Updated Quarantine Policy After Close Contact 12/16/21

In an effort to protect Evans employees from COVID variants, we are clarifying our policy for those who have had close contact with someone that is COVID-19 positive. Close contact is defined as being within 6-feet of someone for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more in a 24-hour period. 

If you are fully vaccinated* and you do not have symptoms, a quarantine is not necessary. You are required to:

• Wear a mask at work per company policy.
• Monitor yourself for symptoms.
• Take a PCR test 3-5 days after exposure. Send the results to Human Resources after they are received.

If you have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 90 days and do not have symptoms, a quarantine is not necessary. You are required to:

• Wear a mask at work per company policy.
• Monitor yourself for symptoms.

If you are not fully vaccinated* a 10-day quarantine is required.  You are required to:

• Begin quarantine immediately after close contact has been established.
• Take a PCR test within the first 24-hours of exposure. Send the results to Human Resources after they have been received.
• Take another PCR test 5–7 days after exposure. Send the results to Human Resources after they have been received.
• Return to work on the 11^th day after exposure. This date is determined by Human Resources.

* Fully vaccinated is defined as:

• 2 weeks after a second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines; or
• 2 weeks after a single dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

The policy for returning to work after isolation due to being COVID-19 positive has not changed.  A doctor’s note is required to return to work.

Please send test results to Human Resources by:

• Fax: (313) 382-5797)
• Email: HR2@evansdist.com
• Text: (313) 980-9054 or (313) 400-5158

This policy follows the latest guideline from the CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/quarantine-isolation.html) and OSHA (https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework#role-employers-workers. This policy may change as CDC and OSHA guidelines change.

Please direct your questions to hr2@evansidst.com. Thank you for keeping us healthy and safe.