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DocuSign Envelope ID:01961751-14B1-4AFD-A8E3-C1BDFC294lA3 <br /> _ot STATF ofA- <br /> �O� Y zn,17�S ' 0 <br /> P ��y NC DEPARTMENT 4F <br /> = a HEALTH AND <br /> HUMAN SERVICES <br /> 'IAPIL 12,tllb <br /> *ESA ROAM w�At* <br /> Promote Good Hand Hygiene <br /> ❑ Ensure employees know how to practice hand hygiene and have the opportunity to do so. <br /> ❑ Employees should perform hand hygiene often including immediately after removing PPE by <br /> washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds. Hand sanitizer containing 60%-95%alcohol <br /> may be used if soap and water are not available and hands are not visibly dirty. <br /> ❑ Consider posting signs reminding guests to wash hands. <br /> ❑ Place alcohol-based hand rub(containing at least 60%alcohol)in easily accessible areas for <br /> employees and guests to use. <br /> ❑ Make sure tissues are available and all sinks have soap and paper towels. <br /> Limit Guest Activities During Period of Quarantine or Isolation <br /> ❑ Restrict guests in quarantine or isolation from using communal space and equipment, including <br /> ice machines,communal bathrooms,lobbies, etc. <br /> ❑ Food should be provided in single-service packages,and food being delivered should be left at <br /> the door and the guest notified that food has arrived to minimize interaction between staff and guest. <br /> ❑ All reusable glassware,plates,utensils,etc. should be removed from the room if possible,prior to <br /> the guest entering the room,to minimize items inside room that must be disinfected once room is <br /> vacant. <br /> ❑ Provide individual cleaning supplies for each room so that the guests can clean rooms themselves <br /> (tissues,paper towels,cleaners,EPA-registered disinfectants) <br /> ❑ Personal trash from guest rooms should be bagged and placed outside door for pickup by <br /> cleaning staff. <br /> ❑ Soiled linens should be bagged and placed outside door for pickup by cleaning staff. <br /> ❑ Implement the following procedures for cleaning staff when handling trash or laundry: <br /> • Wear disposable gloves and gowns when handling picking up laundry and removing <br /> trash <br /> • Changing gloves when moving from one room or area to another <br /> • Any hard surfaces such as laundry carts or counters where trash or soiled linen were <br /> stored should by cleaned and then disinfected using an EPA-registered disinfectant <br /> (https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/list-n-disinfectants-use-against-sars-cov- <br /> 2) ) <br /> • Once gloves have been removed, staff should perform hand hygiene immediately by <br /> washing hands with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. <br /> Clean Room After a Quarantine or Isolation Guest Vacates <br /> ❑ Rooms that have been vacated should be left closed until proper cleaning and disinfecting <br /> procedures can be completed. <br /> - 3 - <br />