Common use of Prevention Strategies Clause in Contracts

Prevention Strategies. The District will follow local, state, and federal health and safety guidelines to ensure employees’ safety. The District will provide the layered preventive measures outlined in this MOU. The following measures are guided by current OSPI guidelines, which include Washington State Department of Health (“DOH”) and Washington State Department of Labor & Industries requirements (“L&I”), along with Public Health – Seattle & King County (“PHSKC”) recommendations. The District and SEA agree these guidelines may change and need to be revisited periodically. Regardless of the level of community transmission, all schools will use and layer prevention strategies with fidelity. The following prevention strategies are essential to safe delivery of in-person instruction and help to mitigate COVID transmission in schools: Universal and correct use of masks Physical distancing to the extent possible Improving when needed, monitoring, and sustaining ventilation and air quality Handwashing and respiratory etiquette Cleaning and disinfecting Staying home when sick Contact tracing in combination with isolation and quarantine and in collaboration with Public Health – Seattle & King County Responding to symptoms/cases of COVID