Creating a COVID-19 safety observation (administrator)

Perform this task to report a positive case of COVID-19 for an employee. You must have the Health & Safety Administrator role to perform this task.

  1. Sign in as Health & Safety Management.
  2. Select Safety Management > Create Safety Observations.
  3. On the Report COVID-19 Incident page, specify this information:
    Employee
    Select the employee who is COVID-19-positive.
    Location
    Select the facility where the observation occurred.
    Most Recent Date in Workplace
    Select the date when the employee last reported to work. For a remote employee, select the last date the employee was performing workplace duties.
    Diagnosis Date
    Select the date when a positive case of COVID-19 was confirmed for the employee.
    Symptoms Onset Date
    Select the date when the employee first exhibited symptoms of COVID-19. Or, indicate Asymptomatic.
    Additional Information
    Provide any other useful information. For example, indicate whether the employee was on leave or vacation when COVID-19 was detected.
  4. Click Submit.
    On the New tab of the Observations page, a row is added with the description COVID-19 Incident. The observation can be attached to an existing incident, or a new incident can be generated from the observation.

    Automated notifications and emails are sent, if they have been set up. To set these up, see Configuring safety emails and notifications.