surfaces or equipment, and after removing personal protective equipment (PPE). Reference CDC guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/providers/index.html
- Encourage handwashing and/or use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer; ensure staff have hand sanitizer available inside and outside facility. Have soap and paper towels available for handwashing. Note: Frequently wash hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer containing at least 60% ethanol or 70% isopropyl alcohol (hand washing preferred whenever possible), especially after going to the bathroom, before and after eating, before and after providing care to consumers, before and after blowing your nose/coughing/sneezing. Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. All staff and visitors must wash their hands immediately after entering the facility and prior to leaving.
- Remind everyone to use “cough etiquette.” Cover your mouth and nose with a flexed elbow or tissue when coughing and sneezing. Throw away the used tissue immediately and wash your hands or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Visitors and staff will be encouraged to avoid touching their face, nose, eyes or mouth. Remind people to not shake hands or hug each other. Encourage other means of greeting.
- Post signs encouraging hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette.
- Exercise Infection control practices and frequent disinfecting of high touch surfaces and common areas:
- For Day Shift, cleaning of high touch surfaces and common areas should occur every 2 hours and as needed. Cleaning will be logged in the Cleaning & Disinfecting Log in Attachment 3.
- For ILS Services, cleaning of high touch surfaces and common areas should occur during direct
- service shifts while providing service in the consumer’s home. Cleaning will be logged in the
Cleaning& Disinfecting Log in Attachment 3.
- Clean and disinfect high touched objects and surfaces using EPA-registered disinfectants (refer to list of approved disinfectants in CDC website).
- High touch surfaces include, but are not limited to, commodes, toilets, faucets, bathroom counters/faucets, hand and/or bed railings, telephones, door handles and knobs, computer equipment, kitchen counter/faucet and other kitchen food preparation surfaces. Make sure to not wipe disinfectant right away, allow to stay on surface for at least 10 minutes or as per manufacturer’s recommendations for utmost effectiveness. Use all cleaning products according to the directions on the label. Use gloves when handling disinfectants/cleaning. Wash hands after removing gloves.
- Clean and disinfect rooms after each meeting between a visitor and consumer. Encourage visits outside to optimize social distancing.
- Clean/spray disinfectant on bottom of shoes prior to coming into residence to minimize germs from entering residence.
- Management of laundry, food service utensils, and medical waste should be performed in accordance with routine procedures.
- Supplies are important in cleaning and sanitizing the home to mitigate the spread of infection. It is important to make sure supplies are available. Staff to keep track of the consumer’s inventory and notify Coordinator or Operations Manager if supply is running low (have at least a 2 week supply in stock).
- Remind all visitors and staff to practice/maintain six (6) feet of social distance.
- Health care workers, contractors and other professional visitors may often provide care or services in multiple homes and can be an important source of introduction of COVID-19 into a home. These individuals should be asked about exposure to other people with recognized COVID-19 symptoms.
- In shared households, reduce communal dining to minimize potential transmission between consumers.
- If consumer needs to leave the house for essential medical care, please implement the following:
- Notify medical care facility if symptoms are experienced or possible exposure for rescheduling of appointment.
- Have consumer and staff wear masks at all times outside of home
- Practice social distancing
- Upon return, practice hand hygiene, and sanitize used equipment (e.g. wheelchair, binders), and/or change clothes.
- Staff and consumer will continue to monitor for symptoms
- Set up a process to allow communication for consumers and others:
- Ensure emergency contact information for family members and the consumer’s responsible party is up
- to date.
- Develop alternative means of communication for consumers to visit and talk with loved ones, support circle, such as video chat, telephone, texting, or social media.
- Ensure proactive communication with consumers, loved ones, support circle, contractors, volunteers, etc. to make them aware of these restrictions and to keep them up to date.
- Inform consumers and their responsible parties of any changes using clear, concise, jargon-free messages that express empathy for their situation while simply explaining the policy.
- Have a process for family members to communicate with the Coordinator and team in order to get their concerns or questions answered.
- Restrict employees from working while ill:
- Once identified, staff with respiratory or influenza-like illness should not work and are recommended to obtain a COVID test to rule out COVID prior to returning to work. If COVID test is negative, staff may return after 24hrs of absence of symptoms. Staff should self-monitor for symptoms, and seek re- evaluation from your health care provider if respiratory symptoms recur or worsen. If COVID test is positive follow protocol as listed below. Staff should quarantine until test results are available.
- Provide training related to COVID-19 to staff:
- Guidance on implementing recommended infection prevention practices is available in CDC’s free online course at https://www.cdc.gov/longtermcare/training.html which includes resources and checklists for facilities and employees to use.
- Ensure health care staff demonstrate competency with putting on and removing PPE. See CDC graphic https://www.cdc.gov/hai/pdfs/ppe/ppe-sequence.pdf
Influenza Vaccination:
- Because influenza can cause a similar, severe respiratory illness in the elderly, influenza vaccination is highly encouraged annually for all consumers and staff. Vaccination can prevent influenza-related illness and death, especially among people at increased risk of severe influenza complications.
- Stay up to date with local and state COVID-19 activity and developments (in addition to CDC):
- DDS: https://www.dds.ca.gov/corona-virus-information-and-resources/
- Perform daily active surveillance for potential new cases of COVID-19.
- Actively evaluate consumers when providing services at least once daily for symptoms (new cough, sore throat, shortness of breath), fever (using a thermometer). Please log this information during daily body checks in SLS homes. Document ILS consumers for symptoms when services are provided.
- Consider that consumers who are medically fragile and those with neurological or neurocognitive conditions may manifest atypical signs and symptoms of viral infection (e.g., behavior change) and may not exhibit fever. Acute clinical judgment and flexibility in applying the clinical definition should be used.
- If staff were never tested for COVID-19 but have an alternate diagnosis (e.g., tested positive for influenza), criteria for return to work should be based on that diagnosis.
- Ensure sick leave policies are non-punitive, flexible, and allow staff to stay home if they have symptoms or are feeling ill.
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO COVID-19:
- Isolate/Quarantine the consumer and limit their contact with others as much as possible. Staff will quarantine upon knowledge of possible exposure. COVID testing highly recommended.
- Staff developing symptoms while at work should immediately notify their supervisor and leave work.
- Notify management upon knowledge of possible exposure or if experiencing symptoms.
- Implement standard, contact, and droplet precautions:
- Wear gloves, gown, respiratory protection (fit-tested N95 respirator), and eye protection (e.g., goggles or face shield).
- Change gloves and gowns after each person encounter and perform hand hygiene.
- If consumer must leave their room for medically necessary procedures, have them wear a facemask.
- Closely monitor for symptoms or changes in baseline.
- Practice enhanced (more frequent/at least once every hour) infection control and disinfecting.
- Avoid cross staffing between other consumers until after the quarantine phase. If essential personnel must cross between homes, then staff must shower and change clothes prior to going to the other home. Dedicated staff to be assigned to provide care for consumer 14 days from exposure.
- Immediately contact the consumer’s health care provider for an evaluation, and local public health department for guidance.
- Executive Director or Associate Director will notify NBRC, Coordinators will be responsible for the notification of family or the consumer’s authorized representative or conservator.
- CONFIRMED CONSUMER OR STAFF WITH COVID-19
- Isolate/quarantine consumer until determined by health care provider or by local health authorities in coordination with the CDC to no longer be infectious (at least 10 days). Staff to follow isolation/quarantining protocols as well immediately upon presence of symptoms or knowledge of positive test.
- Staff developing symptoms while at work should immediately notify their supervisor and leave work.
- Notify management upon knowledge of positive test or if experiencing symptoms.
- Immediately contact the consumer’s health care provider for evaluation and local health department for directions and further guidance. 911 to be called as indicated for respiratory distress or emergent issues. Staff should consult with their health care provider as needed for symptoms.
- Conduct tracking to identify other consumers and/or staff that might have potentially been exposed. Monitor others for symptoms.
- Implement standard, contact, and droplet precautions:
- Wear gloves, gown, respiratory protection (fit-tested N95 respirator), and eye protection (e.g., goggles or face shield).
- Change gloves and gowns after each consumer encounter and perform hand hygiene.
- If consumer must leave their room for medically necessary procedures, have them wear a facemask.
- Closely monitor for symptoms or changes in baseline.
- Practice enhanced (more frequent/ at least once every hour) infection control and disinfecting. Wear PPE
- when disinfecting (gloves, mask).
- Avoid cross staffing between other consumers until after the quarantine phase. If essential personnel must cross between residences, then staff must shower and change clothes prior to going to the another home. Dedicated staff to be assigned to provide care for consumer 14 days from exposure.
- Take additional preventative measures that may include, serving meals to all persons in their rooms rather than in common areas for those sharing housing, canceling outings, and limiting visitors.
- Immediately contact NBRC and the consumer’s authorized representative or conservator.
- Staff will follow return-to-work criteria as per CDC guidelines. Staff will quarantine for at least 14 days, and not return to work before 14 days.
- After returning to work, staff should follow return-to-work practices:
- Wear a facemask at all times while in the home
- Be restricted from contact with severely immunocompromised consumers (e.g., transplant, hematology-oncology) until 14 days after illness onset
- Adhere to hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, and cough etiquette (e.g., cover nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, dispose of tissues in waste receptacles). Wash hands afterwards.
- Self-monitor for symptoms, and seek re-evaluation from occupational health if respiratory symptoms recur or worsen.
How to make our environment safer
- void the 3Cs: spaces that are closed, crowded or involve close contact.
- Outbreaks have been reported in restaurants, choir practices, fitness classes, nightclubs, offices and places of worship where people have gathered, often in crowded indoor settings where they talk loudly, shout, breathe heavily or sing.
- The risks of getting COVID-19 are higher in crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces where infected people spend long periods of time together in close proximity. These environments are where the virus appears to spreads by respiratory droplets or aerosols more efficiently, so taking precautions is even more important.
- Meet people outside. Outdoor gatherings are safer than indoor ones, particularly if indoor spaces are small and without outdoor air coming in.
- For more information on how to hold events like family gatherings, children’s football games and family occasions, read our Q&A on small public gatherings.
- Avoid crowded or indoor settings but if you can’t, then take precautions:
- Open a window. Increase the amount of ‘natural ventilation’ when indoors.
- WHO has published Q&As on ventilation and air conditioning for both the general public and people who manage public spaces and buildings.
- Wear a mask (see above for more details).
The basics of good hygiene
- Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. This eliminates germs including viruses that may be on your hands.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Hands touch many surfaces and can pick up viruses. Once contaminated, hands can transfer the virus to your eyes, nose or mouth. From there, the virus can enter your body and infect you.
- Cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Then dispose of the used tissue immediately into a closed bin and wash your hands. By following good ‘respiratory hygiene’, you protect the people around you from viruses, which cause colds, flu and COVID-19.
- Clean and disinfect surfaces frequently especially those which are regularly touched, such as door handles, faucets and phone screens.
What to do if you feel unwell?
- Know the full range of symptoms of COVID-19. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, and tiredness. Other symptoms that are less common and may affect some patients include loss of taste or smell, aches and pains, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, red eyes, diarrhea, or a skin rash.
- Stay home and self-isolate even if you have minor symptoms such as cough, headache, mild fever, until you recover. Call your health care provider or hotline for advice. Have someone bring you supplies. If you need to leave your house or have someone near you, wear a medical mask to avoid infecting others.
- If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention immediately. Call by telephone first, if you can and follow the directions of your local health authority.
- Keep up to date on the latest information from trusted sources, such as WHO or your local and national health authorities. Local and national authorities and public health units are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves
Covid-19 Prevention
- We make sure workplaces are clean and hygienic
- Disinfectant desks and tables and objects, telephones, and keyboards regularly
- Covid-19 employee and client surface cross contamination are one of the main ways that COVID-19 spreads
- We provided Mask, Hand Sanitizer, Uniforms, Gloves, Sanitizer Spray, Sanitizer wipes, Thermometers, and Blood Pressure Monitors all in order to prevent and reduce the spread of Covid-19.
Promote regular and thorough hand-washing by employees, and clients
- Provide sanitizing hand rub dispensers in prominent places around the office and distribute hand-sanitizers to staff in the field. Refill dispensers are regularly.
- Display signs promoting hand-washing. Signs maybe available with doctors and on healthcare Website
- Gave meetings and trainings on necessary safety measures
- Make sure that staff, and clients have access to places where they can wash their hands with soap and water, home, office, and community
Foster good respiratory hygiene in the office which helps prevent the spread
- Display posters promoting respiratory hygiene. Also use other communications measures health and safety officers, briefing at meetings and information on the intranet etc. as with preventative measures
- In all in-person visits, use face masks. Hygienically dispose of used facial tissue
- Advise employees and clients to consult national and state travel advice before going on business trips
- Staff are to avoid visits if either staff or client has a fever (99.14 or more) needs to stay at
- home
- Stay at home if they have even mild symptoms of COVID-19
- This time off is considered sick leave
Managing Covid Risk During Meetings/Events
- The risk is too high to have frequent meetings. Avoid in-person meetings and events. Continue to use Zoom
- If face-to-face is necessary scale-down the number
- Verify in advance the places, time, and reservations
- Provide hand sanitizer, surgical masks face shields and maintaining social distancing or six feet or greater apart
- Advise participants in advance that to Do Not attend with symptoms
- Require all organizers, participants, caterers, and visitors at the event provide contact details: mobile telephone number, email, and address where they are staying. Inform attendees y that their details will be shared with local public health authorities if any participant becomes ill with a suspected infectious disease If not agreed upon, restrict attendance
- Create an agreeable response plan as the result of a participant becomes ill with symptoms of COVID-19 (dry cough, fever, malaise)
- Participant Agreement Plan
- Isolate anyone having symptoms in a safe room
- Have a safe health facility transportation plan
- Establish a known protocol for any participants testing Covid-19 during or after event
- Partner with healthcare provider or health department in advance
Prevention During Meeting /Events
- Provide information or a briefing, preferably both orally and in writing, on COVID -19 and the measures that organizers are taking to make this event safe for participants.
- Build trust. Use ice breakers
- Encourage regular hand-washing or use of an alcohol rub by all participants at the meeting or event
- Encourage participants to cover their face with the bend of their elbow or a tissue if they cough or sneeze. Supply tissues and closed bins to dispose of them in
- Provide contact details or a health hotline number that participants can call for advice or to give information
- Display dispensers of alcohol-based hand rub prominently around the venue
- Make room well ventilated
- Thank all participants for their cooperation with the provisions in place
Prevention After Event
- Retain the names and contact details of all participants for at least one month. This will help public health authorities trace people who may have been exposed to COVID -19 if one or more participants become ill shortly after the event.
- Disclose any suspected COVID -19 case to the group. Advise all participants to monitor themselves for symptoms for 14 days.
- If they develop even a mild cough or low-grade fever 99 degrees should stay at home and self-isolate. This These individuals should contact their own health care providers.
- Thank all the participants for their cooperation with the provisions in place.
Prevention Before traveling
- Get Covid-19 vaccine if available.
- LeBlanc Consulting must stay abreast on all safety updates and phases we are assigned to. An online resource: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/
- Ongoing benefit and risks travel assessment plans.
- Avoid assigning high risk staff to areas of Covid-19 wide spreading.
- Brief all persons traveling to locations reporting COVID -19 with updated information.
- Travelers should take hand sanitizers with them.
Prevention While Traveling
- Use the three COVID-19 safety measure, social distancing and wear mask but frequently washing our hands.
- Staff must know who to contact during travel in case of illness.
- Comply with instructions from local authorities. Avoid gatherings.
Prevention Returning Home
- Returning Staff who have returned from an area where COVID -19 is spreading should monitor themselves for symptoms for 14 days (subject to change) and take their temperature twice a day
- If a cough or fever develops, self-isolate and contact personal care provider.
Design Business Continuity Covid Outbreak Plan
- Use the most current safety protocols
- Enforce health emergency measures as needed
- Provide more relative updated training vocal and electronically
- Identify and prohibit high risk Staff from face-to-face contact with clients
- Use more Multimedia visits, Alternative Service exclusively if possible
- Stay at home
- Design with social services an emergency plan in advance using national public health support
- Plan to address mental health issues
Wear a mask and practice social distancing when interacting in person.
Masks and social distancing
Based on guidance from experts such as the U.S. CDC and the WHO, all staff and clients must agree to:
- Wear a mask or face covering when interacting in person
- Maintain 6 feet/2 meters of distance from each other at all times
The 5-step enhanced cleaning process
We’ll walk you through 5 steps to enhanced cleaning that all staff must agree to follow. This is based on LeBlanc’s cleaning handbook, which was developed in partnership with experts.
Step 1: Prepare
Proper preparation can help you and your team clean more efficiently and more safely. Make sure to:
- Ventilate the space before and during cleaning, when possible
- Use disinfectants approved for use against COVID-19. Learn more
- Wash or disinfect your hands, and wear a mask and gloves while cleaning
Step 2: Clean
Cleaning is when you remove dust and dirt from surfaces, such as floors and countertops. Make sure to:
- Sweep, vacuum, dust, and/or mop areas before sanitizing
- Wash all dishes and laundry at the highest heat setting possible
- Wipe down hard surfaces with soap and water
Step 3: Sanitize
Sanitizing is when you use chemicals to reduce the number of bacteria on surfaces such as doorknobs, seatbelt and TV remotes. Make sure to:
- Spray high-touch surfaces in each room, or car with an approved disinfectant spray
- Let the disinfectant stand for the length of time specified on the product label
- Allow the surface to air-dry
Step 4: Check
You’ll have access to custom cleaning checklists based on your listing details. Make sure to:
- Refer to the best practices in each room-by-room or car interaction checklist to make sure that all areas are cleaned and sanitized between each client
- Share these requirements with your LeBlanc team and cleaning professionals
Step 5: Reset
To help prevent cross-contamination, it's important to finish cleaning and sanitizing your car or a room before seeing the next client. Make sure to:
- Wash your hands and replace gloves before replacing guest supplies, linens, and cleaning kits
- Safely dispose of or wash cleaning supplies and protective gear
- Don’t re-enter a room once it’s been sanitized
- Empty and/or clean your equipment (e.g. vacuum, use microfiber cloths) between each client
Can your mask Protect from Corona and how to wear it
- Before putting on a mask, clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
- Cover mouth and nose with mask and make sure there are no gaps between your face and the mask.
- Avoid touching the mask while using it; if you do, clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
- Replace the mask with a new one as soon as it is damp and do not re-use single-use masks.
- To remove the mask: remove it from behind (do not touch the front of mask); discard immediately in a closed bin; clean hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
If you have mild respiratory symptoms and no travel history to or within China if you have mild respiratory symptoms and no travel history to or within China, carefully practice basic respiratory and hand hygiene and stay home until you are recovered, if possible.
As a general precaution, practice general hygiene measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product marketsEnsure regular hand washing with soap and potable water after touching animals and animal products; avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with hands; and avoid contact with sick animals or spoiled animal products. Strictly avoid any contact with other animals in the market (e.g., stray cats and dogs, rodents, birds, bats). Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil or structures of shops and market facilities.
Avoid consumption of raw or undercooked animal productsHandle raw meat, milk or animal organs with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.
As a general precaution, practice general hygiene measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product marketsEnsure regular hand washing with soap and potable water after touching animals and animal products; avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with hands; and avoid contact with sick animals or spoiled animal products. Strictly avoid any contact with other animals in the market (e.g., stray cats and dogs, rodents, birds, bats). Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil or structures of shops and market facilities.
Avoid consumption of raw or undercooked animal productsHandle raw meat, milk or animal organs with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.
Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
Why? Hands touch many surfaces which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself.
If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care earlyTell your health care provider if you have traveled in an area in China where 2019-nCoV has been reported, or if you have been in close contact with someone with who has traveled from China and has respiratory symptoms.
Why? Whenever you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing it’s important to seek medical attention promptly as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Respiratory symptoms with fever can have a range of causes, and depending on your personal travel history and circumstances, 2019-nCoV could be one of them.
Why? Hands touch many surfaces which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself.
If you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care earlyTell your health care provider if you have traveled in an area in China where 2019-nCoV has been reported, or if you have been in close contact with someone with who has traveled from China and has respiratory symptoms.
Why? Whenever you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing it’s important to seek medical attention promptly as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Respiratory symptoms with fever can have a range of causes, and depending on your personal travel history and circumstances, 2019-nCoV could be one of them.
Wash your hands frequentlyWash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty.
Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub eliminates the virus if it is on your hands.
Practice respiratory hygieneWhen coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
Why? Covering your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate objects or people that you touch.
Maintain social distancingMaintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever.
Why? When someone who is infected with a respiratory disease, like 2019-nCoV, coughs or sneezes they project small droplets containing the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the virus.
Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub eliminates the virus if it is on your hands.
Practice respiratory hygieneWhen coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.
Why? Covering your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate objects or people that you touch.
Maintain social distancingMaintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and other people, particularly those who are coughing, sneezing and have a fever.
Why? When someone who is infected with a respiratory disease, like 2019-nCoV, coughs or sneezes they project small droplets containing the virus. If you are too close, you can breathe in the virus.
How Covid-19 Kills (this is serious)
Facts on Corona Virus
Slides on how to staying healthy
Staying Safe and healthy at work
Covid-19 Safety Training
What other public places are doing that can also help us
Coming back to work after Covid-19
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We operate on Pacific Standard Time.
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Toll FREE: 1(800) 707-1852
North Bay Office: 1(707) 654-8488
North Bay Cell: 1(707) 727-9100
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East Bay Cell: 1( 510) 241-9115
South Bay Cell: 1(831) 313-7902
Golden Gate Cell: 1(415) 630-0112
E-mail: [email protected]
Administrative Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 7:00am-7:00pm
Saturday & Sunday by Appointment Only
We operate on Pacific Standard Time.
Contact us:
Toll FREE: 1(800) 707-1852
North Bay Office: 1(707) 654-8488
North Bay Cell: 1(707) 727-9100
East Bay Office: 1(510) 275-3679
East Bay Cell: 1( 510) 241-9115
South Bay Cell: 1(831) 313-7902
Golden Gate Cell: 1(415) 630-0112
E-mail: [email protected]
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Please Note: If you have questions, please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to speak with you. Le Blanc consulting reserves the right to refuse services and admission to our programs. Tours and Open house can be reserved by clicking here The information presented in this website is for informational use only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. Please consult a health practitioner before embarking on any health protocol. Moreover, LeBlanc Consulting is not responsible for any problems, issues, or technical difficulties related to downloading or accessing any information on this website. This web site is designed for your general information only. The information presented on this website should not be construed to be formal Therapeutic Counseling sessions or advice nor the formation of a Therapist/client relationship. Furthermore, the hiring of a Professional is an important decision and should not be based solely upon any form of advertisements. Before you decide to hire, please feel free to review our degrees and certification by contacting us for more information about our qualifications and experience.
Mandated Reporter Notice: All Instructors,Caregivers and staff affiliated with Le Blanc Consulting are considered Mandated Reporters. California Law, under section WIC 15630(a) of the Welfare & Institution Code provides for mandatory reporting of physical abuse, neglect, self neglect, sexual abuse, mental suffering, financial abuse, isolation, abandonment or abduction of a dependent adult when:1) The victim reports abuse has occurred or has knowledge of abuse. 2) You observe the incident. 3) when an injury or condition reasonably leads one to suspect that abuse has occurred. Any signs of abuse will be reported to Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services.
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The use, reproduction, downloading, or distribution of copyrighted materials and works may subject you to applicable penalties and damages under state and federal copyright laws. You are granted public access to such copyrighted works in our database for examination and inspection purposes only. Although every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the public information data and graphic representations, LeBlanc Consulting cannot and shall not be responsible for consequences resulting from any omissions or errors contained herein. LeBlanc Consulting assumes no liability whatsoever associated with the use or misuse of this data.
Please Note: If you have questions, please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to speak with you. Le Blanc consulting reserves the right to refuse services and admission to our programs. Tours and Open house can be reserved by clicking here The information presented in this website is for informational use only. It is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition. Please consult a health practitioner before embarking on any health protocol. Moreover, LeBlanc Consulting is not responsible for any problems, issues, or technical difficulties related to downloading or accessing any information on this website. This web site is designed for your general information only. The information presented on this website should not be construed to be formal Therapeutic Counseling sessions or advice nor the formation of a Therapist/client relationship. Furthermore, the hiring of a Professional is an important decision and should not be based solely upon any form of advertisements. Before you decide to hire, please feel free to review our degrees and certification by contacting us for more information about our qualifications and experience.
Mandated Reporter Notice: All Instructors,Caregivers and staff affiliated with Le Blanc Consulting are considered Mandated Reporters. California Law, under section WIC 15630(a) of the Welfare & Institution Code provides for mandatory reporting of physical abuse, neglect, self neglect, sexual abuse, mental suffering, financial abuse, isolation, abandonment or abduction of a dependent adult when:1) The victim reports abuse has occurred or has knowledge of abuse. 2) You observe the incident. 3) when an injury or condition reasonably leads one to suspect that abuse has occurred. Any signs of abuse will be reported to Child Protective Services or Adult Protective Services.
Intellectual Property & Copyright Material Warning: All images are on this website copyright to their respective owners/photographers, no copyright infringement intended. Some of the material and documents available for your view is copyrighted and protected by applicable state and federal copyright laws. LeBlanc Consulting respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same.You are not authorized and may not reproduce, download, post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted or other proprietary materials that are stored in this database without obtaining the prior written consent of the copyright owner of such materials. We may, in appropriate circumstances and at our discretion, deny access to a site or service or disable and/or terminate the accounts of any user who is alleged to have infringed the intellectual property or proprietary rights of LeBlanc Consulting or another.
The use, reproduction, downloading, or distribution of copyrighted materials and works may subject you to applicable penalties and damages under state and federal copyright laws. You are granted public access to such copyrighted works in our database for examination and inspection purposes only. Although every reasonable effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the public information data and graphic representations, LeBlanc Consulting cannot and shall not be responsible for consequences resulting from any omissions or errors contained herein. LeBlanc Consulting assumes no liability whatsoever associated with the use or misuse of this data.