{"id":10,"date":"2023-01-17T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T16:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=10"},"modified":"2023-05-04T12:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T17:32:17","slug":"employees-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/employees-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Employees Healthy During Winter Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Maintaining healthy employees during winter months can be a challenge.<\/h2>\n<p>Holidays and the winter season, when the cold weather forces people to gather indoors, is can be a challenge to keep employees healthy. Covid and influenza cases spike as people gather and remain in close contact. For workplace settings, this increase in illness threatens to interrupt business, create a loss in production, and debilitate the workforce due to many employees falling ill at the same time. As the flu season moves into the winter months and indoor gatherings bring staff members into closer contact, the potential for greater transmission\u2014and more absences\u2014increases.<\/p>\n<h2>To keep your employees healthy, consider the following strategies:<\/h2>\n<h3>Safety<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide resources that promote hygiene, including hand sanitizers, disinfectants, disposable towels, and more, that work to keep surfaces clean.<\/li>\n<li>Review policies for sick leave and communicate the policies to employees. Emphasize flexibility, allowing workers who have the flu to stay home and away from other workers. Also, plan to have workers stay home if they are caring for a sick family member.<\/li>\n<li>Consider telecommuting as an option for employees who are equipped to continue their work from home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Business operations<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Prepare business continuity plans to cope with absences and maintain productivity. Some health officials may advise \u201csocial distancing,\u201d or increasing the physical space between people to decrease frequency of contact and stem the spread of the virus.<\/li>\n<li>Identify key roles required to maintain operations and key communicators for assignments and functions that may need to be filled by backup personnel. Also, select a staff member to assist those who may become ill.<\/li>\n<li>Establish an emergency communications plan to put into effect if needed. This should include a list of who is responsible for communicating business status updates both internally and externally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>General communications<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep employees informed about how to prevent the spread of the virus, what symptoms to look for, and how to protect themselves. Encourage workers to get the seasonal flu vaccine and the Covid vaccine when available.<\/li>\n<li>Share policies and plans with employees so they are aware of your expectations. Prepare ways to communicate with employees who do not speak English or those with disabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What employees can do<\/h2>\n<p>Employees can take an active role in maintaining their health by washing their hands frequently (with soap for 20 seconds or with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer), avoiding touching their nose, mouth, and eyes, and covering their coughs and sneezes with tissues. In addition, keeping work surfaces, including telephones and computers, clean and avoiding using coworkers\u2019 phones and computers will help prevent the spread of the virus. Of course, a healthy lifestyle including proper diet, rest, exercise, and relaxation is a significant catalyst to maintaining overall health.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Articles<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2020\/08\/05\/tips-hand-sanitizer-safety-reopen-your-school\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tips for Hand Sanitizer Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/23\/clean-wipes-selection-guide\/\">Clean Wipes Selection Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2022\/03\/21\/laboratory-supplies-to-help-you-spring-clean-year-round\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Laboratory Supplies to Help You Spring Clean Year Round<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/2020\/02\/13\/washy-washy-keeping-employees-healthy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Washy Washy: The key to keeping employees healthy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maintaining healthy employees during winter months can be a challenge. 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