Section X - EMPLOYEE HEALTH

POLICY

PROCEDURE

1. A diagnosis of an illness due to any of the following:
   1. Salmonella typhi.
   2. Shigella spp.
   3. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.
   4. Hepatitis A virus.
2. A past illness from any of the following:
   1. Salmonella typhi within the past 3 months.
   2. Shigella spp. within the past month.
   3. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichiea coli within the last month.
   4. Hepatitis A virus.
3. A symptom caused by illness, infection or other source, where that symptom is associated with an acute gastrointestinal illness such as any of the following:
   1. Diarrhea
   2. Fever
   3. Vomiting
   4. Jaundice
   5. Sore throat with fever

4. A lesion containing pus such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is any of the following:
   1. On the hands or wrist, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover.
   2. On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover.
   3. On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage.
5. The employee or employee applicant is suspected of causing a confirmed disease outbreak caused by S. typhi, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli or hepatitis A virus, including an outbreak at an event such as a family meal, church supper or festival because the food employee or applicant prepared food implicated in the outbreak.
6. The employee or employee applicant is suspected of being exposed to a confirmed disease outbreak caused by S. typhi, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli or hepatitis A virus, including an outbreak at an event such as a family meal, church supper or festival because the employee or applicant did either of the following:
   1. Consumed food implicated in the outbreak.
   2. Consumed food at the event prepared by a person who is infected or ill with the infectious agent that caused the outbreak or who is suspected of being a shedder of the infectious agent.
7. The employee or employee applicant lives in the same household as a person who is diagnosed with a disease caused by S. typhi, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli or hepatitis A virus, and knows of that diagnosis.
8. The employee or employee applicant lives in the same household as a person who attends or works in a setting where there is a confirmed disease outbreak caused by S. typhi, Shigella spp., Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli or hepatitis A virus, and knows of that outbreak.

1. Exclude an employee from the facility if the employee is diagnosed with an infectious agent specified in Section 1 of this policy.
2. Restrict an employee from working with exposed food; clean equipment, utensils, linens and unwrapped single-service and single-use articles, in the workplace if the employee is either of the following:
   1. Experiencing a symptom specified in Section 1 of this policy.
   2. Not experiencing a symptom of acute gastroenteritis specified in Section 1 of this policy but has a stool that yields a specimen culture that is positive for Salmonella typhi, Shigella spp. or Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli.
3. If an employee is jaundiced, the GM shall exclude the employee until 7 days after the onset of jaundice. If a food employee is jaundiced more than 7 days after onset, the person in charge shall restrict the food employee from working with exposed food and clean equipment, utensils, linens and unwrapped single service and single use articles in the workplace.