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What should you do if you are experiencing symptoms?
Cough/sneeze etiquette: People are expected to follow cough/sneeze etiquette, which is a combination of measures that minimize the transmission of diseases via droplet or airborne routes. Cover your mouth and nose with a sleeve or tissue. Dispose of used tissues or other articles that have come in contact with fluid from your nose, throat, mouth or eyes into regular waste bins and wash your hands immediately.
Reduce the Risk Through Proper Controls
When hazards cannot be eliminated the following hierarchy of controls are required:
First Choice: Physical distancing Stay at least 2 metres from others Second Choice: Engineering controls
These control the hazard at the source (i.e. placing barriers or partitions, removing seating, restricting access, increasing ventilation)
Third Choice: Administrative controls
Change the way staff and students interact (i.e. policies on physical distancing, limiting hours of operations, respiratory etiquette, hygiene, increase cleaning).
Fourth Choice: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) PPE is necessary when physical distancing of 2 metres or physical barriers cannot be maintained by engineering or administrative controls. PPE includes respiratory protection, eye protection and skin protection and will be assigned/ evaluated based upon the results of the Risk Assessment. Face coverings such as cloth masks or non-medical masks are not a method of personal protective equipment. Face coverings are another tool that complement (not replace) other measures that have proven to be effective in slowing the spread of COVID-19 between people. Face coverings can become contaminated on the outside or when touched with hands. It’s important that face coverings are used and disposed of properly. If worn incorrectly, you can accidentally spread infection instead of preventing it. Face coverings must be a minimum 3-ply layering. Guidelines are available online.
Education and Training
Education is crucial for awareness, prevention, early detection and rapid response. Supervisors shall ensure that employees and students have read and understood this COVID-19 Re-Entry Guide. Employees and students should have sufficient awareness and be able to answer these key questions:
What is COVID-19 and how is it transmitted?
What are the symptoms? What precautions and control/protective measures are required to prevent infection and transmission? What should you do if you are experiencing symptoms?
Where can you obtain further information and help?
Lakeland will provide education on COVID-19 prevention by means of campus announcements, orientations, website (lakelandcollege.ca/covid19) and other digital measures.
Individuals are encouraged to visit websites of the following organizations for more information on COVID-19.
