COVID-19 Resources
COVID-19 Resources
Workplace Safety Planning for COVID-19
Employers must have an Exposure Control Plan in place that looks at the risk of COVID-19 transmission in their workplace.
Here are the five steps that employers should follow to identify what safety measures and procedures need to be in place to reopen and run your workplace safely.
1. Complete a Workplace Risk Assessment for your business.
2. Have each of your workers complete a Worker Hazard Assessment. This asks for information specific to each job or task at a work site.
3. Use your risk and hazard assessments to create an Exposure Control Plan. This plan outlines how employers, supervisors, and workers will eliminate or control the risk of COVID-19 exposure at work.
4. Use the Workplace Safety Planning Checklist to help put necessary controls into practice:
- Create or install any barriers, and online service tools;
- Create new policies and procedures to address exposure risks;
- Train your employees on the new controls, policies, procedures, and on identifying the risks and hazards in your workplace;
- Purchase a supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that you require workers to use while on shift.
5. Stay informed, be prepared and follow public health advice. Remember everyone must follow Public Health orders and employers should review their Exposure Control Plan and risk assessments regularly to keep their plans up-to-date.
You do not need to submit the completed assessments to WSCC. To have an OHS Inspector assist with your risk assessment, please email Covid-19@wscc.nt.ca or Covid-19@wscc.nu.ca
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1) COVID-19 Workplace Risk Assessment
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2) COVID-19 Worker Hazard Assessment
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3) COVID-19 Exposure Control Planning Guide |
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4) COVID-19 Workplace Safety Planning Checklist |
Watch WSCC’s webinar COVID-19 Workplace Health & Safety for employers in the Northwest Territories.
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