Memorandum
Date: January 19, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Carol J. Huchingson, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Consideration of amendment to the COUNTY OF LAKE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY Worksite Protection Protocol
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
As your Board recalls, when you first approved the COVID-19 Return to Work Protocol on May 19, 2020, you directed that it be reviewed every 30 days. Review has occurred on June 16, 2020, July 14, 2020, July 21, 2020, August 11, 2020, September 15, 2020, October 20, 2020, November 17, 2020, December 2, 2020 and January 5, 2021 .
As you know, staff fully expected that the Protocol would be a living document. Based on the questions and concerns arising in County Departments, at this time, staff is recommending additional changes to the protocol:
Updates:
* Updated Face covering with Cal OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards
*??????Updated COVID testing information
Additions:
* COVID Training
* Multiple COVID-19 Infections and COVID Outbreaks
* Exclusion of COVID-19 Cases
* Investigation of Workplace COVID-19 Cases
* Correction of Hazards
* OSHA FAQ's
Miscellaneous:
* Reformatted the document and deleted obsolete portions to make it more user friendly
* Recommendation that your Board direct Department Heads to recertify compliance
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? Well-being of Residents ? Public Safety ? Infrastructure ? Technology Upgrades
? Economic Development ? Disaster Recovery ? County Workforce ? Revenue Generation
? Community Collaboration ? Business Process Effic...
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