Prompt identification and isolation of potentially infectious individuals is a critical step in protecting workers, customers, visitors, and others at a worksite.
Follow guidance from Washington State Department of Health: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/COVIDexposed.pdf
If an employee is sick with COVID-19 or you suspect infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, you should take steps to help prevent the disease from spreading to people in your place of business and community.
Actively encourage sick employees to stay home.
If you think you or any of your employees have been exposed to COVID-19 and develop a fever and symptoms, such as cough or difficulty breathing, call your healthcare provider for medical advice.
Employers should inform and encourage employees to self-monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 if they suspect possible exposure.
Employers should develop policies and procedures for employees to report when they are sick or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19.
Where appropriate, employers should develop policies and procedures for immediately isolating people who have signs and/or symptoms of COVID-19, and train workers to implement them.
Employers should emphasize basic infection prevention measures. As appropriate, all employers should implement good hygiene and infection control practices. Promote frequent and thorough hand washing, encourage respiratory etiquette, including covering coughs and sneezes, discourage workers from using other workers’ phones, desks, offices, or other work tools and equipment, when possible and maintain regular housekeeping practices.