Was told if I go home for Turkey day I will be mandated to be tested.... not that I care , I have never had a symptom of any kind.
I hope I have the antibodies in me .
I hope I have the antibodies in me .
Testing for the rona
- Thread starter roadtrasheer
- Start date
TOLD by whom?
Anyone with even decent credibility?
Tested when? Immediately upon return or after a 14 day quarantine, or on some other imaginary schedule?
Obviously, his employer. Now why would they test him when he returns? It defeats the purpose.
Two weeks ago we had an employee do a mandatory test prior to flying to a customer. He was asymptomatic but his test came up positive. We did the contact tracing / testing and 11 other employees were positive but still asymptomatic. All 12 were quarantined. 4-5 of them ended up getting sick within a few days. This shows how testing can help control the spread, although at this point the benefit is less because it's all through the communities already.
Company wide we are just under 400 cases confirmed. We've been running 8-10% hospitalization rate since late spring with 2 fatalities, both in their 40s.
Company wide we are just under 400 cases confirmed. We've been running 8-10% hospitalization rate since late spring with 2 fatalities, both in their 40s.
Superintendent told us , dont have a clue how they will do it , probably bring in a testing nurse.
We are required to wear them unless welding...lol if heat kills a virus I'm pretty sure I've killed it between the heat & fumes from welding rods ..probably why I've never had the flu & only slight colds
I do that anyway, have for years especially during the winter months, that and oregano oil ..
Superintendent?? What is the context for the title?
Is he medically trained? Except for the bureaucratic hierarchy what are his qualifications to make such a declaration to you? Is it s shear power play by one who CAN make such a requirement without any knowledge, experience, or training to justify?
Probably make you responsible for it. That’s how it is handled around here. I do wonder if you’re in a union and how that plays into this?
No , my understanding is the gas company & state health department has mandated that any of us who will be leaving & coming back must be tested
They are responsible for it . As should be any contractor. Under osha they are supposed to provide a safe workplace.
Can’t the business argue they do provide a safe workplace, but employees that choose to travel are responsible to pass a test before they can return to work (to keep the workplace safe for others)? Again, that’s how it is done around here, but no experience with unions.
My girlfriend gets tested periodically & so doesn't my stepdaughter, to me it's no big deal
I dont think the rona is what they are making it out to be , but , he who payeth the bills maketh the rules & the gas company pays my bills so I will play along..
I dont think the rona is what they are making it out to be , but , he who payeth the bills maketh the rules & the gas company pays my bills so I will play along..
Not sure what that has to do with business owners and liability. Stay quiet if you’re too stupid, dummie.
If that was the case employees would be responsible for there own drug test , after all drug testing is to provide a safe work place ...a liability thing
Fair point. I only know how this virus is being handled by businesses here. Ask for the happy ending if they go with the in house testing.
Being called a ***** by grimreaper82 (a communist that rapes boys) on an interweb message board is....hilarious to me. You aren’t denying your a *****.
I’ll try to go on with my life.
If I had your life, I’d want the grim reaper.Being called a ***** by grimreaper82 (a communist that rapes boys) on an interweb message board is....hilarious to me
I’ll try to go on with my life.
Thanks. The guy that died most recently caught it from a family member. Our cases are trending about 60% from community/family and 40% from work. Our crisis team focuses on active measures to prevent work spread and we give advice on the rest.
Last week the HR representative on the team asked who would have thought when we set up this team in mid-January that we'd still be going at it now. I had no idea what I was getting into.
I think company wide (little more than 10k employees) we have had a couple dozen cases and no deaths. Not bad considering we have offices in Aussie, india and china aa well as several in europe. I domt know about hospitalizations.
Most of our outside our office work is field work so that probably helps us avoid cases.
That's a really good job to keep it that low. Our field work tends to put people in close contact so that's caused a difficulty. We've done pretty well in factories and workshops and have had 6,000 or more office workers working from home. The next two months are going to be a real **** show in most places.
We are the opposite. Field work is often scientists spreading out over acres to idenfify wetlands and test soils or walking miles of road. Probably more at risk of being run over. Offices have all been half staffed or totally work from home. We have been lucky.
