| Businesses Are Urged To Prepare For The H1N1 Virus |
| Written by Braniff Watson |
| Tuesday, 24 November 2009 08:32 |
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Sickness at work is nothing new, but the onset of the H1N1 virus this year has prompted renewed efforts from government agencies to inform businesses to prepare for the swine flu and seasonal flu.
Sickness at work is nothing new, but the onset of the H1N1 virus this year has prompted renewed efforts from government agencies to inform businesses to prepare for the swine flu and seasonal flu. "Influenza can go gangbusters in a workplace and cause chaos with your capability to get work done if you do not use commonsense measures to slow the spread," said Will Humble, interim director of the Arizona Office of Health Services. "It's really as straightforward as ensuring no-one comes to work sick and everybody uses good hand and cough hygiene.". "If you have got 10 employees and 5 are out, it reaches the point where you are unable to function," Green said. "One thing that businesses can do is pay bills a little early, or have a backup signer, in case the standard banker is sick, so that bills get paid on time."."Even here at our organization we are doing that." "We have wipes and sanitizers at each desk. ""Also, at the end of every day, the telephones and keyboards are wiped down." Those in the private medical care industry and those that work with youngsters are especially in danger of getting themselves and others ill. These people must be getting in front of the line for the vaccine, as they are need to be in a position to work, and do not need them getting the people they work with, who could be elderly, to get sick. Telecommuting and online options are a good solution. An alternate way bosses can help is to make sure that their staff feel comfortable after missing a couple of days of work to look after sick kids or to get wellthemselves. "Across the board, I think everyone seems to be in solid agreement this is when bosses must be more understanding about personal time and sick days," Green expounded. "Employees need to feel safe in their roles so they don't send their kids to school when they are sick." "What's happening in Phoenix, is companies are just working with it as it happens.". About the Author: Braniff Watson writesmany articles on the topic of theswine flu virus . To get more information on theswine flu virus , visit the website. |