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Infections and communicable diseases
Sneeze/Cough Other Symptoms Communicable Diseases
If YOU are experiencing persistent If YOU have conditions or symptoms of If YOU are suspected of, or diagnosed with, or
sneezing, coughing, or a runny nose that boils, open sores, infected wounds, diarrhea, exposed to any communicable disease caused by
causes discharges from the eyes, nose or jaundice, fever, vomiting, sore throat with fever, or Salmonella typhi, Shigella spp., E. coli O157:H7, hepatitis
mouth discharges from the nose or mouth. A virus, norovirus, COVID-19
The crewmember must be EXCLUDED from working in
YOU must be RESTRICTED from working with any food or food-related areas or operations, including
exposed food, ware washing, clean equipment, working with exposed food, ware washing, equipment,
YOU must not work with or around food, utensils, linens, and unwrapped single-service and utensils, linens, single-service articles, and single-use
or ware washing; clean equipment, utensils, single-use articles. articles.
and linens; or unwrapped single-service or The restriction will not be removed until the The exclusion will not be removed until the
single-use articles.
Department Head obtains written approval Department Head obtains written approval from
from the onboard Medical Centre. the onboard Medical Centre.
