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Depuis le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, plusieurs stratégies ont été mises en place afin d’optimiser la disponibilité des appareils de protection respiratoire (APR) chez les travailleurs de la santé (TdeS). Un nouvel APR, le DORMA 99 de la compagnie Dorma filtration, a reçu l’autorisation de Santé Canada en tant que dispositif médical de classe 1. Cet APR a également reçu l’approbation provisoire d’APR par la Comission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) qui autorise son utilisation dans les milieux de soins. Cet APR comporte certaines similarités, mais également certaines différences avec les APR utilisés actuellement dans les milieux de soins. C’est pourquoi le comité des infections nosocomiales du Québec (CINQ) désire...

If a worker gets sick, all of their coworkers and housemates may have to be isolated. These preventive measures are aimed at protecting the health of all workers so companies can continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic while respecting workers’ rights and freedoms. Employers are responsible for providing accommodations and working conditions that make it possible for temporary foreign workers to comply with these measures. Temporary foreign workers are responsible for complying with these measures.

This questionnaire aims to screen workers before entering their workplace to exclude those who are symptomatic and who have not had contact with a known case of COVID-19 already followed by public health authorities.

The questionnaire is intended to be completed by employees themselves on their workplace (other than health care facilities) to ensure the rapid removal of workers potentially infected with COVID-19 and to prevent its transmission to others in the workplace.

Employees with positive answers in their questionnaires should call 1 877 644 4545 or 811 to receive instructions (alternatively, check www.quebec.ca for local phone...

The Canadian Quarantine Act provides exemptions from quarantine upon arrival in Canada for temporary foreign workers who are deemed by the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada to provide an essential service. It is the responsibility of the host company to verify that the temporary foreign workers it employs meet the exemption criteria. Workers may only be exempt from quarantine if they have no symptoms upon arrival. Despite this exemption, companies and the ETFWs they bring in as employees, subcontractors, or clients must still comply with provincial health measures. Although ETFWs are exempt from federal quarantine, they must still minimize their contact with others for their safety and the safety of their coworkers.

• ​Since they are not placed in...