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Campus Post-COVID Best Practices Guide for Employees
 

AVC Do Your Part Logo In accordance with local, state, and federal guidance, COVID-19 protocols and guidelines expired February 3, 2025. While COVID-19 continues to be a threat, testing and reporting requirements in schools and places of employment have ended.

At AVC all employees are encouraged to use best practices learned during the pandemic to promote a healthy environment where everyone is considerate of others when experiencing symptoms or illnesses and take precautions to keep everyone safe.

The health and safety of the entire AVC community continues to be our top priority. Keep in mind that respiratory illnesses, viruses, colds and the flu are contagious, so it is important you stay vigilant and continue to DO YOUR PART to keep the campus community safe and healthy.

Campus Information
For any questions or concerns, contacthr@avc.edu.

Self-Screening
The self-screening tool is no longer required and is not being monitored.

The recommendations listed below are based on federal, state and local guidance:

  • Do not come to campus if you are sick.
  • Face coverings are strongly recommended if you have been sick, are experiencing symptoms of illness, or have been exposed to someone who has been sick.
  • Visit your healthcare provider if your illness becomes serious.
  • Face coverings and vaccinations remain the best defenses against illness.

It is important to note that there may be a delay in a person experiencing symptoms after being exposed to someone with an illness. During the incubation period, which is usually 2-14 days, you may be unknowingly contagious and spreading disease to others. Some people do not exhibit symptoms but are still carriers and spread illness.

It is very important to continue to take precautions and be diligent in not spreading illness to others.

Symptoms of respiratory infections or other contagious illnesses vary. Some people do not experience symptoms or have very mild symptoms while others experience severe symptoms. Symptoms of illness can include, but are not limited to: 

  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
  • Fever greater than 100.4°F, or feeling feverish
  • Chills or repeated shaking with chills
  • Fatigue
  • Muscle pain or body aches
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • Congestion or runny nose
  • Diarrhea
  • New loss of taste and/or smell

If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, it is highly recommended that you stay home and contact your health care provider to discuss next steps. Testing is available through your healthcare provider. Additionally, COVID-19 tests are available, while supplies last, on campus at the Facilities Services Office or the Student Health Center.

Contact your supervisor if you can’t come to campus.

Per CDC, individuals with certain conditions may have a higher risk for illness. Those conditions include: over 65 years of age, severe asthma, chronic lung disease, diabetes, serious heart conditions, chronic kidney disease being treated with dialysis, severe obesity, liver disease, pregnancy, and immunocompromised – HIV, AIDS, chemo-therapy patients, transplant recipients, on immune-suppressing medications, etc. If you think you are considered high risk and need assistance, please contact the Office of People, Culture, and Talent, Ext. 6311 to discuss what reasonable accommodations can be addressed.

Face coverings are recommended for all personnel that are experiencing symptoms consistent with a contagious illness or having been exposed to someone who has been ill.

The purpose of a face covering is to keep your respiratory droplets from spreading into other’s breathing zones. Face coverings are not considered personal protective equipment (PPE).

Face coverings are provided to all employees upon request from Facilities Services by completing this request form (add link).
Additional information about face coverings can be found at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

If accommodations are required, please contact the Office of People, Culture, and Talent at contacthr@avc.edu.

The best way to prevent illness is to practice good hygiene. The main routes for a virus to enter your body are through touch, eyes, nose, and mouth. Employees are encouraged to: 

  • Wash your hands with soap often throughout the day for at least 20 seconds and/or use sanitizer often.
  • Avoid touching your face, whenever possible, especially with uncleaned hands. If you touch your face, wash your hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds.
  • If handwashing facilities are not available, hand sanitizer with 60% or higher alcohol content is a good substitute. Make sure to continue to rub your hands all over, just as you would if washing, until the hand sanitizer has evaporated completely.
  • Avoid touching surfaces like doorknobs and elevator buttons, whenever possible, with bare hands. Instead, use a clean tissue, shirt sleeve, or your elbow.
  • If you cough or sneeze, do so into your elbow or cover your nose and mouth with a tissue. Tissues must be thrown immediately in the trash, followed by hand washing.

Practice voluntary social and physical distancing if you are experiencing symptoms of illness or have recently been exposed to someone who is ill.

AVC Facilities Services provides a general cleaning service for the campus. Employees are encouraged to keep workspaces clean with additional cleaning and disinfection of high-touch areas in spaces near them. Supplies can be acquired from Facilities Services by completing this Request form.

If you have any questions, concerns or comments related to campus cleanliness please submit a Facilities Work Request.

Make an appointment for vaccinations with your healthcare provider or visit Myturn.ca.gov.