Sunday, November 29, 2009; 1:44 PM
-- Some common strategies employers are using or planning to limit the spread of swine flu among their work force and keep operations going normally:
- Posting information about the swine flu, including tips on hygiene and overall healthy behavior aimed at preventing infection, at the work site or on the company intranet.
- Giving hand sanitizers and disinfectant wipes to employees or placing them in major traffic areas.
- Limiting in-person meetings and instead opting for teleconferences.
- Encouraging social distancing, such as not shaking hands.
- Cross-training employees to cover critical functions.
- Planning to shift work from hard-hit locations to other facilities.
- Stocking up on protective face masks.
- Stepping up office facility cleaning, particularly in "high-touch" areas.
- Telling workers to stay home if they are ill, generally until a day after their fever breaks.
- Allowing telecommuting for staff members who must stay home to care for relatives sick with swine flu.
- Drills to verify that computer systems can handle a sharp increase in those working remotely.
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