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Ames Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement.

Supervisory response, communication strategy/policy

Wednesday, August 11, 2021 8:00 AM - 9:00 AMCST

Virtual

Training for Protecting the Workforce from COVID-19

Iowa State University is offering a four-module program for preparing employees, supervisors, and owners of manufacturing and construction companies for planning, preparing, and responding to COVID-19 in the workplace. The webinar will be offered every Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM from January – September 2021. The program includes ten cycles of the four webinars. Information on webinars’ content, dates, and registration links are available here: https://sh.ae.iastate.edu/. Participation is free.

The curriculum consists of four, 1-hour long, webinars as follows:

MODULE1: Employees in the pandemic era.

» What is COVID-19 (including chain infection)

» Health etiquette and self-monitoring

» High risk employees and household members

MODULE 2: Personal hygiene and preparing the facility.

» Handwashing and sanitizing

» Facility cleaning and disinfection

» Shared use vehicles

» Preparing common use spaces for proper physical distancing.

MODULE 3: PPE and training.

» Types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

» Training employees, supervisors, and custodian crews on safe operations in environments with potential COVID-19 threat.

MODULE 4: Supervisory response, communication strategy/policy.

» Expectations of supervisory functions for positive COVID-19 employees in the workplace

» When COVID-19 positive and non-COVID-19 positive employees can return to work

» Posting awareness information and other relevant signage

» Interacting with County Public Health and Emergency Management offices and these office’s jurisdiction during a pandemic.

The webinar will be offered every Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM from January – September 2021. The program includes ten cycles of the four webinars. Information on webinars’ content, dates, and registration links are available here: https://sh.ae.iastate.edu/. Participation is free.

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