COVID-19 Safety Procedures

Student Specific

• Students are required to wear a face mask at all times while on TSTC property.
• Students are required to practice social distancing at all times while on TSTC property (remain at least 6 feet apart).
• Students are required to wash hands frequently and thoroughly for at least 20 seconds.
• Students will be provided disinfectant spray and/or wipes and required to disinfect their work areas frequently and before and after each use.
• All Healthcare Clinical Students shall shower and change clothes and equipment, especially face masks, before returning to campus from a clinical site.
• Students who are coughing and who have a fever with a temperature of 100 degrees F or greater are required to stay home until fever free for a period of 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.
• Students who have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19 and tests negative will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.

Facilities / Environmental Specific

• All campus dining areas are closed for in person dining. Food will be available via to-go and/or pick up only.
• All campus building entrances are converted to one-way entrance and exit only with 6-foot space markings.
• All campus recreation buildings are closed until further notice.
• TSTC will provide signage all around campus & work areas reminding of best practices for personal hygiene and infection mitigation (See Exhibit C).
• TSTC will provide hand washing and/or sanitizing stations spread throughout campus locations.
• TSTC will provide barriers or sneeze guards where other protective measures or means of infection mitigation are not adequate.
• TSTC will adapt all open environments to conform to social distancing recommendations.

Employee Specific

• Employees are required to wear a face mask at all times while on TSTC property.
• Employees will be provided disinfectant spray and/or wipes and required to frequently disinfect their work areas.
• Customer facing work areas will be disinfected as appropriate for the frequency of visits.
• Employees will be required to wash hands frequently and thoroughly for at least 20 seconds.
• Employees will be required to practice social distancing at all times while on TSTC property (remain at least 6 feet apart).
• Employees who are coughing and who have a fever with a temperature of 100 degrees F or greater are required to stay home until fever free for a period of 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication.
• Employees who have been in contact with someone who has COVID-19 and tests negative will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
• Employees will be required to limit face-to-face events and meetings that require close contact, and replace those with virtual meetings and/or telephone calls.
• Employees will work from home when the option is appropriate to the service being delivered and under the guidance of their manager.
• Employees will refrain from all non-essential travel.

Please see below for additional information and details.

Specific Details or Implementation of Safety Protocols

COMPLIANCE AND ASSURANCE

• Students in classroom
• Will follow classroom management processes currently in place.
• Students may be referred to student rights and responsibilities representatives under violation code of conduct. 
• If a student is belligerent or causing disturbance security or campus police will be contacted.

• Students outside the classroom 
• Employee or Supervisor can communicate awareness to students. 
• If it is a compliance issue it can be escalated to a student discipline representative. 
• If a student is belligerent or causing disturbance security or campus police will be contacted.

• Employees
• Will follow all applicable Safety and Health Guidelines. 
• Contact security or campus police for belligerent or disturbances.

• Supervisors 
• Have the duty, responsibility and authority to correct unsafe conditions, inspect and audit the workplace, educate and enforce rules, laws, regulations, Statewide Operating Standards, policies and procedures.
• Coach employees on correct safety behaviors, acting as a role model and leading by example.  
• May escalate to SHEA Officers, or the Human Resource Office. Contact security or campus police for belligerent individuals or disturbances.

Students or Employees coming to TSTC without a face mask is considered a Violation of Health and Safety Guidelines and will not be permitted on campus and will be asked to leave the premises.

BUILDING MODIFICATION PLANS 

• All campus dining areas will be closed for in person dining. Food will be available via to-go and/or pick up only.
• Provide 4 options (Grill open, Pre-package Sandwiches, Panini Line, Pre-made Salads).
• Set each option on a table to grab and go.
• Limit up to 10 customers in the cafeteria at a time, where appropriate to meet the social distancing requirement of 6ft.
• Call in order option available.
• Additional trash containers or trash pickups around campus, where appropriate.

• All campus building entrances will be converted to one-way entrance and exit only with 6-foot space markings.
• Put up signage.
• Check for ADA Compliance.
• Make sure other entrances are locked but are allowed to exit.
• All other doors not used for entrance or exit are marked for Emergency Only.
• Clearly post on the doors of the building what services are seeing students.
• Elevator usage limited to 1 person and encourage people who can to utilize the stairs and use elevators for people have that need.
• At elevators utilize tissue to press a button and discard in garbage, outside and inside elevators.  Add signage to instruct usage.
• Building traffic control personnel in place to monitor entrances, where appropriate.
  
• All campus recreation buildings will be closed until further notice.
• Put signs on doors announcing closure.
• This includes outdoor areas like softball fields, basketball courts, etc.
• Close all Faculty/Staff/Student lounges.

• TSTC will provide signage all around campus & work areas reminding of best practices for personal hygiene and infection mitigation.
• Social distancing signage.
• Hand washing signage.
• Keeping areas clean signage.
• Put signage in public, high visibility/traffic areas.
• Use multiple signs if building allows.
• Use vinyl dots for appropriate distancing in areas where lines may form.
• Use arrows to create direction for pathways.
• Custodial will increase the disinfecting of high touch surface areas in common areas.

• TSTC will provide hand washing and/or sanitizing stations spread throughout campus locations.
• Have multiple stations throughout buildings (areas between restrooms, high visibility/traffic areas, entrances).
• Put hand sanitizers on counters and desks where employees interact with students.

• TSTC will provide barriers or sneeze guards where other protective measures or means of infection mitigation are not adequate.
• Evaluate areas requiring Face to Face contact has a barrier (sneeze guard), where appropriate.
• Close all water fountains.

• TSTC will adapt all open environments to conform to social distancing recommendations.
• Seating will be removed, where appropriate.
• Use vinyl dots for appropriate distancing in areas where lines may form.
• Post signs with contact numbers or chat options for assistance.
• Appointments will be taken, where appropriate.
• Disable every other computer in libraries and other open student areas, where appropriate.
• Limit study rooms to 1 person or by appointments, where appropriate.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 
Student Learning COVID-19 Return to Campus Parameters for Instructional Activities

1. Proximity and Social Distancing (minimum of 6 feet)
   1. Lecture Space
      1. Student and employee face masks required per CDC recommendations. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
      2. Lectures will be delivered online or remote classrooms (digital)
      3. If content is incapable of being deliver by 1.1.1 the following apply
         1. Student seating will follow the proximity parameters
         2. Surfaces of student classroom areas will be sanitized prior to and after use
   2. Lab Space
   1. Computer Lab the following apply
      1. Student and employee face mask required
      2. All computer workstations will comply with the proximity standards
      3. Computers (monitor, entire keyboard, mouse, peripherals) and the work surfaces will be sanitized before and after each use 
   2. Industrial/Mechanical/Electronics Lab the following apply
      1. Student and employee face mask required
      2. Works stations and lab equipment will comply with proximity parameters
         1. When lab activities are essential to the learning outcomes and are incapable or unsafe to be completed without a breach of the proximity parameters, students and employee will comply with increased PPE standards:
         2. Level I mask (TSTC provided/pleated mask) and eye protection (face shield or goggles/TSTC provided)
      3. Work area, lab equipment, and tools will be sanitized prior to and after each transaction
   3. Culinary labs the following apply
      1. Student and employee face masks required
      2. Student work areas in the kitchen will comply with proximity parameters
      3. Stationary shared laboratory kitchen equipment (ovens, freezers, mixers, etc.) will:
         1. require disposable gloves while in use or will be sanitized before and after each transaction
         2. Will comply with proximity parameters for managing student access
   4. Outdoor Labs the following apply
      1. Student and employee face masks required
      2. Students and employee will comply with proximity standards
      3. Students and employee will comply with increased PPE standards
         1. Level I mask (TSTC provided/pleated mask) and eye protection (face shield or goggles/TSTC provided)
      4. In cases where lab equipment and tools are not capable of being sanitized, disposable gloves must be worn when handling tools and equipment.  Disposable gloves will discarded after use, not to be worn for the remainder of lab activities
      5. Motorized vehicle usage
         1. Limit only one individual within the vehicle (both closed and open cab)
            1. Level I mask (TSTC provided/pleated mask) and eye protection (face shield or goggles/TSTC provided)
               1. When activities are essential to the learning outcomes and are incapable or unsafe to be completed without a breach of the proximity parameters, students and employee will comply with increased PPE standards
            2. Sanitize the touch surfaces of the vehicle prior to and after each transaction
   5. Student Lab Projects
      1.  Where the completion of lab projects are a required learning outcome activities, students will be allowed to return to campus
         1. All proximity and safety standards must be followed
      2. Where the completion of lab projects are not an essential activity for required learning outcomes, students will not be allowed to complete projects. 
         1. Faculty should coordinate directly will students and establish a time for students to retrieve the project
         2. All proximity and safety standards must be followed
   6. The Allied Health Programs will follow all of the outlined expectations in the “Return to Campus Parameters for Instructional Activities”.       
      1. In addition, to meet standards outlined by our external governing agencies as well as maintain consistent
         standards with our industry partners our students will also be screened prior to participating on and off campus.   Our students will have greater risks of exposure than most students due to the nature of the professions of Allied Health and clinical learning environments.   CDC outlines some expected screen criteria for Health Care Personnel.
         1. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https2F2Fcoronavirus2Finfection-control%2Fcontrol-recommendations.html#monitor_manage
         2. (See #8)
            1. The screenings will assess and ask the following questions: 
               1. Actively take their temperature
               2. Document absence of symptoms consistent with COVID-19. 
               3. Determine immediate risk of possibly having COVID-19 due to close proximity to family confirmed to be positive for COVID-19.
      2. Any student identified to have a positive screening would be asked to keep their facial covering on and leave the facility.
      3. Personal Protective Equipment Guidelines are followed as outlined by each of our respective clinical partners directed by DHS, CDC and the organization.  Allied Health students attending clinical will need to be specifically trained in Donning and Doffing PPE and N95 usage expectations and policies.  Most health care settings are currently not allowing clinical students due to the shortage in PPE and it is imperative that we take necessary steps to ensure proper usage, and access to PPE
      4. Dental Hygiene is an exception to the policy in that the clinic on campus is treating actual patients and must have on campus compliance with all CDC guidelines.  Mrs. Rico has established much more rigorous policies for students and patients coming to campus.  I will not outline the details of those policies in this document.

1. Entrance/Egress/Traffic Flow
   1. Classrooms
   1. Classrooms with more than one point of access
      1. Establish Entry and Exit doors where there are more than one access point
      2. Establish an entrance and egress traffic flow that does not involve cross directional traffic
   2. Classrooms with only one point of access
      1.  Establish entrance and egress protocols that:
         1. Comply with the proximity parameters
         2. Do not promote cross directional traffic flow
   2. Labs
   1. Labs with more than one point of access
      1. Establish Entry and Exit doors where there are more than one access point
      2. Establish an entrance and egress traffic flow that does not involve cross directional traffic
   2. Labs with only one point of access
      1. Establish entrance and egress protocols that:
         1. Comply with the proximity parameters
         2. Do not promote cross directional traffic flow
   3. Labs with multiple activity specific areas within one general lab space (i.e. Welding-booths, cutting tables, gouging and grinding areas)
      1. Work stations within the area will comply with the proximity parameter
      2. Establish a single flow traffic pattern between each of the areas of the lab that does not promote cross directional traffic
   1. General use space (breakrooms, study areas, common space within the department area) all general use space in the common area of the buildings will be addressed by facilities staff
      1. Lock doors and eliminate the use of those spaces where possible
      2. Remove or cover all furniture, tables and common furniture when locking the facility is not possible
         1. Proximity parameters will be maintained for these spaces

1. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
   
   1. Face Masks
      1. Will be required while on campus at all times.
      2. Will be required for any activity when it is not possible to maintain proximity standards.
      3. Can include: cloth face coverings (at least 2-ply material), standard use dust masks, pleated medical masks and, where authorized, N95 respirator masks.
      4. Masks with vents or valves are prohibited as they are not recommended by the CDC. 
   2. Face Shields
      1. Will be recommended in addition to face masks for any activity when it is not possible to maintain proximity standards.
2. Tool Rooms/Supply Rooms
1. Proximity parameters will be maintained by students retrieving items from tool and supply rooms
2. Ample space for students to maintain proximity parameters will be made and spacing indicators installed on floor in waiting area
3. Requests for tools and supplies will be made in compliance with the proximity parameters, tools and supplies will be placed on a common surface, students will retrieve them and both parties will maintain the 6 ft. proximity parameter.
4. The exchange surface will be sanitized after each transaction
3. Hand washing
   1. Equipment
      1. If hand washing facilities are not readily available, temporary stations will be installed
   2. Regiment/Frequency
      1. Employee and students will develop a regiment for routine hand washing during class and lab activities
      2. Handwashing will occur prior to class or lab and and the conclusion of class or lab
      3. Handwashing will take place at hourly intervals or more frequent when activities require common surfaces to be touched by more than one individual
4. Managing Social Distancing in the class/lab
1. Employee will be responsible for demonstrating positive social distancing and comply with the proximity standards
2. Social distancing coaching will be part of routine class or lab activities
3. Positive reinforcement will be used for students who demonstrate responsible social distancing and respect the proximity standards
4. Students who inadvertently breach the proximity parameters will be reminded of the social distancing protocols
5. Students who repeatedly or intentionally breach the proximity standards or other safety protocols will be removed from class or lab and referred to the Dean of Students office
5. Facility and Equipment Sanitation
   1. Frequency
      1. Classroom and lab work areas will be sanitized after each class or after each use transaction when another student must use the same equipment
      2. Lab equipment touch surfaces will be cleaned after each lab or after each use transaction when another student must use the same equipment
      3. General works spaces will be cleaned down prior to and after each class or lab
6. Training
1. Each class and lab will provide verbal guidance students with the College safety and social distancing standards, student responsibility expectations, and proper PPE
2. Print and display TSTC COVID - 19 Safety Standards COVID-19-Sign_SafteyGuidelines_8.5x11.pdf
3. One common PPE safety training video will be prepared by the TSTC Safety department, this video should be the initial learning activity of each class and lab on the first class and lab after return.  TSTC COVID-19 Safety Training Video on Face Coverings
4. Will be required for all activities on campus