How your life outside of work and your life at work impact each other and its text description
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Description: How your life outside of work and your life at work impact each other
Don’t let your guard down about COVID-19. Remember that community health and workplace health and safety impact each other.
Outside of work: Lower risk activities
- Staying home
- Exercising outdoors
At work: Lower risk activities
- Working remotely
- Using individually assigned equipment
High risk activities at work and outside of work
- Physical contact
- Settings with singing, shouting, cheering
- Interacting with people beyond your household
- Public or shared transit
- Close contact
Choose lower risk activities both at work and outside of work.
Lower risk activities
- Choosing outdoor gatherings, exercise, and activities
- Only spending time with members of your household
- Commuting individually (e.g., driving, biking)
Higher risk activities
- Close contact with people outside of your household
- Attending events with singing, shouting, and cheering
- Using public transit during peak hours or shared transportation
Reduce your risk by using multiple layers of protection
- Stay home when sick
- Wear a well-fitting respirator or mask around others
- Avoid crowded and poorly ventilated spaces
- Avoid close contact with others outside of your household
- Avoid contact with shared items and high-touch surfaces
- Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects
- Practise good hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette often
- Stay up to date with your COVID-19 vaccinations
- Follow the advice of your local public health agency and your workplace policies and practices
Document last updated on: 2022-09-02