Is there a requirement that employers investigate exposure incidents or the occurrence of disease?
Employers covered by the ATD standard should investigate exposure incidents — incidents involving unprotected exposure to a confirmed or suspected H1N1 case — in a manner that ensures employee and patient confidentiality. These investigations should focus on finding the root cause of the unprotected exposure so that workplace procedures can be revised to prevent similar occurrences. Employers should send health care workers who have unprotected exposures to H1N1 patients to a health care provider for evaluation to determine if there is a need for antiviral prophylaxis. If an employer discovers that an employee has developed an illness even though there has been no report of an exposure incident, an investigation is optional. However, if the employer has reason to believe the illness resulted from a workplace exposure or other circumstances, the employer must investigate. Again, this must be done in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the patient and employees. An investigat
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