Creating a COVID-19 incident from the log
Perform this task to create a safety incident for a case of COVID-19 detected in an employee.
You must have the Health & Safety Administrator role to perform this task.
- Sign in as Health & Safety Management.
- Select Reports > Safety Reports > COVID-19 Log.
- Ensure that you select the correct establishment.
- Click Create COVID-19 Incident.
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On the Create COVID-19 Incident page, specify this
information:
- Employee ID
- Select the employee who is COVID-19-positive.
Infor Spreadsheet Designer (ISD) can be used to upload employees in bulk.
- 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, whether the employee was on leave or vacation when COVID-19 was detected.
- Include in OSHA Logs
- Select this check box to include this incident in reports that are submitted to the US government.
- Not Work Related
- Select this check box to indicate that COVID-19 transmission occurred outside the workplace.
- Privacy Indicator
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Select this check box to mask the name of the affected employee in all digital records.
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Click Submit.
On the Active tab of the Safety Incidents page, a row is added with the description COVID-19 Incident.
Automated notifications and emails are sent, if they have been set up. To set them up, see Configuring safety emails and notifications.