Workplace Infectious Disease Prevention (SBDC Cleveland State)

COURSE DESCRIPTION
An infectious disease could be the single greatest threat to business continuity. Businesses are looking for ways to keep employees, customers, supplier and their communities healthy. This training provides businesses with guidelines and best practices for developing their companies’ policies and procedures for a healthy workplace. 

Keeping employees healthy is not only the right thing to do but also makes good business sense. Absenteeism can rise 15-30% due to sickness, quarantines and family care responsibilities. Managing through requires constant communications and discipline towards your policies. 

Course Objectives: 
Understand the purpose of Infectious Disease Prevention;
Recognize the roles of managers, supervisors and employees;
Identify types of mitigation and how they are used;
Recognize potential hazards; 
Identify the key components of an Infectious Disease Prevention Plan;
Identify steps to follow to perform testing;
Define key elements of a periodic inspection and audits;
Recognize the importance of best practices for the most effective program implementation and operation; 
Learn long-term strategies for introducing and embracing technology in order to eliminate/reduce touchpoints and human contact.
Utilize the resource guides that includes the OSHA standard, CDC and WHO checklists;
Construct and implement an effective, compliant Infectious Disease Prevention program, including an easy way to write the procedures. 

At the completion of this course and after submittal of your business’ procedures, a Healthy Business Certification will be issued. 

DESIGNED FOR: Any worker that wants to acquire knowledge on workplace health and pandemic response.

INSTRUCTOR
Joey Stokes, Director of Technical Skills 

PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course. 

ACCREDITATIONS
CEU: 0.3               HRCI: 3.0              SHRM: 3.0

CONTACT US
If you have any questions, please email info@peakperformanceinc.com.

PRICING
$299 Non-members

This training date/course is co-sponsored by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Cleveland State Community College. ​A scholarship must be granted through the TSBDC at Cleveland State in order to participate in this training. Please contact jdecook@tsbdc.org for more information.

This course (valued at $299) along with a one-year membership in the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry ($500+ value) will be offered to those businesses granted a scholarship through the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Cleveland State Community College. This opportunity is for businesses with 500 or fewer employees. Priority consideration will be given to these types of businesses: restaurant and food industry; hotel/motel; health care providers; convenience stores; gyms; manufacturing facilities. There will be a limited number of scholarships offered; applicants must be or become a client of the TSBDC and fill out a short questionnaire for consideration. Please contact Jennie DeCook, jdecook@tsbdc.org, for information.

CLASS TIMES
9:00am - 12pm (EST)

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