Get Tx Return To Work Guide For Employers 2014-2025

If it has been less than 7 days since the sick employee used the facility, clean and disinfect all areas used by the sick employee following the CDC cleaning and disinfection recommendations. If it has been 7 days or more since the sick employee used the facility, additional cleaning and disinfection is not necessary.

CDC recommends wearing a cloth face covering as a measure to contain the wearer's respiratory droplets and help protect others. Employees should not wear a cloth face covering if they have trouble breathing, cannot tolerate wearing it, or can't remove it without help. Cloth face coverings are not considered personal protective equipment and may not protect the wearers from exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19. However, cloth face coverings may prevent workers, including those who don't know they have the virus, from spreading it to others.

See full answerClose or limit access to common areas where employees are likely to congregate and interact, such as break rooms, parking lots, and in entrance/exit areas. Consider making foot-traffic single direction in narrow or confined areas in the bus to encourage single-file movement at a 6-foot distance. Use visual cues such as floor decals, colored tape, and signs to remind workers to maintain distance of at least 6 feet from others, including at their workstation and in break areas. Consider these cues for passengers as well, such as at the bus entry doors. Place hand sanitizers with at least 60% alcohol in multiple locations throughout the bus for workers and passengers. Use touch-free stations where possible. Make sure restrooms are well stocked with soap and paper towels.

Workers without close contact with the person who is sick can return to work immediately after disinfection.If more than 7 days since the person who is sick visited or used the facility, additional cleaning and disinfection is not necessary. Continue routing cleaning and disinfection. This includes everyday practices that businesses and communities normally use to maintain a healthy environment.

See full answerDesignate workers to monitor and facilitate distancing on production or assembly line floors. For some monitoring activities, it may be possible to leverage closed-circuit television (camera systems) to remotely view facilities as opposed to physically visiting the location. Stagger break times or provide temporary break areas and restrooms to avoid groups of workers during breaks. Workers should maintain at least 6 feet of distance from others at all times, including on breaks.Stagger workers' arrival and departure times to avoid congregations of workers in parking areas, locker rooms, and near time clocks. Provide visual cues (e.g., floor markings, signs) as a reminder to workers to maintain social distancing. Encourage workers to avoid carpooling to and from work, if possible.

See full answer If you had symptoms of COVID-19, you can end your home isolation and return to work when:At least 10 days have passed since your symptoms first appearedHowever, you may need to wait up to 20 days if you had a severe case of COVID-19 or if you are immunocompromised. Talk with a healthcare provider to decide how long you need to wait.AND at least 24 hours have passed since you last had a fever without using fever-reducing medication.AND your other symptoms have improved for example, your cough or shortness of breath has improved. If you never had any symptoms and are not immunocompromised, you can end your home isolation and return to work when at least 10 days have passed after the date you first tested positive for COVID-19.

Sick employees should follow steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 if you are sick. Employees should not return to work until they meet the criteria to discontinue home isolation and have consulted with a healthcare provider and state or local health department.Employers should not require sick employee to provide a negative COVID-19 test result or healthcare provider's note to return to work.