Infection prevention measures in the workplace Experts value these two points February 17 15:33
There have been reports of new coronavirus infections in Japan. Workplaces where many people spend long hours of the day can also spread the infection. We asked Mitsuo Kaku, a professor at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, who specializes in infectious disease control, about specific countermeasures at work.
Professor Kaku says that two measures should be taken to prevent infection and prevent the spread of infection.
The first is to prevent infection at the workplace. Thorough hand washing and alcohol disinfection to prevent infection, and ventilation. It is also important to disinfect your fingers after touching things that many people use, such as a shared computer.
On the other hand, as a countermeasure to prevent the spread of infection, it is important to establish a system to promptly identify any suspected infection in the workplace.
Specifically, employees should immediately report any symptoms of suspected infection, such as fever, and have the employees with symptoms take a break from work and consult a medical institution. Ask them to take action, share them as soon as they receive a report, and have those around you, such as working on the same floor as the employee, carefully observe changes in physical condition such as fever and cough. And if it is confirmed that an employee is infected with the new coronavirus, it is important to ask surrounding close contacts to wear a mask and to further enforce measures such as disinfection of fingers. is.
It is also important that you do not overdo it or not if you go to the workplace while taking antipyretic drugs to control the symptoms and spread the infection.
According to Professor Kaku, "Everyone has the potential to become infected, and the infected person is not bad. It is important to report physical changes promptly and share it in the workplace."