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If you're a business owner, operator or vendor working within the City of Kingston, Frontenac county, or Lennox & Addington county, please review health regulations, requirements, and guidelines that pertain to your business.

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Preventing the spread of infection in workplaces

It’s important that employers have a plan in place to lower the spread of communicable diseases in their workplace.For assistance with developing a plan visit COVID-19 and workplace health and safety.  Public Health Ontario also provides information on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings and COVID-19 and for the use of portable air cleaners and transmission of COVID-19.   

Cleaning and disinfection in the workplace

Cleaning of frequently used surfaces in the common and shared areas in workplaces is important to reduce the spread of infection. High touch surfaces should be cleaned twice. First to remove visible dirt, then to be disinfected.

If items cannot be easily cleaned (e.g., newspapers, magazines, stuffed toys) it is recommended to perform hand hygiene before and after use.

For information on cleaning and disinfecting in the workplace visit the Government of Canada’s website.

Hand hygiene

Hand hygiene is the removal of visible soil and the removal of transient microorganisms from the hands. Hand hygiene is one of the best ways to prevent contracting COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. For information on hand hygiene visit Public Health Ontario's website.

 

  

 

 

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Good morning. Gord Mitchell here I work at Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington Public Health as a public health inspector and this morning I'm going to give you a brief demonstration on how to properly wash your hands. 

First thing you want to do is turn on the water so it's pleasantly warm. Take your jewelry off. Watches and rings if you can. 

Make sure your hands are thoroughly wet. 

Apply the soap. Vigorously massage the soap between the fingers around the backs of your hands, around your thumb. 

15 to 20 seconds. About as long it takes to sing mary had a little lamb or happy birthday. 

Try to get it under your nails. Once you’ve done your 20 seconds rinse thoroughly. Make sure you get all the soap off your hands, so it doesn’t remain, causing drying problems later. Grab the paper towels. Dry your hands. Turn off the taps (using the paper towels), dispose of the paper towels. 

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Information for employers on mental well-being at work

Workplaces can take steps to create a supportive and healthy work environment for employees.

Digital resources
  • Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace: Prevention, promotion, and guidance to staged implementation - The CSA Group 
  • Working Towards Recovery: Workplace health and wellness guide - Ottawa Public Health
  • Guarding Minds @ Work
  • Workplace Strategies for Mental Health
  • Workplace Mental Health - Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • Think Mental Health - Resources for psychological health and safety in the workplace
  • StressAssess - A tool for surveying the psychosocial factors in your workplace
Toolkits
  • Returning to a Shared Workspace: A psychological toolkit for transitioning to a new normal - Canadian Mental Health Association
  • Assembling the Pieces - An Implementation Guide to the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace - Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • A practical toolkit to help employers build an inclusive workforce- Mental Health Commission of Canada
  • The Psychological Health and Safety Toolkit for Primary Care Teams and Training Programs - Canadian Health Workforce Network, The Mental Health Commission of Canada and Team Primary Care
Online training
  • Being a Mindful Employee: An Orientation to Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace - Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety 
Video
  • Have THAT talk video series – Ottawa Public Health
  • Case study video testimonials: Implementing the National Standard - Mental Health Commission of Canada
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