​Avani Customized Staffing, LLC ​

COVID19 

​Avani Customized Staffing LLC shall provide effective training and instruction that includes:
WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS?
A highly contagious, rapidly spreading virus that causes respiratory illness.

  • WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF CORONAVIRUS?
  • Cough
  • Fever
  • Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
  • Chest pain or chest pressure
  • Many infected persons show no symptoms, but can still spread the virus.


HOW IS CORONAVIRUS SPREAD?

  • Person-to-person contact
  • Contact with contaminated surfaces or objects
  • Airborne droplets from sneezing and coughing
  •  IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY SYMPTOMS OF ILLNESS, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE JOBSITE


PROTECT YOURSELF AND PREVENT THE SPREAD 

  • Wash Your Hands often
  • Use soap and water for 20 seconds or hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol
  • STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK
  • AVOID CLOSE CONTACT
  • Stay at least 6’ away from others at all times
  • CLEAN AND DISINFECT SURFACES DAILY
  • AVOID CLOSE CONTACT
  • CLEAN AND DISINFECT SURFACES DAILY
  • AVOID TOUCHING YOUR FACE, NOSE, MOUTH, EYES


About the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 or coronavirus) COVID-19:

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19 or coronavirus) has now been designated as a worldwide Pandemic. It is spread by air and touch/person-to-person.

How the Virus Is Spread?
The virus is spread through an infected person sneezing or coughing and another person taking the virus into their body through nose or mouth.
People contract the virus through
1.     By breathing – inhaling infected air
2.     By touch – nose or mouth being touched by one’s own or another’s infected hand(s)

Symptoms of the virus include:

  • Dry sore throat
  • Headache
  • Coughing
  • Sneezing
  • Difficulty breathing,
  • Fever


 Who Is At Risk?
Everyone is at risk of contracting the virus
Those at highest risk are

  • Older adults
  • Those with chronic medical conditions like
  • Heart disease
  • Diabetes
  • Lung disease (including asthma)


 What To Do:
Current preventative measures include:

  • Wear all Personal Protective Equipment while working
  • Cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough
  • Frequently washing your hands with soap & water both at work and outside of work
  • Use alcohol-based sanitizer if soap & water is not available
  • Keep your work area clean
  • If you need cleaning supplies, ask your Supervisor
  • Avoid touching your face, nose, and mouth
  • Stay away from large group areas
  • Limit close contact with others – social distancing – six (6) feet from others
  • Avoid non-essential travel
  • Stay home as much as possible.​​

      

If you begin to experience any of the above symptoms:

  • Notify your Supervisor or company office directly
  • Rest well, drink plenty of fluids and eat a healthy diet
  • Contact your doctor if symptoms worsen.


If you know you have been exposed to the virus:

  • Even if you do not have any symptoms:
  • Notify the Avani office 661.829.6935 or Dispatch 661.377.4915​
  • Contact your physician or community clinic immediately and follow their directions.

You may be:

  • Tested for the virus
  • Asked to stay home and self-quarantine
  • You may be required to quarantine
  • Observing good hygiene, social distancing and staying away from large group will help minimize your exposure to the virus.
  • Eating well, drinking water, and getting good rest will help your body’s immune system fight any infection should you be exposed to it.


Report COVID-19 symptoms and possible hazards

Employees shall report hazards using the COVID-19 HAZARD AND/OR SYMPTOM REPORT FORM or the DIGITAL COVID-19 HAZARD AND/OR SYMPTOM REPORT FORM


Employee Participation in ​Hazard Identification 

Employees and their authorized employees’ representatives are encouraged to participate in the identification and evaluation of COVID-19 hazards by:
Avani Customized Staffing LLC employees shall participate in at least one initial employee-involved COVID-19 Hazard Identification Evaluation. Avani Customized Staffing LLC employees conduct initial employee-involved COVID-19 Hazard Identification Evaluations by utilizing the COVID-19 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION EVALUATION FORM or theDIGITAL COVID-19 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION EVALUATION FORM 

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​Avani Customized Staffing LLC shall provide information to all employees regarding accommodating employees with medical or other conditions that put them at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness. This is communicated by providing employees with the SEVERE COVID-19 ILLNESS HANDOUT or the DIGITAL SEVERE COVID-19 ILLNESS HANDOUT 

Those with chronic health conditions are more susceptible to the virus, and they may have more severe symptoms and a more difficult recovery.
Other terms to describe people more vulnerable to the virus may be used, such as people with "underlying conditions"; people who are "immunosuppressed" or "immunocompromised"; and people with "autoimmune issues," which includes anyone who may have heart disease, lung disease, cancer, diabetes, or asthma, as well as those who take medications that treat lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, cystic fibrosis, and Crohn's disease.
Employees who fall into these categories may seek additional advice about how to perform their job duties during the coronavirus pandemic. Those who serve as caregivers or live in a household with someone who has an immune deficiency disorder may also show greater concern and request flexibility. Since many people with these disorders may not show physical symptoms, employees may not "look sick," and their employers and managers may not know much—if anything—about their condition.



​Job Site Instructions
Reporting Hazards, & Reporting Symptoms

  • Participate in our pre-screening procedures. Utilize our COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE FORM or our DIGITAL COVID-19 SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
  • Sign in and out on our VISITOR CHECK-IN-LOG when entering and exiting our job site.
  • Report identified hazards and symptoms using our COVID-19 HAZARD AND/OR SYMPTOM REPORT FORM or the DIGITAL COVID-19 HAZARD AND/OR SYMPTOM REPORT FORM .
  • Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
  • Clean and Disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces such as workstations, phones, handrails, tools, and equipment.
  • Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, or cough or sneeze into the crook of your arm at your elbow/ sleeve.
  • Do Not enter our job site if you have a fever, cough, or other COVID‐19 symptoms.
  • If you feel sick, or have been exposed to anyone who is sick, do not enter.
  • Constantly observe your work distances in relation to other staff. Always maintain the required minimum 6 feet physical distance with others.
  • Do not carpool to and from the job site with anyone except member of your own household unit, or as necessary for workers who have no alternative means of transportation. When traveling with others follow §3205.4 requirements.


If we have reason to believe you have been exposed to COVID-19 while working at this location, you will be notified by our company. If you have been potentially exposed, we ask that you participate in our investigations to determine your true exposure potential.
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​​ All of these will help you, your family and friends and help the Hospitals and medical personnel to help those who are sick get better. If you have any questions or concerns,


 Please Call our Avani office with questions 661.829.6935

You may Call or text 24 hours a day Dispatch 661.377.4915 to report a COVID-19 exposure, absence, or illness.


 Links 

Practicing godd hygiene

​https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/index.html​