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Workforce Safety Plan: COVID-19 NCDOT Encroachment ID#: _________________________ <br />Updated: 4/11/2020 Page 4 <br />RETURN TO WORK <br />• The following criteria must be followed for an employee who is tested for Covid-19, or asked to <br />self-quarantine by health officials, or has contact with another employee with a positive test result <br />to return to work: <br />o at least a 14-day quarantine; OR <br />o release by a health care provider. <br />• In accordance with CDC guidance, the following criteria must be followed for an employee with a <br />positive test result to return to work: <br />o at least 14 days from positive test notification; AND <br />o at least 3 days (72 hours) have passed since recovery defined as resolution of fever without <br />the use of fever-reducing medications and improvement in respiratory symptoms (e.g., <br />cough, shortness of breath); AND <br />o at least 7 days have passed since symptoms first appeared. <br />NCDOT may require certification of fitness to work from a health care provider. <br />ADDITIONAL RESOURCES <br />NCDOT and their partners should review the CDC and NCDHHS resources listed below for up-to-date <br />information on how to respond to COVID-19. Additional guidelines may be issued by state or federal <br />agencies that should be followed in addition to the guidelines included in this document. <br />• NCDHHS COVID-19 Resources: <br />o https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19- <br />response-north-carolina <br />• NCOSHR Communicable Disease Emergency Policy <br />o https://oshr.nc.gov/policies-forms/workplace-wellness/communicable-disease-emergency <br />• OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 <br />o https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3990.pdf <br />• CDC COVID-19 Resources: <br />o https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html <br />AGREEMENT <br />The encroaching party shall adhere to the requirements of this plan in order to continue work under their <br />approved encroachment agreement. Violations to this plan could result in the violating entity not being <br />allowed to continue work or all work ceasing as determined by the NCDOT District Engineer or Resident <br />Engineer. <br />PROJECT POINTS OF CONTACT <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: F2D1756F-740F-4E82-9BEB-D1EEF4761E30