Implementing a COVID-19 Training Program
Ensure that all employees receive training, in a language and at a literacy level that they can understand.
Have you trained each employee on COVID-19 health hazards including
providing information about:
How COVID-19 is transmitted (including pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic
transmission)
The importance of hand hygiene to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19
infections
Ways to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 through the proper covering of
the nose and mouth
The signs and symptoms of COVID-19
The risk factors for severe illness
When to seek medical attention
Have you reviewed your COVID-19 plan, policies, and procedures with your
employees, including:
Where to find the plan, and how to obtain copies
Name(s) and Contact(s) of the COVID-19 Safety Coordinator(s)
The completed Workplace Checklist, Fixed Work Location and Job Task
Inventory for Employees Outside of Direct Patient Care Areas Who Cannot
Maintain Physical Distancing, Job Task Inventory for Employees with Potential
for Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19, and the
Employee Job Hazard Analysis (Controls), and how to obtain copies of each
Your specific policies and procedures on patient screening and management
Tasks and situations in the workplace that could result in COVID-19 infection
Your specific policies and procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 that are
applicable to the employee’s duties (e.g., policies on Standard and Transmission-
Based Precautions, physical distancing, physical barriers, ventilation, aerosol-
generating procedures)
Your specific multi-employer workplace agreements related to infection control
policies and procedures, the use of common areas, and the use of shared
equipment that affect employees at the workplace
Your specific policies and procedures for PPE for your workplace including:
o When PPE is required for protection against COVID-19
o Limitations of PPE for protection against COVID-19
o How to properly put on, wear, and take off PPE
o How to properly care for, store, clean, maintain, and dispose of PPE
o Any modifications to donning, doffing, cleaning, storage, maintenance, and
disposal procedures needed to address COVID-19 when PPE is worn to
address workplace hazards other than COVID-19
Your specific policies and procedures for cleaning and disinfection
Your specific policies and procedures on health screening and medical management
Available sick leave policies, any COVID-19-related benefits to which the
employee may be entitled under applicable federal, state, or local laws; and other
supportive policies and practices (e.g., telework, flexible hours)
Training Requirements / Notes:
Employee Representative Name and Date:
COVID-19 Safety Coordinator Name and Date:
This document is intended to provide information about the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard. The Occupational Safety and Health Act requires employers to comply with safety and
health standards promulgated by OSHA or by a state with an OSHA-approved state plan. However, this document is not itself a standard or regulation, and it creates no new legal obligations.