7 Steps to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

An once of prevention is worth more that a pound of cure, so the saying goes, and with good reason for this virus has been determined to be especially communicable with a longer-than-average life span on hard surfaces. What this means for you is that extra care and attention are required to ensure you don’t increase your rate and severity of exposure anymore than necessary. This video, as released by Health Canada, outlines 7 safe practices everyone should be aware of and follow to help reduce the rate of infection.

COVID-19 Symptoms; What They Look Like

If you think you have may already been exposed and are experiencing symptoms, it is important that you make informed decisions based on current information. Review the video and should you have any concerns about any potential symptoms you think you may have, the Canadian Government has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Self-Assessment Tool that you can complete privately by clicking on the button below.

10 Things You Can Do To Manage COVID-19 At Home

If you have taken a self-assessment, or have been medically diagnosed as having COVID-19 but are not presenting serious symptoms, there are measures you can take to ease your discomfort at home while not creating additional risk to yourself or others. In this video, the Center for Disease Control discusses 10 things you can do to manage the disease while in self-isolation.

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has developed the following industry-specific Tip Sheets for employers to use as supplements to their Health and Safety Management System (HSMS):

All fourteen of the CCOHS’s Pandemic (COVID-19) Tip Sheets can be downloaded here directly from their website in both English and French versions.