It will soon be flu season again and, inevitably, coughing and sneezing employees will begin to appear. Before you break out the industrial size container of antibacterial wipes and ban anyone with a slight sniffle from your office, take a few minutes and read over the helpful hints on How to Prevent the Flu in Your Workplace from Advanced Safety and Health. This tip from the article, however, is the one that seems to be the most difficult and tricky to convey: "Let it be known that sick employees should stay home whenever possible." Most organizations agree they do not want sick employees spreading the love (um, germs) in the workplace but at the same time employees may feel they are expected to come in. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (aka the CDC - why not the CDCP? - good question) has a wealth of information on their site to help answer the question, including checklists to ready your organization for the coming germ onslaught.
Part of any good flu awareness campaign is marketing regarding your plan to keep the workplace free of zombie-like germ carriers. Here's a nice poster courtesy of the Center for Hygiene and Health in Home and Community to get you started:
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