COVID‐19 Infection Control Program and Safety Training
Infection Control Program
The Infection Control Program is a group of policies and procedures identified as guidelines used to deal with infection control issues during the COVID‐19 outbreak.
- Seattle Colleges COVID‐19 Infection Control Program (V2.1 updated 10-16-2020)
- Requirements for employees and students to return to campus (V3.0 updated 1-12-2021)
- What happens if there is a campus confirmed case of COVID-19?
- When and how to contact Health and Safety regarding COVID-19
- Return-to-School-and-Work (RTW) Guidelines and Safety Plan Form
COVID-19 Health and Safety Training
- All campus entrants must participate in an initial COVID-19 H&S training on‐or‐before the first day of returning to campus.
- Follow-up training is required on a weekly-basis for all employees and students working and studying on-campus. The weekly offerings are posted in the accordion boxes below.
- Multi-Language Training Resources
If you've been going through something, please know, it's okay to NOT be okay. It's even better to go get help.
You may choose either of the two links below to complete this week's training.
- December 28 - January 1: Refresher: Safety Protocols during COVID-19. How to protect yourself and others in our community
- December 14-18: Gatherings During the 2020 Winter Holidays | 2020 Holiday Gaterings Checklist - COVID-19
- December 7-11: Become an Expert on Social Distancing
- November 30-December 4: Washington Exposure Notifications - WA Notify
- November 23-25: On November 15th Gov. Inslee Announced Statewide Restrictions - 3 More Weeks
- November 16-20: Coronavirus explained and what you should do
- November 9-13: Transmission Risk for On-campus Operations
- November 2-6: On-Campus Rules, Expectations, and Safety Protocols during COVID-19
- October 26-30: COVID-19 Vaccinations and Herd Immunity
- October 19-23: COVID-19 Contact Tracing & Incident Response
- October 12-16: How to protect yourself in the age of COVID-19
- October 5-9: Two Truths and One Lie with Dr. Fauci - Onyx Family
- September 28-October 2: What does it mean for a virus to be "airborne"? How to protect yourself
- September 21-25: How COVID-19 Can Spread within the Community
- September 14-18: Personal Protective Equipment - Oh My!
- September 8-11: COVID-19 Resources for Community
- August 31-September 4: #COVIDStopsWithMe
- August 24-28: What to do if you were potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19
- August 17-21: COVID-19 Is an Emerging, Rapidly Evolving Situation
Additional Resources
Taking Control of Your Mental Health: Tips for Talking With Your Health Care Provider (National Institutes of Health)
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Disasters and Other Traumatic Events (National Institutes of Health)
- August 10-14: What Happens if there is a campus confirmed case of COVID-19?
- August 3-7: COVID-19 Health and Safety with Animals
- July 27-31: It Takes All of Us to Reduce Stigma During the Coronavirus Outbreak
- July 20-24: Absenteeism - What to Do When Someone Gets Sick - Campus Reporting Procedures
- July 13-17: Video: Mask Wearing 101: How to Properly Use and Re-use a Mask (SMHCS) | Video: How To Keep Glasses From FOGGING While Wearing A Face Mask (Doctor Eye Health)
- July 6-10: Phased Return to School and Work Plan
Note: In all phases of the plan, Seattle Colleges leadership will continue to coordinate with local public health officials to review and implement guidance on the best course of action for institutions of higher education.
- June 29-July 3: Contact Tracing and COVID-19 Testing
- June 22-26: Frequently Asked Questions
- June 15-19: SOP for Cleaning of Cloth Face Coverings | Video: The Do’s and Don’ts of Wearing Masks and Gloves
Resources in Additional Languages
- Symptoms - multilingual translation
- Check-in - multilingual translation
- Check-out - multilingual translation
COVID-19 Resources in American Sign Language (ASL)
- Video: COVID-19 Eight Key Messages
(links to a YouTube video playlist developed by the Washington State Department of Health)
COVID-19 Resources in Amharic
- COVID-19የህዝብ ጤና ምክረ ሀሳቦች (King County)
- Video: ለ COVID-19 ጋር እራስዎን ወይም ሌሎችን እንዴት እንደሚንከባከቡ (Public Health - Seattle & King County)
- Video: ቤት ይሁኑ ጤናማ ይሁኑ (Public Health - Seattle & King County)
COVID-19 Resources in Arabic
COVID-19 توصيات الصحة العامة الخاصة ب
كيف تعتني بنفسك أو بالآخرين باستخدام :Video
ابق في المنزل! كن بصحة جيدة! :Video
COVID-19 Resources in Chinese
- Video (Traditional): 應如何照顧感染了COVID-19的自己或他人
- Video (Cantonese): 留在家裡，保持健康
- Video (Mandarin): 如何照顾感染COVID-19 的您和他人
- Video (Mandarin): 留在家裡，保持健康
COVID-19 Resources in Farsi/Persian
توصیه های سلامت عمومی کووید-۱۹
خانه بمانید، تا صحتمند بمانید :Video
COVID-19 Resources in Korean
COVID-19 Resources in Russian
COVID-19 Resources in Somali
COVID-19 Resources in Spanish
- COVID-19 Recomendaciones de Salud Pública (King County)
- Video: Cómo cuidarse a uno mismo o a otras personas con COVID-19 (Public Health - Seattle & King County)
- Video: Quédate en Casa, Mantente Sano (Public Health - Seattle & King County)
COVID-19 Resources in Swahili
COVID-19 Resources in Tagalog/Filipino
- Mga Rekomendasyon ng Pampublikong Kalusugan sa COVID-19 (King County)
- Video: Manatili sa Bahay upang Manatiling Malusog (Public Health - Seattle & King County)
COVID-19 Resources in Vietnamese
- Các Khuyến Khích Y Tế Công Cộng về Vi -rút COVID-19 (King County)
- Video: Cách chăm sóc bản thân hoặc người khác bằng COVID-19 (Public Health - Seattle & King County)
- Video: Ở Nhà, Giữ Gìn Sức Khỏe (Public Health - Seattle & King County)