COVID-19 Safety & Precautions
Our Commitment to Safety
Now and always, your safety and wellness are our top priorities. CHS is proud to follow our industry's highest standards and has earned NASMM's Certificate in COVID-19 Prevention & Safety Excellence.
All CHS staff members are required to follow these guidelines in order to keep our clients and staff healthy and safe. We continue to monitor the situation and update our procedures when new guidelines are announced by the CDC.
PRIOR TO EACH
SESSION
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The morning prior to AND the morning of a scheduled session, our staff members are required to take their temperature. If they have a fever (anything over 99 degrees), our staff members are required to notify our office and must stay at home.
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Also, if our staff members are manifesting any of the following symptoms, they are also required to notify our office and must remain at home:
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Cough
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Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
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Chills
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Muscle pain
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Sore throat
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Loss of taste or smell
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Our staff members are required to notify our office and remain at home if they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
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Our staff members are required to notify our office and remain at home if they have been exposed to someone who has been put in quarantine due to possible contact with someone with COVID-19.
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Our Project Manager will make sure to have the following in his or her CHS kit in addition to our usual supplies:
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Masks
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Disposable gloves
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Safety glasses
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Hand sanitizer
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If we will be working in a community or building with multiple residences, our CHS Project Manager will be in contact to confirm what specific protocols other than those stated here are in place so our staff members are prepared to follow them.
ON THE JOB
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In accordance with CDC requirements, our staff members must wear the following personal protective equipment:
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Masks covering their nose and mouth at all times
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Disposable gloves
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Safety glasses or eyeglasses
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Prior to entering where they will work, our staff members must sanitize their hands and put their gloves on.
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Our staff members are required to sanitize their hands frequently and thoroughly wash their hands for at least 30 seconds each time they use the restroom or tear a glove (which will be replaced).
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Our staff members are required to maintain a safe social distance of at least 6 feet between each of them and anyone else at all times.
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If our staff members notice anyone getting too close, they will remind that person to maintain a safe social distance.