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TAB 2: GUIDELINES FOR INFECTION CONTROL AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Infection Control: The following basic infection control methods will be publicized and implemented throughout the City as everyday practices: • Educating staff about cough and sneeze etiquette and hand washing • Providing alcohol -based hand cleaners for use by employees and visitors • Encouraging employees to stay home when they are sick with a respiratory illness and/or fever • Frequent hand washing consisting of washing with soap and water for about 15-20 seconds or the use of alcohol -based hand -cleaning products • Directing cough and sneeze etiquette regardless of cause, such as covering the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing with a tissue, to contain respiratory secretions or coughing or sneezing into the crook of the elbow • Disposing of tissues in nearest hands-free waste receptacle after use and washing hands immediately after contact with any respiratory secretions • Taking special leave if implemented by the City Manager during the influenza pandemic, in accordance with City Human Resources direction. Supervisors will require sick and/or potentially contagious employees to stay home • Prior to and throughout each year's flu season providing employees with information/education on influenza transmission, symptoms, prevention measures including vaccination for influenza, and an opportunity to receive a free flu shot through the employee benefits program • If/when WHO raises the level of pandemic awareness to level six (actual pandemic), the City will limit or eliminate public events, face-to-face meetings and use social distancing as a means to minimize opportunity for influenza transmission. During this process, the City will use alternative forms of communication and interaction to conduct critical business matters. This could include telecom, cell phone, e-mail, VPN connectivity, and social media • Encouraging employees to use only their assigned phone and/or work station • Providing workplaces with antimicrobial wipes to clean contact surfaces like countertops, door handles, phones, steering wheels, etc. A 10% bleach solution is also effective and may be used to clean surfaces • Closing public service counters and public venues at the discretion of City Manager Personal Protective Equipment: • Personal protective equipment (PPE) including gloves and NIOSH approved disposable N-95 respirators (masks) will be purchased with a rotating cache of supplies maintained by Administrative Services • The use of masks will be implemented on a situational basis and as recommended in public health guidelines during Pandemic Phases five and six • The appropriate use of masks including donning and doffing, not leaving masks dangling around neck, performing hand hygiene after handling masks, discarding mask if it becomes soiled or D-33