Safety measures are activities and precautions taken to improve safety, i.e. reduce risk related to human health
LIMIT THE SPREAD OF GERMS AND PREVENT INFECTION
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, and throw the tissue away after use. If a tissue isn’t available, cough or sneeze into your elbow or sleeve, not your hands.
- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating; and after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. - Practice other good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids and eat nutritious food.
Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. - Clean and disinfect doorknobs, switches, handles, computers, telephones, bedside tables, bathroom sinks, toilets, counters, toys and other surfaces that are commonly touched around the home or workplace.
- Avoid touching commonly used surfaces in public places like elevator buttons, door handles, and handrails and avoid handshaking with people.
- Use a tissue or your sleeve to cover your hand or finger if you must touch something.
GET YOUR HOUSEHOLD READY
- Stock up on supplies
- Have enough household items and groceries on hand so that you will be prepared to stay at home for a period of time.
- Check to make sure you have at least a 30-day supply of your prescription medications and have other health supplies on hand, including pain relievers, stomach remedies, cough, and cold medicines, fluids with electrolytes and vitamins.
- Have a supply of food staples and household supplies like laundry detergent and bathroom items, and diapers if you have small children.
- Contact your healthcare provider to ask about obtaining extra necessary medications to have on hand in case there is an outbreak of COVID-19 in your community and you need to stay home for a prolonged period of time.
Always wash hands with soap and water if hands are visibly dirty. - Help family members and neighbors get prepared and share the safety messaging with those who may not have access to it.
DAILY PRECAUTIONS
- Take everyday precautions to keep space between yourself and others.
- When you go out in public, keep away from others who are sick, limit close contact and wash your hands often.
- Avoid crowds as much as possible.
