Sent on behalf of Matt Brody:
TO: Chief Human Resources Officers
We have made several updates to the University's existing COVID-19 workplace guidance both for faculty/staff and for HR professionals, largely based on revisions to OSHR and NCDHHS guidance.
In general, these updates:
* Confirm that institutions should continue to promote remote work to the greatest extent possible.
* Clarify that state employees who are able to do so are expected to wear cloth face coverings that cover the nose and mouth at all times while inside campus work sites, unless they are alone in their office or personal space.
* Modify the previous references to "high-risk" employees to match the new CDC use of "increased risk."
* Discourage sharing University vehicles whenever possible.
* Recommend that 65-inch-high partitions be used between workspaces in open areas and/or within six feet of each other.
* Confirm that face shields alone are not an acceptable substitute for cloth face coverings.
* Modify language related to disciplinary actions for lack of compliance with health and safety procedures.
These updates are highlighted in light blue in both attachments to this email (denoted by the word EDITS in both filenames). Clean versions that include all updates are located on the UNC System HR websitehttps://myapps.northcarolina.edu/hr/hr-professionals/hr-professional-networks/hr-council/covid-guidance/roso/ for your use and/or campus distribution.
If you have questions about any of these guidance changes, please talk with your institution's Return to On-Site Work (ROSO) team member or Lynn Duffy.
cc: Institutional ROSO Working Group Norma R. Houston
KATHY BRYANT Director, Employee Engagement and Development (she/her) UNC System Human Resources 140 Friday Center Drive | Chapel Hill, NC 27517 o: 919.843.5293 | c: 919.616.1871 kwbryant@northcarolina.edumailto:kwbryant@northcarolina.edu
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