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them at increased risk of severe COVID-19 illness. • Where testing is not required, how employees can access COVID-19 testing. Testing may be included by our healthcare provider with Alco at no additional cost to the employee at certain locations. Additionally there are local testing centers that have no cost testing. If any employee has COVID-19 symptoms we require them to get tested before returning to work • In the event we are required to provide testing because of a workplace exposure or outbreak, we will communicate the plan for providing testing and inform affected employees of the reason for the testing and the possible consequences of a positive test • Information about COVID-19 hazards employees (including other employers and individuals in contact with our workplace) may be exposed to, what is being done to control those hazards, and our COVID-19 policies and procedures. Training and Instruction We will provide effective training and instruction that includes: • Our COVID-19 policies and procedures to protect employees from COVID-19 hazards. • Information regarding COVID-19-related benefits to which the employee may be entitled under applicable federal, state, or local laws. • The fact that: o COVID-19 is an infectious disease that can be spread through the air. o COVID-19 may be transmitted when a person touches a contaminated object and then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. o An infectious person may have no symptoms. • Methods of physical distancing of at least six feet and the importance of combining physical distancing with the wearing of facecoverings. • The fact that particles containing the virus can travel more than six fleet, especially indoors, so physical distancing must be combined with other controls, including face coverings and hand hygiene, to be effective. • The importance of frequent hand washing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and using hand sanitizer when employees do not have immediate access to a sink or hand washing facility, and that hand sanitizer does not work if the hands are soiled. • Proper use of face coverings and the fact that face coverings are not respiratory protective equipment - face coverings are intended to primarily protect other individuals from the wearer of the face covering. • COVID-19 symptoms, and the importance of obtaining a COVID-19 test and not coming to work if the employee has COVID-19 symptoms. Appendix D: COVID-19 Training Roster will be used to document this training. Exclusion of COVID-19 Cases Where we have a COVID-19 case in our workplace, we will limit transmission by: • Ensuring that COVID-19 cases are excluded from the workplace until our return-to-work requirements are met. • Excluding employees with COVID-19 exposure from the workplace for 14 days after the last known COVID-19 exposure to a COVID-19 case. • Continuing and maintaining an employee's earnings, seniority, and all other employee rights and benefits whenever we've demonstrated that the COVID-19 exposure is work related. This will be accomplished by: Alco will accomplish by employer-provided employee sick leave benefits, payments from public sources or other means of maintaining earnings, rights and benefits, where permitted by law and when not covered by workers' compensation. • Providing employees at the time of exclusion with information on available benefits.