COVID-19 Safety

NMC Employees:

If you tested positive for COVID19, please notify NMC HR immediately – include the following information: date when you had first symptoms, date when you were tested, date when you last were at work, close contacts if any.  If you have been in close contact with someone with COVID19, please forward these guidelines depending on your vaccination status. 

• NMC Covid Safety Policies and Procedures
• In New Mexico, close contact is defined as having close interaction with a person who is positive for COVID-19 for a cumulative of 15 minutes or longer, at 6 feet or less, with or without a mask. Please follow New Mexico’s definition. A face cloth covering is not considered PPE and will not be considered for exemption of close contact status.
• 3 key steps to take while waiting for your COVID-19 test result
• COVID19 Reporting regulations for Employers
• You’ve tested positive, now what?

COVID-19 Safety Info:

CDC

• CDC COVID-19 Homepage
• ‘Counterfeit Respirators/Misrepresentation of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-Approval’  Updated Periodically 
• COVID-19 Data Tracker  NEW
• COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review  NEW
• End of the Federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Declaration   NEW
• Healthcare Appointment Checklist for Post-COVID Conditions
• How to Knot and Tuck your Mask to Improve Fit (1 minute video)
• How to properly Put on and Take off a Disposable Respirator
• How to Protect Yourself and Others  NEW
• How to talk to your close contacts if you test positive to COVID-19
• How to tell if your N95 respirator is NIOSH approved (7 minute video)  NEW
• Initial Implementation Guidance for Federal Agencies on Updates to Federal Agency COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protocols  
• Prepare a COVID-19 Plan
• Self-testing info (3 minute video), April 6, 2022  
• Travel Recommendations by Destination Updated Periodically. (as all countries are not necessarily updated on the same date)
• Vaccines for people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised  Updated Periodically
• Variants and Genomic Surveillance  NEW
• Wastewater Surveillance  NEW
• What You Need to Know About Handwashing  (2 minute video)
• When & How to Use Soap & Water vs. Hand Sanitizer pdf
• Use and Care of Masks & COVID-19 Community Transmission by State and County Updated Periodically  

FDA

• In Vitro Diagnostics EUAs — Antigen Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2′  Updated Regularly  
• FDA’s COVID-19 webpage  Updated Regularly
• SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutations: Impact on COVID-19 Tests  Updated Periodically
• Vaccine Facts: The Path for a COVID-19 Vaccine from Research to Emergency Use Authorization
• What is an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA)? ~2 minute video

NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

• COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard/Doses Delivered Per County Updated Regularly  
• COVID-19 Vaccines/Coronavirus Updates
• COVID-19 Newsroom  Updated periodically

OSHA INFO

• Coronavirus Disease
• June 30, 2022 ‘OSHA extends National Emphasis Program to protect high-risk workers from coronavirus’ 
• OSHA Alert addresses the recommended ventilation in the workplace for those located at LARP or Central during this time
• OSHA’s COVID-19 FAQs
• OSHA website now available in 16 languages
• Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Fact Sheet

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

• Assessing your risk of getting COVID-19 (Quiz)
• Coronavirus Disease advice for the public: videos
• COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership Updated Regularly
• Global Research on Coronavirus Disease
• Laboratory biosafety guidance related to COVID-19 Interim Guidance
• WHO Publications

ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers) INFO ON VENTILATION 

• ASHRAE Positions on Infectious Aerosols, expires October 2025
• COVID-19: One Page Guidance Documents

BACK TO NMC SAFETY PAGE