Workplace COVID-19 Case and Cluster Guidance for Employers

Employers play an important role in reducing the potential transmission of COVID-19 in a workplace, particularly necessary when employees self-identify as having a positive COVID-19 lab test result, before the workplace may be notified by public health. The Province of Manitoba provides guidelines to outline the steps employers can take after learning about a COVID-19 positive case or cluster in their workplace, and related to:

collection and sharing of basic information related to the case and contacts in the workplace and related to public health
required cleaning and disinfection procedures
workplace risk assessments
return to work procedures
recommendations and requirements for reporting to the provincial Chief Occupational Medical Officer (COMO)